[monochrom] Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Turning Us Into Mad Hatters?

Well, it turns out that the anti-high fructose corn syrup crusaders had something to fear all along. Not just rotting teeth or hyperactivity, but evidently mercury in their children's Frosted Flakes and Fruit Gushers, too.

[monochrom] Delirious Screens: Flesh Shadows & Cool Technology

By Ted Hiebert. Behind the screen, there is nothing. Not darkness, not fantasy, not even the flickering lights of consciousness aroused. And yet, within the screen, the case is quite the opposite -- here, within the delirium of technological living we encounter an intensified imaginary, new wo

[monochrom] Helium Rains Inside Saturn, Jupiter And Other Jovian Planets

Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look. By determining the properties of hydrogen-helium mixtures at the millions of atmospheres of pressure present in the interior of Saturn and Jupiter, physicists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University

[monochrom] What, Exactly, Is Slumdog Millionaire?

Is it a) a portrait of the real India, b) a Bollywood-style melodrama, c) a fairy tale, or d) a stylishly shot collection of clichés? Link -- Posted By johannes to mon

[monochrom] Poe at 200

2009 marks the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe, arguably the most famed and influential writer in American history. Not only does his work entirely limn the culture, but he also created no fewer than two genres of popular fiction — mystery and modern horror — almost singlngle-handedly. Virt

[monochrom] extreme hiring

When extreme programming becomes the standard, extreme hiring is the next step. They keep looking for skills, yes. But for kindergarten skills: the next employee will be the one who is collaborative and helps others in fulfilling their tasks. In particular they want participants to "make their