Gawker confused by popularity of science, global warming may persist due to waste heat after resolving the carbon issue, pros and cons of open-source DNA, glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, evaluating how best to hack the atmosphere...

  • The other global warming
    The scientific community, and by and large the world, finds itself completely transfixed by the warming associated with green house gases such as carbon dioxide. Yet, another form of warming produced via waste heat may end up causing just as big of a problem.
  • Open-Source DNA
    Kevin Kelly grapples with the problems we face as the genomic revolution begins to flourish.
  • Mushrooms that Glow in the Dark
    Fungi are an oft forgotten, and greatly understudied kingdom, but heaven knows why when some species glow in the dark so beautifully. For more about amazing mycelial properties, check out Paul Stamets’ TED Talk.
  • Scientists Rank Global Cooling Hacks
    Hacking the atmosphere sounds like a good idea only when faced with imminent destruction, given our inability to agree on how exactly we screwed up the existing atmosphere. 
  • Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Since When Is He a Literary Rock Star?
    The ever increasing popularity of science and scientists seems to have confused Gawker bloggers given their complete surprise at the popularity of Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden planetarium and famed science writer/NOVAnow correspondent. Way to go science geeks!

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Originally published January 29, 2009

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