NASA's asteroid lasso mission said to halt Apocalypse scenario

Speaking at the Human to Mars Summit, NASA’s top administrator, Charles Bolden, pledges to work to “prevent an asteroid from colliding with devastating force into our planet.” NASA is planning an expedition to capture an asteroid. Shortly after a large meteor hit Russia in February, injuring about 1,000 people, President Obama’s administration announced that the U.S. would work on asteroid tracking technology to avoid potentially more severe Earth collisions Continue reading

Municipal health care reform leads to $205 million in savings

More than 204 communities and school districts have collectively saved $205 million in health insurance premiums thanks to the states municipal health care reform law, Gov. Deval Patrick announced today while speaking at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting. “Massachusetts leads the nation in health care coverage, and working together we are lowering the cost of health care so it can be as affordable as it is accessible,” Patrick said in a press release Continue reading

Personal Story of Dr. Prakash Mungli on how he decided to be a Doctor – Video




Personal Story of Dr. Prakash Mungli on how he decided to be a Doctor Dr. Prakash Mungli, MD Biochemistry, speaking at the Clinical ceremony of a premier medical school told future medical students his personal story of how he became a medical doctor.From:GJKOTW01Views:1 0ratingsTime:09:08More inTravel Events Continue reading

Special ed students love the new Connecticut Children's Medical Center School

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:06 PM EDT By Scott Whipple Staff Writer When we came across 300 John Downey Drive [a former warehouse] we knew we had found the right home, she said. Brown and other dignitaries helped celebrate Connecticut Childrens Medical Center School Tuesday on John Downey Drive during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. Walking through the doors of the new CCMC School, students, staff, parents and visitors have been awed by our expansive and modern state-ofthe-art facility, said Patricia Gerrity, CCMC School principal. Continue reading

Sirius XM and Liberty Media Play Nice

There will be an interesting speaker at Liberty Media’s (Nasdaq: LMCA) annual investor meeting next week. Mel Karmazin — Sirius XM Radio’s (Nasdaq: SIRI) opinionated CEO — will be a presenter at the Oct. 10 powwow. Continue reading

Astronomy project hunts for Chinese helpers

The online astronomy project – Galaxy Zoo – is searching for Chinese people to help categorize galaxies in the universe. The Zoo, which has no animals but more than one million galaxies, was set up in 2007 by a group of astronomers who found it impossible to classify the numerous galaxies. So they turned to the public and are now seeking help from the Chinese. Continue reading

Lanka to lead Nanotechnology research and development

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI Sri Lanka will be positioned as a leading destination for Nanotechnology research and development contributing significantly to national economic development with the completion of Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC),Chairman SLINTEC Mahesh Amalean said. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence(NCE) at Homagama yesterday Amalean said the investment for the initial stage of the project is Rs 830 million. Chairman SLINTEC, Mahesh Amalean, Minister of Technology and Research, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Minister of Science and Technology, Prof Continue reading

NASA to Discuss New Black-Hole Hunting Satellite Wednesday

NASA will discuss plans for its next major telescope mission, a new satellite equipped to search for black holes, in a briefing Wednesday (May 30) that will be broadcast live online. NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) instrument is set to launch June 13 from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands Continue reading

Dan Dascalescu – Social innovation through seasteading and Blueseed – Video




15-04-2012 21:49 Blueseed CIO Dan Dascalescu speaking at the Advancing Humanity Symposium, Stanford, March 3, 2012. Many thanks to Monica Anderson from Syntience, Inc Continue reading