July 28

• Renewable energy: Engineering algae to turn sunlight and C02 into fuel.(link)
• Astronomy: Methane lakes on southern Titan are receding(link)
• Health: Federal law requires you to be able to access your own health records, but it's still a pain. The article made me want to always get a copy of my records.(link)
• Health: Treating nightmares through cognitive-behavioral practice of changing the dream to something neutral/positive while you're awake (dream mastery/scripting). Interestingly, Jungian therapists want you to learn from the nightmare and confront the issues causing it (so they don't want it to go away). 4-8% of adults suffer nightmares as frequently as 1/week. For combat veterans and rape victims the rate reaches up to 90%. Some clinical studies show that these methods are useful.(link)
• Tech tip: In Windows Vista/7 you can rename files by editing the first file name, then hitting tab, or bulk select and then edit the first file name.(link)
• Site: Fwix aggregates extremely local news(link)
• Psychology/space: How ceiling height affects mood / social interactions. Low = ranges from cozy/intamate to claustrophobic, high = creative, formal. Personal space distance needs increase with lower ceilings. (link)
• Art: Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Fresco(link)
• Send a message to the world by putting giant letters on your roof so google satellites pick them up on their next pass. (link)
• IR: Russian corruption youtube video is very popular, but officials do nothing. (link)
• Travel histories of a trip through Colombia. Notes on why to go with old friends.(link)
• Renewable energy: building batteries for storing wind power and regulating energy supply. One battery claims 90% efficiency (higher than existing methods by 10%). (link)
• Art: Going to a play where you're the only one in the audience.(link)
• Tech tip: See the actual signal strength on your blackberry by holding ALT+NMLL. Worked for me!(link)
• Chemistry: Strongest known acid = 20 quintillion (2^19) times stronger than 100% sulferic acid. Whoa! Have to store it in teflon containers.(link)