A common thread linking news outlets this week has been President Obama's press conference about the failed Christmas day bombing. The President seems to have taken full responsibility for the security breach and is working with the National Security Council to strengthen homeland security. (Reuters) The new measures will include full body scans at airports and I'm sure the average non terrorist will be pestered more than they already are. At least someone is taking the blame and taking measures to prevent future attacks of wanna-be terrorists. I would hate to see another blame-off between the mysterious CIA and the cops at the FBI.
In sports, most of the U.S. news outlets have featured front page articles about Alabama beating Texas in the BCS Championship last night. The loss for Texas was even more devastating after star Texas quarterback Colt McCoy injured his arm on his first play. This snuffed out the dream of becoming college footballs most winning-est quarterback as Texas fell to Alabama. I felt horrible for Colt when interviewers insisted on asking him how he felt about not being able to set the record, being injured, and losing in the national championship in the space of a couple hours. Really? Take a guess.
In the scientific world, a preliminary study shows that cell phone radiation might actually be useful for something, other than killing sperm in males and apparently damaging ear tissue. On NPR, a scientist studied mice with Alzheimer's disease and subjected them to the same electromagnetic field given off by cell phones and found out that when the mice were subjected to the radiation, the rate at which they lost memory was sharply reduced and signs of memory recovery were also present. This study could help cure Alzheimer's by subjecting people diagnosed with the disease to undergo electromagnetic treatment similar to the radiation given off by a cell phone. Pretty cool stuff.
All three of these stories are pretty newsworthy and I found the scientific study especially amazing because of all the myths I've heard surrounding the waves given off by cell phones.
As far as entertainment goes I would like to show you the most entertaining clip I saw all break. Here it is, you're moment of zen.
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