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Scientists Create Weird Zombie Dogs

July 10th, 2005 at 8:57 pm » Comments (0)

Scientists have created eerie zombie dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death in attempts to develop suspended animation for humans. Check out this photo.



When Whale Oil Went Away

July 10th, 2005 at 8:48 pm » Comments (0)

Seth Godin: Several hundred years ago, a huge piece of the economy of the Netherlands was based on whale oil.



The Science of Teleportation

July 10th, 2005 at 8:30 pm » Comments (0)

Over the last few years, researchers have successfully teleported beams of light across a laboratory bench. Also, the quantum state of a trapped calcium ion to another calcium ion has been teleported in a controlled way.



Frog May be Source of Surgical Glue

July 10th, 2005 at 8:19 pm » Comments (0)

A chubby yellow frog, which resembles the famous Faberge egg, may hold the key to a surgical glue potentially worth billions of dollars.



Comet Covered in Powder

July 10th, 2005 at 8:13 pm » Comments (0)

“Data from Deep Impact’s instruments indicate an immense cloud of fine powdery material was released when the probe slammed into the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 at about 10 kilometres per second,” said a statement from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at Pasadena, near Los Angeles.



Top 10 Downloads of the Past 10 Years

July 10th, 2005 at 7:54 pm » Comments (0)

These 10 applications best represent the top trends in downloading over the past decade.



Lunch with Ray Kurzweil

July 10th, 2005 at 7:42 pm » Comments (0)

The Methuselah Foundation has just announce that they are auctioning off lunch with Ray Kurzweil to support the M-Prize.



Drinking Beer for Your Health

July 10th, 2005 at 6:52 pm » Comments (0)

A study published in the organization’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that sunflower seeds lower blood pressure, beer reduces the risk of a heart attack, sauerkraut fights cancer and onions prevent osteoporosis.



Quotes by Dilbert Creator Scott Adams

July 10th, 2005 at 12:51 am » Comments (0)

“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?”