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3 Year Old Boy Joins Mensa

February 15th, 2005 at 11:57 pm » Comments (0)

A three-year-old boy has become the youngest member of Mensa.



The New Promotional Mantra

February 15th, 2005 at 11:53 pm » Comments (0)

Seth Godin:
Here’s how TV networks got popular:
step 1: make sure the FCC gives you a low channel number. 2 is better than 12.
step 2: during sweeps week, run lots of special movies.
step 3…



Climate Change: Menace or Myth?

February 15th, 2005 at 11:24 pm » Comments (0)

The Kyoto protocol comes into force on 16 February, yet the sceptics tell us global warming is nothing but a fantasy dreamed up by climate scientists. Could these naysayers possibly be right?



Coffee Drinking Helps Ward Off Cancer

February 15th, 2005 at 11:14 pm » Comments (0)

Daily coffee consumption halves the risk of a form of liver cancer, and the greater the consumption the greater the protection.



Tasmanian Paper Made from ‘Roo Poo

February 15th, 2005 at 11:10 pm » Comments (0)

Visitors to Tasmania will soon be able to buy a new souvenir of their Australian experience – paper made from kangaroo manure.



Next Generation Finger Biometrics

February 15th, 2005 at 11:06 pm » Comments (0)

There are many ways to estimate a person’s age — gray hair, wrinkles, acne. Israeli inventor Shmuel Levin thinks he’s found a better way, by measuring a person’s middle finger.



Augmented Reality

February 15th, 2005 at 10:53 pm » Comments (0)

Imagine wandering through a southern Victorian-era cemetery shaded by ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss, seeing images of the people who are buried under the crumbling stones appear and listening as they tell you their stories.