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Evan Ackerman

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Evan Ackerman is a native Oregonian who now lives, somewhat unwillingly, in San Francisco. He has a background in creative writing and astrogeology, neither of which are necessarily appropriate for someone who is now a full-time blogger. Evan also writes for IEEE Spectrum's robotics blog, and when he's not parked at his computer with his eyes glazed over, you can find him getting injured on a soccer field or playing bagpipes excellently.

What's inside a CPU

Evan Ackerman
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:47am
 
Ever wonder what's inside that little chip that powers your computer and makes life worth living? To find out, all you need is an old Pentium III, a power saw, a scanning electron microscope and one curious PhD student's step-by-step guide on where to start.

Scientist proves that humans are psychic

Evan Ackerman
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 3:46pm
 
There's a reason why most people don't consider parapsychology a real science: the methods are usually suspect and the results are usually crazy. But a leading social journal is publishing a paper proving that people can predict the future, and this time, the research is solid.

British military planned chicken-powered nukes

Evan Ackerman
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 12:37pm
 
During the Cold War, the British Military planned to deploy a series of nuclear landmines to protect them from the Soviets in the event of a retreat from Germany. Problem was, the mines tended to freeze up in the winter, rendering them useless. The solution? Chickens. Lots of chickens.

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