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Toxic Childhood: How the Modern World is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About it Sue Palmer See book keywords and concepts

Professor Tom Sanders, professor of nutrition at London University, has compared omega 3-rich brains to Pentium 3 microprocessors, while people whose brains have too much omega 6 are 'slow and sluggish, like a 20-year-old silicon chip'. The wrong sort of fat But there's a further worrying factor in the fat story. Many foods these days contain manufactured 'trans-fats' (often listed on the label as 'hydrogenated vegetable oils'). These are processed fats, which are popular with the food industry because they're cheap to produce and prolong shelf life.

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts

Knowing What's Green DNA Computers Silicon Valley, the California epicenter of the dot-com boom, was named for the material that engineers use to create microprocessors, the mechanisms that made the boom possible. But just as the dot-com era saw an eventual decline, so silicon may approach its limits in satisfying the ever-increasing demand for speed in computer processing. Can anything outrace silicon and endure rising expectations for performance? Believe it or not, our own DNA proves to be a more viable competitor than silicon.

A systems model takes data and makes it dynamic, using the magic of differential equations and microprocessors. Fortunately, you don't need to know about either form of magic to use a systems model successfully. But it does help to be a little geeky. To see what a dynamic global model can do, try the online version of International Futures (ifsmodel.org). Built originally for the CIA, it is now free to all on the Web, and includes an astonishing range of data and a robustness that impresses even the most learned geeks in the business.

The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science Alexander Hellemans and Brian Bunch See book keywords and concepts

Although the greatest impact of solid-state electronics technology was in computers, solid-state devices, generally called microprocessors, appeared as parts of various other technologies with increasing frequency. The most obvious use has been in miniaturizing radios and television sets. But the ubiquitous microprocessors handle more of an automobile's operation each year. They show up in household appliances as well. Another new technology that must be mentioned is genetic engineering. Its advances are covered above as biology or medicine.

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The patients got medicine bottles with microprocessors in the caps that recorded every time the bottle was opened. Despite the risk of seizures, one-quarter of the prescribed doses were not taken. The problem, apparently, was remembering to take the drug. Those who needed medication four times a day took only 39 percent of all the doses required. On a once-a-day regimen, however, patients took 87 percent of the prescribed medicine. In this case, the failure to comply had consequences: 7 of 26 patients had seizures after missing one or more doses.

The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science Alexander Hellemans and Brian Bunch See book keywords and concepts

But the ubiquitous microprocessors handle more of an automobile's operation each year. They show up in household appliances as well. Another new technology that must be mentioned is genetic engineering. Its advances are covered above as biology or medicine. It is not likely, however, that this technology will continue to be limited to those fields (and agriculture). Genetic engineering may someday affect daily life more than solid-state electronics. New technologies will also continue to change our lives in ways we cannot predict.

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