Better be prepared.

If it ever happens to free fall from an airplane without a parachute, here is a handy guide :

http://www.origin.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4344036.html?page=2

Dropping Water Vapor Levels are Naturally Negating Carbon's Warming Effects

"Ironically, no global warming model appears to accurately consider changing water vapor levels, and few offer decent consideration to solar activity."

http://www.dailytech.com/Dropping+Water+Vapor+Levels+are+Naturally+Negating+Carbons+Warming+Effects+/article17553.htm

Global warming? Move along, nothing to see here.

Avatar is NOT the most popular movie of all time

Have a look at movies compared by number of ticket sold and not by box office gross.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/avatar-ticket-sales-.html

The lesson : Make sure you choose the right data when making a comparison.

The technology behind Avatar

I'm hard to impress. While the movie was pretty good (Ok story, Awesome FX), the technology developed for the movie is what impresses me the most.

Check out this 23min video :

http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/new-23-minute-video-revea.php

The use of virtual cameras and motion capture technology is unprecedented. The amount of work that went into creating, setting up and operating such a system must be staggering.

Being lazy.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1760

Life beneath Las Vegas

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/sin-city-underground-tunnels/18773

The aquatic ape hypothesis

We evolved from tree dwelling apes. Everyone agree on that?
Not so.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elaine_morgan_says_we_evolved_from_aquatic_apes.html

This video presents an alternate hypothesis. The facts presented are very interesting and so is the discussion about science.

The placebo effect

http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?currentPage=all

100 portraits of iconic people

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/100-portraits-of-iconic-people-of-all-time/

A New School Teaches Students Through Videogames

http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-amp-gaming/article/2009-12/new-school-teaches-students-through-videogames

The most useless machine ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4&feature=player_embedded

The insidiousness of Facebook

http://gawker.com/5445592/why-you-shouldnt-trust-facebook-with-your-data-an-employees-revelations

http://therumpus.net/2010/01/conversations-about-the-internet-5-anonymous-facebook-employee/