Lost Queen Elizabeth I portrait found in attic
19th October 2008
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Ultra-tough buckypapers could build planes, trains and automobiles
19th October 2008
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Focus Design’s SBU self-balancing unicycle: because you didn’t look dumb enough on a Segway
19th October 2008
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What Would Milton Friedman Say?
19th October 2008
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Dinosaurs ‘made musical sounds with bony crests’
19th October 2008
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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NEC shows off 12.1-inch no-glasses-required 3D display
19th October 2008
An interesting idea — if it really works.
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India launches first navy mission against pirates
19th October 2008
India has a serious role to play in that area. Good to see them stepping up to the plate.
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Hampton Court medieval hall was burned down after ‘Edward III knees-up’
19th October 2008
I have no idea what “knees up” means in British slang, but it doesn’t sound good.
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Unveiled: The car with a gadget that guarantees every traffic light will be green when you get there
19th October 2008
Not to be confused, of course, with the device that certain emergency vehicles carry that causes the light to go green for them no matter where it might be in its normal cycles. No, they would never even think about putting that in a regular vehicle — why, that would be illegal . Wouldn’t even think of it. Never. No, sir, not ever.
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Atomic pen achieves invisible victory
18th October 2008
The geek equivalent of spray-painting your initials on an overpass, perhaps.
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US voters and the adversity effect
18th October 2008
With less than a month to go until the US election, the BBC’s North America editor, Justin Webb, explores why a certain streak of pro-Republican individualism in Middle America may be left unscathed by the economic collapse.
But there is a second fact as well, which the economic emergency tends to mask – times were already tough for most Americans, and on one level, they kind of like it that way.
One of the attractions of Sarah Palin – which does not really translate to Europe in a readily explicable way – is that she lived the ordinary life in an ordinary town, and still does to a large extent.
This is seen by many Americans as admirable in and of itself: she coped.
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Actual Study Suggests Googling Activates Your Brain, Rather Than Making You Stupid
16th October 2008
Well, that’s a relief.
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Tech Terms to Avoid
16th October 2008
Pogue has had about enough.
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Ancient Egypt had powerful Sudan rival, British Museum dig shows
16th October 2008
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Gladiator tomb discovered by archeologists
16th October 2008
No, it didn’t have a body that looked like Russell Crowe. At least they’ve stopped using Kirk Douglas.
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Terror bomb disabled by fireman without realising, court told
16th October 2008
Sometime life’s like that.
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Turkish Airlines hijacker overwhelmed by Russian passengers
16th October 2008
And that’s all it takes: A pack, not a herd.
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Facts about occupational licensing
15th October 2008
In contrast, union members perceive themselves as less competent than other workers.
Must as does the rest of society.
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Britain: a land of bog snorkellers, worm charmers and hostage takers
15th October 2008
And so I have always considered it.
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Australian girls paint phone numbers on skin while sunbathing
15th October 2008
Gotta love Australians.
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A giant knitted rabbit in Italy can be seen from space by visitors to Google Earth
15th October 2008
Sounds like something my wife would do.
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Winston Churchill ‘bribed General Franco’
15th October 2008
Money well spent, I think. After all, he bribed Stalin — using Roosevelt’s money. (Well, our money, actually, but none of them drew that distinction. Still don’t, come to think of it.)
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Men are at their most romantic at age 53
14th October 2008
Shucks, I missed it.
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Pectin Binds To Protein Involved In Cancer Progression
14th October 2008
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Distractions at work could help problem-solving
13th October 2008
And you can believe as much or as little of that as you care to.
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Chicken soup lowers blood pressure
13th October 2008
So what else is new?
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Coming Soon: The Pain Ray
12th October 2008
We have the technology.
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Roman rebirth: 2,000-year-old stadium buried in volcanic eruption reopens
12th October 2008
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Scientists sequence giant panda genome in China
12th October 2008
The team has also found evidence to support the theory that pandas are a subspecies of the black bear, rather than a relative of the raccoon.
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Prince Charles saves gardeners from eviction by the Earl of Arran
12th October 2008
Guess there are a few shreds of the Old Britain remaining, eh?
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Quantifying the minority mortgage money question
11th October 2008
Steve Sailer does the numbers.
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Sugar ‘makes you sweeter’
11th October 2008
Sugar can help make you a sweeter person, researchers claim.
I am living proof that this is incorrect.
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Women in black: Growing demand for female bodyguards in Britain
10th October 2008
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Kevlar handkerchief keeps your nose clean, protects against friendly fire
10th October 2008
Hey, one of these babies can save your life….
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Mutant fish develops a taste for human flesh in India
9th October 2008
Read it.
Wonder if they’re related to the giant catfish that guy caught in Spain.
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British angler catches huge catfish in Spain
9th October 2008
Jeebus….
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Researchers say “spin Seebeck effect” could lead to new batteries, storage
9th October 2008
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Azentek SmartMirror heading to “major retailers” by end of the year
9th October 2008
My question is whether the display is too small to be useful. I don’t know many people who spend a lot of time looking in the rear-view.
“First rule of Italian driving — what is behind me is not important.”
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Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor concept is high tech, low risk
9th October 2008
And think of the repair bill you’d face if (when?) it falls over.
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London restaurant claims fame with touch-sensitive tables, colorful menu projectors
9th October 2008
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Firm Says Test Judges Risk For Common Breast Cancers
8th October 2008
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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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