http://newsrogue.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:05:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Life extension -=- New universal collapse theory ISN'T that bad... It isn't based on a full collapse, but just hitting a certain density then exploding. In other words, future lifeforms could try to "ride" the bounce from far away. (my words.) -- newscientist.com: ... [Continued] http://newsrogue.com/2008/12/12/new-universal-collapse-theory-isn%e2%80%99t-that-bad/ World -=- BABIES with severe epilepsy risk delayed treatment due to gene patents. -- smh.com http://newsrogue.com/2008/12/01/babies-with-severe-epilepsy-risk-delayed-treatment-due-to-gene-patents/ Science -=- Unknown "Structures" Tugging at Universe nationalgeographic.com - On the outskirts of creation, unknown, unseen "structures" are tugging on our universe like cosmic magnets, a controversial new study says. [Comments] http://newsrogue.com/2008/11/07/unknown-structures-tugging-at-universe-study-says/ Science -=- Public disclosure to prevent patenting: long exposure time eye glasses [continued] http://newsrogue.com/2008/10/28/public-disclosure-to-prevent-patenting-long-exposure-time-eye-glasses/ Life extension -=- Scientists create organic wires for use inside the human body [It] can power pacemakers, reconnect damaged nerve tissues, & interact with electronic devices -- tgdaily.com [comments] http://newsrogue.com/2008/10/26/scientists-create-organic-wires-for-use-inside-the-human-body/ Science -=- 97% of drug deaths from legal drugs-=- Tobacco 435,000¹ Alcohol & drunk driving 85,000¹ Bad reactions to prescription drugs 32,000¹ Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 7,600¹ ——— 559,600 All illicit drug use, direct and indirect 17,000¹ [continued] That's %3.03 http://newsrogue.com/2008/06/16/97-of-drug-deaths-from-legal-drugs/ World -=- Britain's police chief: CCTV does not cut crime "Billions of pounds spent on Britain’s 4.2 million closed-circuit television cameras has not had a significant impact on crime, according to the senior police officer." --timesonline.co.uk [Comments] http://newsrogue.com/2008/06/15/britain%e2%80%99s-police-chief-says-cctv-does-not-cut-crime/ Culture -=- A false debate: voluntary vs coercion. Conservatives like to say "There are only two ways to organize society, coercively, through government, or voluntarily." They're pretending we'd "voluntarily" get along without government. Really there's always going to be force & what matters is electing someone who uses that force ... http://newsrogue.com/2008/06/15/a-false-debate-voluntary-vs-coercion/