CDC has found the rocket fuel chemical (perchlorate) in 15 brands of powdered infant formula. Combined with existing perchlorate drinking water contamination in 28 states, infants are at risk. Environmental Working Group asks for EPA action. http://www.ewg.org/Rocket-Fuel-In-Infant-Formula/TakeAction Read Full Story

I just loved some of these 404 Error Pages and had to share. I copied my favorites below, but you should really see them all. Read Full Story

My family members are diabetic, so I've been irritated by the corn industry's new TV commercials that say "high fructose corn syrup is fine in moderating".Yeah right.Turns out they've been creating the stuff with mercury."Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the [U.S. Food ... Read Full Story

I had to share a new tool that will let you look up non-chain coffee shops, bookstores and theaters. It's called Delocator. Read Full Story

Really. The word that describes the fear of long words is: Hippopotomonstrosequippedalio.Look it up. Read Full Story

Dr. Stephen Badylak is an expert on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, with over 40 U.S. patents and 200 patents worldwide.This was by far one of the most exciting presentations at PopTech.Dr. Badylak has studied how or body can regenerate its own tissue by rallying the stem cells we have in our own body. He discovered an extracellular matrix that is loaded with information and acts like a scaffolding.(picture of extracellular matrix)When you apply this material to a wound, the s... Read Full Story

Jay Parkinson has created HelloHealth which lets you make appointments online, email your doctor, and use 21st century tools to manage your health. I think it's a great model.The phrase that stuck with me after his presentation at Pop!Tech?16.9% of the US GDP runs on handwritten notes. Read Full Story

This presentation at Pop!Tech was fascinating. Gary Slutkin has a background in infectious diseases and discovered that the spread of violence behaves a lot like the spread of disease. He has applied the formula for containing the spread of infectious diseases to violence reduction in Chicago with great success.The formula to control infectious diseases looks like this:Interrupt transmissionChange the behavior that is driving the transmission (this is based on the social network)You change be... Read Full Story

I discovered a neat way to view your friend connections on Facebook via a new (to me) application. You can see my graph here. Read Full Story

Women everywhere will appreciate this. We are always aware in our travels of where the free and clean restrooms are, but now you can find them using Google Maps.SitOrSquat.comThe wonderfully named SitOrSquat.com is a website and mobile application that has mapped over 25,000 public restrooms. In their own words SitOrSquat "is dedicated to telling you where the closest public restroom is and whether or not that restroom is worthy of your bare bottom."Users can rate the restrooms, vie... Read Full Story