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POPS Wish List 2009 At Wired Wear Your Geeky Heart on Your Sleeve With Nerd Apparel ;) Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket You say a heavy parka is too warm and a simple shell too cold? Take a tip from Baby Bear and reach for the Nano Puff. This jacket is just right — insulated enough to keep you warm but still thin and light (not to mention cool looking). Use it solo or underneath an outer shell for chillier days. And never feel like Goldilocks again. $150 • patagonia.com Tom Bihn Synapse Backpack Oversize bags are where small belongings go to die. With this handsome, well-built backpack, you'll never have to fumble for your keys or earbuds again. It's simple and compact and has plenty of pockets to keep everything handy — five on the outside alone. Use the extra time for something practical, like figuring out what Google Wave does. $120 • tombihn.com
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POPSFuture planes, cars may be made of 'buckypaper' So far, buckypaper can be made at only a fraction of its potential strength, in small quantities and at a high price. The Florida State researchers are developing manufacturing techniques that soon may make it competitive with the best composite materials now available. "If this thing goes into production, this very well could be a very, very game-changing or revolutionary technology to the aerospace business," said Les Kramer, chief technologist for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, which is helping fund the Florida State research.
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POPSBuckypaper Versitle material conducts electricity, disperses heat like steel or brass
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POPSThe Garden Universe
Science and religion attempt to answer the "how" and "why" questions surrounding our existence and purpose. In a modern western mindset, by compartmentalizing what we know from observation and what we believe in faith, we somehow manage to reconcile two often contrasting versions into one homogenized explanation we're comfortable with. These two constructs - science and religion - are mechanisms that allow us to assign reason and order to the universe. They operate quite differently yet are the same in their demand for absolute conformity. Scientists have yet to determine the physical nature of gravity - is it a particle or wave - yet they state unequivocally that we can never travel the speed of light. Religions require strict adherence to their relative, interpretive doctrines and ask that you forsake all other beliefs. These approaches to life's big mysteries are neither reasonable nor in good faith. It would be like traveling to the Louvre and predetermining that you will only obs
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