Solar power goes viral A genetically modified virus increases the efficiency of solar cells.
Digging Deeper In a time where it seems like a lot of journalists just seem to copy whatever they find online, it’s refreshing when a journalist from a small newspaper – who above all is a science and data geek – wins a Pulitzer Price.
Eating Healthily for $3 a Day Bad eating habits are quite common in the hacker community, so I decided to include this link. For me the main problem when it comes to healthy eating is having to work, but even there you can manage without too much overhead.
Richard Feynman on education in Brazil A good read. During my academic life I met enough people who considered memorizing more important than understanding.
The Consequentialist A very long and detailed article by the New Yorker that helps better understand the Obama administration’s foreign policy.
LSD: The Geek’s Wonder Drug? This article is already 5 years old and I feel we still haven’t moved forward in rehabilitating certain drugs and using them for good.