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Who Should We Donate To?

We are looking for organizations to donate to, so please send us your suggestions!

The following are this month's options:

GeoHazards

Mission: "To reduce death and suffering - particularly among children - due to earthquakes and other natural hazards in the world's most vulnerable communities through advocacy, prepardness, prevention and mitigation."

Sick Kids Foundation

Website: SickKidsFoundation.com

Mission: " SickKids Foundation is the largest non-governmental granting agency in child health in Canada. Established in 1972, SickKids Foundation has granted over $500 million to The Hospital for Sick Children and over $60 million to researchers across the country."

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Website: EEF.org

Mission: " From the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 — well before the Internet was on most people's radar — and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights. "

X Prize Foundation

Website: XPrize.org

Mission: " The X PRIZE Foundation creates and manages prizes that drive innovators to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. With the success of the Ansari X PRIZE , the X PRIZE is now viewed as the leading model to leverage the elements of public interest, entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary innovation to bring about breakthroughs that benefit us all. "

Richard Dawkins Foundation

Website: RichardDawkinsFoundation.net

Mission: "This organization is currently in the development phase, but seeks generally to advance the causes of rationalism and humanism."

Article: Gene That Turns Cancers Off Discovered

Gene That Turns Cancers Off Discovered (Article)
(A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.)
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Category: Medicine

Video: Muse - Sing for Absolution

Muse - Sing for Absolution (Video)

(A music video by Muse with a science fiction twist - watch out for the surprise ending!)
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Rating: 3.04 / 5
Category: Science Fiction

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1. Black Holes - Comments

(Everything you've ever wanted to know about black holes, and more.)
Posted on September 8, 2007 at 7:55 am in Astronomy.
0 Comments. 697 Hits.

2. Popping a Water Balloon in Space - Comments

(A cool video of an experiment to test the reaction of a water balloon popping in space.)
Posted on September 8, 2007 at 7:54 am in Astronomy.
0 Comments. 1048 Hits.

3. Science Fiction Day Greeting Cards - Comments

(Hey, it's Science Fiction Day ! Invent sci-fi ways to have fun with all your near and dear ones.)
Posted on September 5, 2007 at 7:07 am in Science.
0 Comments. 456 Hits.

4. Great Mars Photos - Comments

(Really cool photos of Martian dunes.)
Posted on August 26, 2007 at 1:58 pm in Astronomy.
1 Comments. 655 Hits.

5. Stunning Hubble Photography - Comments

(Images seen from the hubble space telescope.)
Posted on August 25, 2007 at 11:22 am in Astronomy.
4 Comments. 750 Hits.

6. Google Sky - Comments

(Download to view the stars.)
Posted on August 25, 2007 at 11:21 am in Astronomy.
1 Comments. 723 Hits.

7. Light Seems To Defy Its Own Speed Limit - Comments

(Scientists use quantum tunnelling to get photons from "here" to "there" faster than normal light speed.)
Posted on August 23, 2007 at 11:42 am in Science.
0 Comments. 796 Hits.

8. First Cybernetic Hand - Comments

(An Iraqi war verteran recieves the first ever cybernetic hand. Cyborgs are right around the corner.)
Posted on August 23, 2007 at 11:41 am in Tech.
1 Comments. 924 Hits.

9. Rapid Plant Movement - Comments

(The Venus Flytrap has the ability to move rapidly on command.)
Posted on August 20, 2007 at 8:32 am in Nature.
3 Comments. 598 Hits.

10. Iguacu Falls - Comments

(Iguacu falls are spectacular waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, around the coordinates 25°41′S, 54°26′W. They divide the river into the upper and lower)
Posted on August 20, 2007 at 8:32 am in Nature.
3 Comments. 544 Hits.

11. Birth of a Hurricane - Comments

(After nearly a year of research and analysis, experts now believe they have an unprecedented case history of a giant hurricane from birht to death, offering levels of insight never before seen.)
Posted on August 19, 2007 at 7:34 am in Nature.
1 Comments. 448 Hits.

12. Digital Morphology - Comments

(Interactive x-ray photography of various organisms.)
Posted on August 15, 2007 at 8:05 pm in Nature.
1 Comments. 571 Hits.

13. Quantum Ferrofluid - Comments

(Tiny magnetic atoms of chromium display superfluidity—and the possibility of exotic quantum phases)
Posted on August 15, 2007 at 9:53 am in Science.
0 Comments. 910 Hits.

14. New Paper-Thin Power Source - Comments

(By surrounding carbon nanotubes with cellulose, researchers have devised a flexible, paper-thin power source.)
Posted on August 15, 2007 at 9:52 am in Tech.
2 Comments. 604 Hits.

15. World Clock - Comments

(This site keeps track of current stats and their rate of change. While the actual numbers cannot be precise the rates of change are what is most interesting.)
Posted on August 14, 2007 at 8:14 am in Science.
1 Comments. 586 Hits.

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