FuturePunditFuture technological trends and their likely effects on human society, politics and evolution.GM Volt Pluggable Hybrid To Start At Low Production Volumes- June 24, 2008 The Detroit Free Press has gotten the word from GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz that the Chevy Volt pluggable hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that can go 40 miles on electric...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005305.html How Are You Adapting To High Oil Prices- June 23, 2008 In a post on The Oil Drum entitled Have we passed "Peak Travel" a commenter named WNC Observer made note of a development in how big recreational vehicles are getting...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005303.html Fewer Bone Breaks With Calcium Supplementation- June 22, 2008 Since most of us do not drink milk we should consider calcium supplements. Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005302.html Fatih Birol Sees Peak Oil Soon- June 22, 2008 Mainstream purveyors of conventional wisdom have for years dismissed or ignored the prospect of a world peak in oil production before the 2030s or later. But high oil prices are...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005301.html Synapse Complexity Key To Higher Intelligence- June 22, 2008 The gap area where nerve cells connect to each other is called the synapse. Our higher intelligence comes not just from more synapses connecting between more nerves. The structure of...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005299.html Driving Cutbacks Continue In America- June 21, 2008 American motorists continue to cut back in the face of high gasoline prices. The decline in driving in April was even larger than the decline in March 2008. WASHINGTON ...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005297.html Electronic Distractions Cutting Worker Productivity- June 20, 2008 These companies are just figuring this out Slow learners anyone Some of the biggest technology firms, including Microsoft, Intel, Google and I.B.M., are banding together to fight information overload. Last...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005296.html Stress Boosts Ghrelin Which Increases Appetite- June 20, 2008 The hormone ghrelin increases hunger while also reducing stress. DALLAS June 15, 2008 New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005294.html Weight Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk- June 20, 2008 For those who are morbidly obese bariatric surgery causes a large cut in cancer risk. Montreal, 19 June 2008 Successful bariatric surgery allows morbidly obese patients to lose up...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005293.html Male Narcissistic Psychopaths Get More Sex- June 19, 2008 Why do psychopaths exist The ladies help the psychopaths reproduce by going to bed with them. Men who are narcissistic, self-obsessed, liars, psychopaths, Machiavellian, and thrill-seekers get laid more. Bad...http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/005291.html |