A Sampling of Clips for May 29^th, 2008

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How to Unleash Your Creativity
Scientific American, May 2008 -- In a discussion with Scientific American Mind executive editor Mariette DiChristina, three noted experts on creativity, each with a very different perspective and background, reveal powerful ways to unleash your creat­ive self. Experts include Robert Epstein, a visiting scholar at UCSD. More

Ancient "Snowball Earth"Melted Fast Due to Methane
National Geographic, May 28 -- A massive release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, may have triggered rapid melting of the last "snowball Earth" about 635 million years ago, a new study suggests. (Quotes Richard Norris, a paleobiologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Long Journeys to Happy Endings
The Wall Street Journal, May 29 -- Last weekend, just over a decade after its premiere at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Anthony Davis's "Amistad" was produced in a revised version at the Spoleto Festival USA. Davis is a music professor at UCSD. More

Turning Algae Into Gasoline
Forbes, May 28 -- On Wednesday, Sapphire Energy took the covers off what it calls "green crude"--a liquid fuel chemically identical to gasoline but not dependent on either a food source or agricultural land. The company has elicited technology help from the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Project; UCSD; the Scripps Research Institute; and the University of Tulsa. More

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Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
U.S. News & World Report, May 29 -- One glass of wine a day may not only be safe for the liver, but may actually reduce the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new UCSD study that challenges conventional wisdom. More

First Housing, Now Oil
Business Week, May 29 -- For the U.S. economy, the twin shocks from oil and housing have become mutually reinforcing, potentially turning what may be a mild recession into something more threatening. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Alzheimer's and NSAIDs: Translating the News
U.S. News & World Report, May 28 – A study published in Neurology, suggests that naproxen, ibuprofen, and aspirin may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Quotes Paul Aisen, a professor in the department of neurosciences at UCSD) More

Geisel, Pauling Named to California Hall of Fame
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29 -- The late Theodor “Ted” Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, and Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling were among the dozen people named to the California Museum's California Hall of Fame Monday. Pauling, who taught at UCSD in the late 1960s, was the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes. More

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