Background music can, suggests a new study, cause problems during medical surgery. A new paper in the Journal of Advanced Nursing examines ‘Music and communication in the operating theatre’. It notes that: “According to the cited sources, music is played in 53-72% of surgical operations performed.” And concludes: “Music played in the operating theatre can interfere with […]
Efficacy of spent blewit on pythium damping-off
“What,” you may be asked, “is the efficacy of spent blewit mushroom compost and Bacillus aryabhattai combination on control of Pythium damping-off in cucumber?” If pressed for time, you can simply direct the curious person to this study: “Efficacy of spent blewit mushroom compost and Bacillus aryabhattai combination on control of Pythium damping-off in cucumber,” […]
Ascetic purity of food, ascetic unidirectionality of electricity
Rob Rhinehart, the creator of Soylent, the fungible foodstuff, has now turned his simplifying attention to electricity. He explains, on his “Mostly Harmless blog: How I Gave Up Alternating Current The walls are buzzing. I know this because I have a magnet implanted in my hand and whenever I reach near an outlet I can feel them. […]
‘Harvesting the guano of insectivorous bats: is it sustainable?’
A new paper in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 7, No 6 (2015) asks, and answers the question: ‘Harvesting the guano of insectivorous bats: is it sustainable?’ Investigators Thet Thet and Khin Mya Mya focused their studies on one cave, in a complex of four caves on Sudaung mountain, Sintkaing Township, Mandalay Region (21044.941’N […]