A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 92 April 22, 2007 Main Topic: EarthDay 07: From business to personal Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Surfers the world over have raved over a section of the California coast called The Mavericks. Now scientists know why. Geologists mapping the ocean floor have found the clear indication of what makes those waves so darn legendary. A nice ramp on the floor combined with a couple of deep troughs on either side allow [...]
Ever wonder how accurate that phrase, “It’s going around” really is? Well now you can figure it out with Who is Sick? This is sort of epidemiology amateur style. Anyone can post their symptoms along with where they’re located. So if you’re feeling a tad under the weather, give the site a shot and see [...]
A wrap up of the fourth day of the AAG. Click here to download the AAG07 Day 04 podcast
A wrap up of the third day of the AAG. Click here to download the AAG07 Day 03 podcast
The US military has been spending a great deal of time and money over the last decade or so trying to develop ways to make the on the ground solider more “plugged in” to the modern battlefield. Enter the Land Warrior system (LWS), a component of the Advanced Warfighter System the military is trying to [...]
A wrap up of the second day of the AAG. Click here to download the AAG07 Day 02 podcast
The New York Times reported yesterday that the Yangtze may be so so polluted that the damage is irreversible. It’s understandable that a country wishing to quickly grow its economy might be lax on environmental issues. However, it blows my mind that the Yangtze could be “irreversibly” damaged. Even if the claim is hyperbole, it [...]
Michael Crichton wrote a book a called Prey about nanotechnology gone wrong – a swarm of nanobots that function as a hive and try to Borg the human race. Now British scientists have developed “Tiny “smart” devices that can be borne on the wind like dust particles could be carried in space probes to explore [...]
A quick wrap up of the first half day of the AAG. Click here to download the AAG07 Day 01 podcast
