Interdisciplinary+Ideas

Clown Bullet - Should less-than-lethal police weapons be developed and mandatory? How and why do they work? http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ferguson-mo-police-begin-testing-new-%E2%80%98less-lethal%E2%80%99-attachment-for-guns/ar-AA8XpGP

Regulation of Cyanide and/or Lye (Sodium hydroxide) How and why are materials regulated? Should this stuff be made? Why is this stuff made? Economics of why it is made? What is this stuff? []

Why can’t one by lye to clean their drains, make soap, or cure olives? Is lye over regulated? What is lye? [] [] []

Role of Science and Government in "Saving the Earth"/ Balance between Gross National Product, Regulation and Ecology Dishwashing soap and phosphorous. []

Glass / Renaissance The author of "Stuff Matters" proposed that glass is what sparked the development of astronomy, biology, and chemistry through telescope lenses, microscope lenses, and chemistry equipment. I wonder if glass also influenced architecture via stain-glass windows. I Googled a timeline of glass to compare it with the timeline of renaissance science. I looked at glass artifacts and the first items that looked like they were made out of decent glass were brought back by the crusaders. Much of it was brought back to Italy. I suppose Islamic glass pushed glass makers in Europe/Italy to make better glass. I think this is also the place and time where science blossomed.

Glass could be a link between a timeline of world history and a time line of science history and art. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/ahow/ahow_20100622-1000a.mp3 [] [] http://www.lifeinitaly.com/murano/glassmaking.asp http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/2GL6QSA8SMmcMCtPgHQJsw

Pigments What about the elements in these pigments produces their unique colors. What other interesting things are these elements used for. The elements are the "LEGO" pieces God uses and only 90 currently exist on Earth without "help." These elements have unique properties. Pigments artist have used over the ages interest many people and they contain these elements. Interest in pigments could lead people into wanting to know what other uses these elements and their unique properties are put. There might be a book here. [] [] [] []

While coral reefs offer communities benefits such as coastal protection, food and a lucrative tourist trade, they are at risk from a host of threats including climate change and ocean acidification as well as more local pressures such as pollution and overfishing. http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/coral-bleaching