Device lets blind people ‘see’ with sounds
9th November 2008
Blind as a bat? Take it to the next level. We have the technology.
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Mcor launches Matrix 3D printer, only asks for your paper and glue
9th November 2008
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Sleepy Feeling Means Parts Of Brain Already Asleep
8th November 2008
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Virtual Rome: Gladiator fights return to the Colosseum
8th November 2008
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Did a Bone Marrow Transplant Cure a Cancer Patient of AIDS?
8th November 2008
A 42-year-old man who had both leukemia and AIDS received a bone marrow transplant — a common, late-stage treatment for that type of cancer. His doctor selected a bone marrow donor who had a rare genetic mutation that renders people virtually immune to HIV. The transplant appeared to cure the patient of AIDS.
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Jogger runs a mile with rabid fox locked to her arm
7th November 2008
I’m impressed.
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French schoolbooks riddled with racist stereotypes
7th November 2008
A study of more than 3,000 illustrations found in 29 of France’s most commonly used school books revealed that black people were frequently portrayed as jazz musicians, good sprinters or poor, while children with foreign backgrounds were shown to be inferior academically than their white French peers.
I guess telling the truth is politically incorrect over there as well as over here.
Much the best thing I’ve heard about the French in decades.
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Scientists ‘decode’ cancer genes for the first time
7th November 2008
We have the technology.
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Police in Israel crack ‘Marie Antoinette’ clock heist mystery
5th November 2008
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First-hand account of the Charge of the Light Brigade unearthed
4th November 2008
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Anti-Democratic Thought for the Day
4th November 2008
Arnold Kling turns over a rock and finds something amazing.
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Amazon Recognizes That People Hate Annoying Packaging
4th November 2008
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Caves put up for sale on eBay
4th November 2008
Be the first on your block….
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Carbon nanotubes could be used in film-like flat speakers
4th November 2008
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Wanted: Falcons, Handlers For Mission in Afghanistan
3rd November 2008
Sometimes the old ways are best.
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Extra-Nutritious Bioengineered Foods Still Years Away
3rd November 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Dynastic blue diamond given to Velázquez girl could fetch £10m
3rd November 2008
But that’s not the weird part.
In September Damien Hirst’s tiger shark in a tank, called The Kingdom, sold for £9,561,250 at Sotheby’s.
Which would you rather have?
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Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists
1st November 2008
Didn’t work with cats, though.
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Liars are exposed by blinking
1st November 2008
“Deception research” sounds very much like an academic field just crying out for a grant proposal.
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Grapes Slow Development Of High Blood Pressure In Rats
31st October 2008
Not only that, but rats get all the good drugs.
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Pottery shard lends evidence to stories of Biblical King David
31st October 2008
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Softbank introduces Sharp Aquos Fulltouch slider with quasi-XGA resolution
30th October 2008
Where do they get those wonderful toys?
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Ian Fleming ‘used 16th century spy as inspiration for James Bond’
30th October 2008
A diary has come to light detailing the exploits of John Bond, an Elizabethan secret agent whose family motto is “Non Sufficit Orbis” – The World Is Not Enough.
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Family has healed a village for 170 years
30th October 2008
Eventually they hope to get it right.
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Mystery of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe, solved
30th October 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Former topless model to become Italian government spokeswoman
30th October 2008
Mara Carfagna, an ex-showgirl who posed topless for men’s magazines and a favourite of the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, will become the face of his right-wing coalition.
The Italians have their own unique way of doing things.
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Blondes make good girlfriends but brunettes are better wives
30th October 2008
And redheads are reserved for the truly fortunate.
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The most exclusive clubs in Britain
30th October 2008
Sometimes the old ways are best.
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The Class of 1250
29th October 2008
College life in the 13th century was no bed of roses.
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Brain Scans Of People Full Of Hate Show Uniqe Hate Signature
29th October 2008
Whoa — better keep that away from Democrats. It could get ugly.
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EasyBloom USB stake sensor now shipping, plants celebrate
29th October 2008
And garderners everywhere rejoice.
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NanoVibronix cleared to market ultrasonic painkiller PainShield MD
29th October 2008
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Arctic blast turns large swathe of the UK white as London sees first October snowfall in 74 YEARS
29th October 2008
Is AlGore in town?
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Internet ‘speeds up decision making and brain function’
26th October 2008
Not that there’s anything wrong with that….
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Counting some Orthodox converts
26th October 2008
I know, I know, Inside Baseball — but it has a great picture of an icon of all the Orthodox Saints of North America, including St Raphael of Brooklyn.
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Stolen artefacts point to lost Philippines tribe
25th October 2008
Where is Indiana Jones when you really need him?
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DARPA’s latest: a wrap that stops bleeding with sound
24th October 2008
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Britain’s ‘most important archeological’ discovery found in desk drawer
24th October 2008
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Bloodhound SSC: British supercar designed to break world land speed record unveiled
23rd October 2008
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Husqvarna’s solar-powered Automower headed to the US
23rd October 2008
Put a 20mm mount on that puppy and I’m there.
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Can We Declare Broadband Over Powerlines Officially Dead?
23rd October 2008
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US want ‘James Bond’ flying submarine
22nd October 2008
The US military have launched a competition to find a design for a flying submarine, a week before the release of the latest Bond film.
And, once again, the private sector takes the lead.
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New Politically Correct Word for Dead Voters
22nd October 2008
Read it.
Now that’s comedy.
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Researchers say new state of matter could extend Moore’s Law
22nd October 2008
We have the technology.
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Bulletproof hanky is life-saving accessory
22nd October 2008
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PlantBot takes your flora in search of sun (and fun!)
21st October 2008
Wonder if you can fit a grenade in that pot….
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Walking house can escape floods or unruly neighbours
21st October 2008
Add a 20mm turret and I’m there.
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India launches a mission to the Moon
21st October 2008
Good luck to ’em. It’s a good thing that somebody is taking up the torch.
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Fla. Rep. Mahoney’s Wife Files for Divorce Amid Sex Scandal
21st October 2008
Read it.
However, the first-term Democrat, in a tight bid for re-election, insists he broke no laws and will not resign. Voters chose him on a family values platform to replace Mark Foley, a Republican who resigned amid revelations that he sent lurid Internet messages to teenage male pages who worked on Capitol Hill.
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First shots of tigers swimming with humans
20th October 2008
Sounds like a fine job for Angelina Jolie.
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