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  • Heavy Metal in Protein Powder

    Typically when you reach for a food supplement like a protein powder you are doing it to eat healthy. I was quite surprised recently to learn that over half of vegan protein powders for sale contain heavy metals in them. Lead, Mercury, Aluminum, Cadmium…    those kind of heavy metals. A recent article in Natural… read more

    Heavy Metal in Protein Powder

  • Walking Through the Matrix with Oculus Rift

    With great anticipation I am waiting to try the Oculus Rift. It is a virtual reality headset that so far has shown to be truly remarkable. Initially I think everyone thought they would provide a super immersive gaming experience like no other. Tom’s Hardware reports that Oculus Rift wearers may find themselves in the middle of… read more

    Walking Through the Matrix with Oculus Rift

  • BurgerBot to Eliminate Jobs for Teens

    One of the harsh realities creeping up on the middle-class blue collar worker is that robots are definitely on the verge of replacing jobs long thought to always exist. Remember when people use to sit in booths and take money from you to cross the bridge? I hope you don’t think cities are going to… read more

    BurgerBot to Eliminate Jobs for Teens

  • Racing Leads to Discoveries

    I’ve heard people say that Automotive Racing is a complete waste of time, money, resources, and harmful to the environment. The reality is that it is vital to technological advances and discoveries. In a recent article, Wired magazine reports Pirelli is moving toward a significant change in tire size in Formula 1 racing. For decades… read more

    Racing Leads to Discoveries

  • Nutritional Diversity to Fight Inflammation

    Michael Pollan is often quoted in his book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto where recommends: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. This video provides some solid evidence of why nutritional diversity is key in absorbing the greatest amount of nutrients your food has to offer. The evidence is quite clear that some foods… read more

  • Kombi’s Last Wishes

    There’s really not much I have to add here other than to just say watch the video.  The VW Bus, or Kombi as the rest of the world knows it, is a global icon. And the pioneer that made mini-vans cool… read more

    Kombi’s Last Wishes