Monthly Archive for January, 2007

The End is near…

…once again. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has advanced its doomsday clock, created in 1947, to 5 minutes to midnight. The current board of sponsors for the Bulletin, which made the decision to move the hand forward by 2 minutes, includes a number of Nobel laureates as such as Stephen Hawking and Paul Berg.

MTV buys professor rating site

The popular rating site RatemyProfessors.com is being acquired by MTV, the network announced yesterday. MTV also recently purchased the College Publisher Network, which consists of over 500 college newspapers, both moves to solidify its stand among the college age audience.

Ethics 101

After a series of scandals revolving around executives’ compensations last year, the University of California has implemented a requirement for all employees to complete an online ethics course.

Just a little digging…

In case you have viewed or are going to view the recent documentary about the legitimacy of the Federal Income Tax made by Aaron Russo circulating on Google, also check out responses from the NY Times, the Title 26 of the US Internal Revenue Code, and Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution.

Unfinished Business?

A professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has come up with an email service to deliver messages from after your demise. Read the article here.

I think I will send my hubby a chore list that way, that ought to scare him enough into doing it…