Genetically altered seeds?

With all the talk these days about organic food, food grown on steroids, and genetically altered food, many people begin to wonder about the food they are eating. I was reading about one company, Monsanto, which produce genetically modified plant seeds that are a great for farmers for various reasons. They are not affected by some weed killers, keep bugs and pests away much better than regular seeds, and also much more. All this combines for a great looking seed to a farmer, so they have been doing great in their business.

I think this is a good idea for a company, and I don't see any problems with it. Many people are not approving of this, and they say it is unhealthy and unnatural, but I think we should use the technology we currently have to make the best of our agricultural field. This company isn't doing s great for nothing. It makes the farmers' jobs easier, and it also helps supply the growing population with food, so I think it is a good idea.

Mental aspect of running

I just read a news article of how the mind plays a big role in sports such as running. The article was about Bill Morgan's ideas, who is a professor at the University of Wisconsin. He says that the mind holds you back when you could be doing better.

This made me remember back to my cross country days. This really is true, and I have found that out personally. I remember one time I decided I was just going to get out to the front of the runners and see how long I could stay there. I ended up staying there in the top ten, and ran much faster than ever before. What this professor says is true, and I have seen it happen in more cases than just this.

Baking soda can save the earth?

This has some pertinence to health, and some also to science. Have any of you folks heard the news about the new idea of how baking soda can possibly help prevent further damage from global warming? Probably not I would guess, and I didn't either until today actually. I thought it was interesting, so I figured I would post about it. Baking soda is produced by using carbon dioxide as a raw material, so it could possibly make a little bit of sense as a solution to the problem.

As most people probably know, smoke from the smoke stacks of industries is a large contributor to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and, in turn, a major cause of global warming. If you use this waste carbon dioxide to make baking soda, then it could possibly solve the problem to a certain extent. I don't know how they are planning to make this work, and it is still quite far away from becoming a reality I think, but it could be worth a try.