The best way to teach your kid physics? Have them play computer games.

Take a deep breath: The "Yoga Inside" Foundation in Ventura, California is being warned by Intel that their name may constitute trademark infringement. According to the article, Intel's lawyers argue that "the linguistic construction '(Blank) Inside,' whether concerning state-of-the-art technology or a centuries-old spiritual practice, should uniquely belong to the chipmaker."

Because today is Easter, GeekPress presents this handy guide to various DVD and software Easter Eggs!

Oklahoma's first spaceport is now open, although the maiden launch scheduled for 3/23/2002 was postponed because of heavy winds. More background information on the Oklahoma Burns Flat Spaceport is available in this kuro5hin article.

Easter holiday science experiments take a morbid turn...

I hope I didn't throw away one of these top ten baseball cards when I was a kid.

"Sit. Speak. Good Photon!" Good review article on the methods physicists use to trap photons and preserve their quantum state.

"Virtual kingdom richer than Bulgaria": The virtual kingdom of Norrath -- the setting for the game Everquest -- is the 77th richest country on earth, "sandwiched between Russian and Bulgaria."

Painting on a 3-dimensional canvas is now possible with the virtual "Body Brush".

Another deadly time waster: The on-line LEGO Builder. (Via Metafilter.)

Interesting shareware statistics: Very few people end up paying for shareware. According to this article, "If you make your program just have a 'nag' screen, you can expect about 0.25 percent of people who try it to register it... If you make it a time-limited demo, you will typically get this up to 0.5 percent of people. If you limit the features, you can typically get around 1 percent."

Which fledgling nanotech company will be the next Intel or Apple? Investors might be interested in this market analysis from Forbes.

The state of Kentucky is considering purchasing a submarine in order to patrol the Ohio River and "to engage and destroy any casino riverboats that the submarine may encounter."

Thank God I'm an atheist, otherwise I'd be offended by Jesus.com.

I want my own personal anti-noise machine.

Pull my finger: Scientists in India have discovered that irradiated beans make you fart less. (Via Wonkoslice.)

Why does spinning an egg cause it to stand up? This behaviour seems counterintuitive because the center of gravity of the egg rises. But two mathematicians have figured out why -- it's all in the friction.

Scientists studying artificial societies have found that they exhibit eerie similarities to our own, including ethnic self-segregation, artificial "genocide", and interesting patterns in the spread of honesty-vs-corruption. All public policy wonks should read this.

What caused the greatest mass extinction in earth's history? Yes, you guessed it -- methane gas.

For the swimmer who has everything: A portable electronic anti-shark unit. Just make sure you know when your two hours of protection are up...