Pac-Man is 30 years old

That means that *I'm* getting old, too.

Globe & Mail's Google doodle celebrates Pac-Man anniversary

In India, modern life threatens old ways of healing - thestar.com

Anil Gupta, head of India's National Innovation Foundation, has been collecting stories from centenarians about traditional medicines. The goal is to commercialize the remedies that work. In India, modern life threatens old ways of healing - thestar.com

46: revised answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything

To celebrate their jubilee anniversary, the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem is displaying Albert Einstein's 46-page notebook on his theory of relativity which explains everything from black holes to the origin of the universe. Never before have all 46 pages been on display together.

• Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
• Albert Einstein on Wikipedia.org
• Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Just for fun:
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe

Google Doodles the Birth of Electromagnetism

Or, at least the birth of electromagnetism's discoverer, Hans Christian Ørsted.

The Guardian.co.uk

How Stuff Works (cool site by Discovery Channel)

Love this web site! Especially the videos which are really short, visually-exciting and information-packed for a quick hit of entertaining education.

Here's an example of one: A 1910 horse-driven fire truck with steam engine that pumps 350 gallons of water per minute, 100 feet into the air. In 1910! So cool.See the 2-minute video showing the steam engine at work.

New approach may power future of solar

"High energy prices are fueling a sleek new kind of solar technology that could someday set skyscrapers and high-rise apartment windows quietly buzzing with renewable power." Read more...