DPTV-174-2006-06-22

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show notes:

• Baby Lucian at 40 hours old!
• Delaying the umbilical cord cutting by only 2 minutes decreases anemia for six months
• Easy home distillation kit – for the hobbyist!
• The Nanoputians and the nanokids
• C60 Fullerenes or Buckyballs
• Organic compound people
• Closest view yet of individual atoms and molecules
• Robot Sex – an exploration of artificial life by electronic artist Paul Granjon
• Erotic-looking art generated by Mathematica
• Practical Foundations of Mathematics – Learn math online from the basics to advanced subjects
• Unsolved Mathematical Problems – from Wolfram (makers of Mathematica) MathWorld website
• The Simpsons have some very smart writers – they show a near miss solution that would disprove Fermat’s Last Theorem
• Simpson Math – website high-lighting advanced math and science references in the Simpson series on Fox
• Powers of Ten video
• Powers of Ten documentary video is now available on DVD
• The Simpsons spoof Powers of Ten video on Fox
• A Short-Form Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem
• Erased by Paradise Lost featuring The Simpsons and Homer in 3D
• Paradise Lost (the band) on Wikipedia

Credits

• Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code
• First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video
• Second ending Clip – Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies
• Music Credits – Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science; Robin Banks – Someone to talk to; Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

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