Stuff

Stuff

Thursday, February 26, 2004

The Australian: Woman dies watching Christ film [February 27, 2004]: "In Salt Lake City, curiosity about the film among many Mormons was outweighed by church teachings that discourage viewing R-rated movies"

New Scientist: "Fang Gao Smith, a consultant in intensive care medicine at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, and her team checked the accuracy of diagnoses by comparing post-mortem results with patients' medical records. In 39 per cent of cases, they found major problems had been missed."

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

New Scientist: "Focused pulses of ultrasound can eradicate prostate cancer as effectively as cutting the tumour out with surgery, but with far fewer side effects."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Maths secrets of M&Ms revealed: "The results showed that M&Ms packed at higher densities than ball bearings in all containers tested."