Brian Gongol
Wildfires pop up near Los Angeles
The mathematics of cancer
There's evidence to suggest that an evil version of normal stem cells may be responsible for the rapid growth of cancers, and some new research being done on the matter suggests that if we can use a little math and a little computation to figure out how that growth occurs, we might be able to halt the spread. That would be a good thing -- cancer remains one of the top three causes of death in the United States.
Toyota has a good chance of surviving today's financial disruptions
The company has a public 5-year plan, which it calls "medium-term". That suggests they have something a bit longer-term in the boardroom somewhere, which is a very good way to ensure that they'll be around in the future. 100-year business plans seem to be in short supply, but it certainly seems likely that those companies making them might actually be around long enough to use them.
After you've flown Con Air, try Freebird Airlines
Yes, it really exists.
