Deborah Blum

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Copper in hospital rooms may stop infections

thechart.blogs.cnn.com — Hospital-acquired infections are a huge problem in the United States. Wouldn't it be amazing if they could be prevented merely through the materials used in the hospital room?Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina explored covering key surfaces in hospital intensive care units in co...

Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

latimes.com — PORTLAND, Ore. - Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay , studies show that low-income children and kids of color have been hit hardest by untreated cavities.

What 11 Pairs of Eyeballs Watching a Movie Looks Like

mentalfloss.com — This is not only really cool, but it has striking implications for makers of film and TV.

The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order)

youtube.com — DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES: http://bit.ly/12AeW99 DOWNLOAD ON BANDCAMP: http://bit.ly/111Kssd (instrumental available) FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE TWITTER: http://twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE ------------------------------------------ Written, Directed, Produced, Edited and Sung by Mitchell Moffit. Based on the "Can-Can" music, by Offenbach.

Harvard researchers, on road to useful discoveries, instead make tiny chemical flowers

grist.org — Wim Noorduin A team of scientists at Harvard have discovered how to make crazy, beautiful, very tightly controlled shapes that are so tiny they're invisible to the naked eye. Just by making simple changes in the environment in which salt and silicon crystals grow, they've made gardens of flower-like structures.

WIRED Magazine Editorial Fellowships

wired.com — WIRED magazine is seeking four editorial fellows for the second half of 2012. These fellowships are based in the magazine's San Francisco office and are full-time. The next round will begin July 2, 2012 and end December 28, 2012. Editorial fellowships focus on the Play section, the Start section, gadgets research, and fact-checking.

Mediocre Poison Eaters And The Imperfection of Evolution

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com — It's easy to forget sometimes that evolution is always a work in progress. We contemplate the eye or look upon an oak tree, and ask, how could they be any better? Somehow, in those moments of awe, we forget about detached retinas and sudden oak death.