DNA finger printing could soon reveal your surname
7th October 2008
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How to handle the crisis in your 401K
7th October 2008
Megan McArdle has some of the soundest advice you’ll read anywhere.
Don’t look. Seriously, don’t look. I have no idea what’s going on with any of my equity investments, because that is not short term money that I need to keep my eye on.
Preach it, sister.
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Olive oil ‘helps prevent hunger’
7th October 2008
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Male bosses act like monkeys to assert their dominance
7th October 2008
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
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Light bulb networks could be the next WiFi
7th October 2008
Better make those compact fluorescents, though, or the Thought Police will be after you.
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Philips aims to reduce cancer treatment side effects with drug-loaded microbubbles
6th October 2008
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Cooking and Cognition: How Humans Got So Smart
5th October 2008
Mostly by eating meat, it seems. Further proof that vegetarianism is dumb.
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Healthier eating tastes better thanks to a clever trick
4th October 2008
Two companies in the United States have won new patents on ways to convince the brain we are consuming foods that are far sweeter or saltier than they actually are. The firms are working with Cadburys and Coca-Cola to create healthy yet appealing products.
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Surfer’s close shave with Great White shark
3rd October 2008
Well, that’s not what I’d call a “close shave”, but I suppose the photo is worth sharing.
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Black bear breaks into Subway sandwich shop
3rd October 2008
Hey, when you’ve really gotta have a foot-long….
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Russian rap video soldier sent to Siberia
2nd October 2008
Well, it’s traditional.
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Fold-away bathroom perfect for cramped flats
2nd October 2008
Now this is really cool.
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Nissan’s Nuvu: electric, cartoonish
2nd October 2008
Jim Carrey will do the voice in the movie.
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Watermill pulls drinking water from thin air
2nd October 2008
Not only “off the grid”, but “off the pipe” as well.
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The brain-stimulating ‘thinking cap’: low fashion, high IQ
2nd October 2008
Gotta love Australians.
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Ultrasound machine ‘turns cheap plonk into fine wine in 30 minutes’
2nd October 2008
Sounds like a Congressional press release.
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GPS sends another driver onto train tracks of doom
30th September 2008
We have the technology.
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Missing Australian man ‘snatched by crocodile’
30th September 2008
No word about any ransom demand.
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Low Cost Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal Looks Possible
30th September 2008
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No Joint Benefit From Glucosamine Or Chondroitin
30th September 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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GEM becomes Green Eco Mobility, introduces Peapod prototype
30th September 2008
Pretty cute. Still, I wouldn’t chance one on the highway.
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Spanish duchess forbidden from marrying toy boy by children
29th September 2008
Well — that’s Europe for you.
On the other hand, at least she’s not trying to leave $12 million to a dog.
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Blood Vessel Stem Cell Source Found
28th September 2008
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10 things you probably didn’t know about the Chinese space programme.
27th September 2008
The Chinese haven’t invented anything in 3,000 years, but they can copy like nobody else on Earth.
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DARPA’s Super-Resolution Vision System uses heatwaves to magnify targets
27th September 2008
We have the technology.
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Fusionman: first to cross the English Channel via jet-wing
26th September 2008
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Naked man falls to death after police hit him with Taser gun
26th September 2008
Let that be a lesson to us all.
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Economists Speak
26th September 2008
Executive summary: Bailout bad.
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Lord Nelson mourning ring sells for £18,000
26th September 2008
The coronets and initials represent Viscount Nelson (his British title) and Duke of Bronté (his Sicilian title).
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Japan planning its own damn space ladder
26th September 2008
At least somebody’s doing it.
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Ugandan Composer Wants Royalties For The National Anthem
26th September 2008
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Lie-detecting headband promises to find the truth with infrared light
26th September 2008
I’ll chip in for one for Ted Kennedy.
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Tourist who found Stone Age axe rewarded £20,000
26th September 2008
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Jewish city feared by Stalin is rediscovered
26th September 2008
It was mentioned in medieval travellers’ accounts but Soviet dictator Josef Stalin banned any research into the city and the Khazars, fearing it would prove Russia was descended from a Jewish state.
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Man survives killer flesh-eating bug
26th September 2008
Without, you will note, the help of Harrison Ford or Kiefer Sutherland.
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Ancient statue of Ramses II found near Cairo
26th September 2008
No indication of whether it has any interesting secret compartments.
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Should Patient Bracelets Announce End-of-Life Choices?
26th September 2008
Mine says “Shoot the dog!”
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Soviet tree slogans visible on Google Earth
26th September 2008
Who knew those old apparatchiks had a sense of humor?
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Mystery ‘Marie Celeste’ ship sails into harbour without crew
26th September 2008
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Hermeneutic puzzle of the day
25th September 2008
Extra credit if you already know what “hermeneutic” means.
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Children form human arrow to direct helicopter to injured man
25th September 2008
Pretty clever.
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China takes the leap: Emdrive aka Infinite Improbability Drive now in development
25th September 2008
We have the technology — or soon will.
Coming soon to a Target near you. (Hey, it’s China.)
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Wearable airbags keep the elderly from hitting the ground so hard
25th September 2008
Predicted first use: Skateboarders and bicyclists with rich parents.
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Superfuels ‘are just a waste of money’ that don’t improve cars or save the environment
25th September 2008
Not really news, but a useful reminder.
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Lower Cost Catalyst Converts Cellulose To Ethylene Glycol
24th September 2008
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The regulation of derivatives
22nd September 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Sardinian island declares ‘independence’
22nd September 2008
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King Richard II’s recipe book to go online
22nd September 2008
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Stonehenge birthdate discovered by archaeologists
22nd September 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Gem stone discovered could be world’s largest diamond
21st September 2008
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