Juha Haataja: Universe of ScienceMathematics, Biosciences, Chemistry, Popular Science, and Science Writing.The next theory of everything- September 27, 2006 Moving Beyond String Theory: "How do you get general relativity and quantum mechanics to live together String theory is the darling for now, but other promising approaches are floating out there as well." Wired News: Top Storieshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/27.html#a4716 Hot Skills, Cold Skills- September 25, 2006 The IT worker of 2010 won't be a technology guru but rather a versatilist: "IT departments will be populated with "versatilists" -- those with a technology background who also know the business sector inside and out, can architect and carry out IT plans that will add business value, and can cultivate relationships both inside and outside the company."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/25.html#a4715 (Untitled)- September 22, 2006 Magnetic train crashes: "A magnetic levitation train crashes at high speed in northern Germany, killing several people." BBC News Technology UK Editionhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/22.html#a4712 (Untitled)- September 20, 2006 A Question of Mind Over Matter: "The prosthetics of the future are more than physical attachments, they're intertwined with the human mind. They communicate with muscles, nerves and even neurons. And some of them are available today." Wired News: Top Storieshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/20.html#a4710 (Untitled)- September 20, 2006 Mystery of the One-Eyed Child: "Wired News joins an "open source" investigation into the possibility that a deformed baby's death in India is linked to an experimental cancer drug." Wired News: Top Storieshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/20.html#a4709 New book reviews- September 19, 2006 I wrote (in Finnish) the following five book reviews for the Tietoyhteys magazine: The Culture of the New Capitalism (Richard Sennett; Yale University Press, 2006) Pyrkimyksen voima (Wayne W. Dyer; Otava, 2006) Älykäs itsensä johtaminen (Pentti Sydänmaanlakka; Talentum, 2006) Mikä meitä ohjaa (toim. Timo Aarrevaara ja Jatta Herranen; Jyväskylän yliopistopaino, 2006) Einstein's Heroes - Imagining the World through the Language of Mathematics (Robyn...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/19.html#a4703 The end of medicine- September 18, 2006 My column on the future of medicine appeared today (in Finnish, Kuka tarvitsee lääkäriä). Why health care costs more all the time, and the results don't improve much The column was inspired by the book The End of Medicine: How Silicon Valley (and Naked Mice) Will Reboot Your Doctor by Andy Kessler. A provocative book with interesting analysis of how healthcare could develop dramatically.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/18.html#a4701 Jet hits WTC in simulation- September 12, 2006 Scientists and engineers simulate jet colliding with World Trade Center: "The simulation could be used to better understand which elements in the building's structural core were affected, how they responded to the initial shock of the aircraft collision, and how the tower later collapsed from the ensuing fire fed by an estimated 10,000 gallons of jet fuel..."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/12.html#a4696 Math for biosciences- September 4, 2006 Advances in biology pulling math in a new direction: "Not only is it faster to work with a model, but math also allows scientists to control certain variables that may be impossible to control in a living organism. These models cannot mimic perfectly a living system, but they can help predict the outcome of future experiments."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/04.html#a4693 Moon crash- September 4, 2006 Spacecraft strikes Moon with intense flash: "The SMART-1 lunar probe crashed into the Moon right on cue on Sunday morning. Mission controllers at the European Space Agency lost contact with the probe at 0542 GMT, indicating that it had struck close to the planned landing site on the lunar base "Lake of Excellenceper thou. ... An infrared flash was captured by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope as SMART-1 hit the Moon."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/09/04.html#a4692 |