A “smart” science lesson

Intelligence, from a scientific perspective, is a broad, and deep comprehension—”catching on,” “making sense,” of things, or “figuring out” what to do. The average IQ falls between a range of 90 and 110. An important disclaimer, however, is that intelligence tests do not measure creativity, character, personality, or other important differences among individuals, nor are… Continue reading A “smart” science lesson

Five Websites That Will Make You A Better, Smarter Geek

Let’s face it, internet chums. For all the wealth of incredible, mind-expanding content there is online, we spend a lot of our time looking at junk. Celebrity gossip. Mindless updates about that new camera that now has 20x optical zoom. Video clips of people embarrassing themselves. There’s no shame in this. We all do it.… Continue reading Five Websites That Will Make You A Better, Smarter Geek

Ice Trucking Just Got A Little Less SMART

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlf-Wu0bzsg[/youtube] As the proud owner of a Smart car, I simply had to post this. Mercedes gave Wired a couple of Smart ForTwo’s to take up to Inuvik, Canada to test drive the same routes used by ice truckers carrying wood down to Dawson City, Yukon. Considering these cars were originally meant for the gentle… Continue reading Ice Trucking Just Got A Little Less SMART

A Smart Addition to Your Car Comes From an iPhone App

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV_QASXCX58[/youtube] The makers of the Smart car have now created an iPhone application designed for cars that will allow users to turn their iPhone into a useful device while people are driving down the highway. The point of this iPhone application — supposedly called “Smart” — is to provide access to critical tasks you would… Continue reading A Smart Addition to Your Car Comes From an iPhone App