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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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The Spokes in Saturn’s Rings

September 15th, 2005 at 11:58 pm » Comments (0)

The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has finally spotted spokes cutting across the planet’s rings, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped their plucky orbiter might find.
Great photos.



Study: Hurricanes are Becoming Stronger

September 15th, 2005 at 11:47 pm » Comments (0)

The number of category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled in 35 years, as global sea surface temperatures increased during the same period.



Study: Mental Declines can be Reversed

September 15th, 2005 at 11:43 pm » Comments (0)

As we move past retirement age, most of us will not be as mentally sharp as we once were, but a study suggests we may be able to reverse the trend.



Bush’s Bathroom Break

September 15th, 2005 at 10:19 pm » Comments (0)

Rick Wilking left New Orleans a few days ago, after spending almost a week documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He came to New York to document the 9/11 anniversary and to cover the UN World Summit. While the photographs he took in New Orleans are more powerful images, it is a silly note from [...]



Microsoft Announces Release Date of X-Box 360

September 15th, 2005 at 9:07 pm » Comments (0)

Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its next-generation Xbox 360 video game console would go on sale in North America on November 22, just before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday kicks off the year-end shopping season, followed by European and Japanese debuts over the next three weeks.



Hurrican Katrina Just Before it Hit Land

September 15th, 2005 at 12:15 pm » Comments (0)

Some of the most impressive photos ever taken of a category 5 hurricane. Its easy to begin to understand the destructive nature of this storm after seeing these.



The Taxidermist-Veterinarian Guy

September 15th, 2005 at 10:56 am » Comments (0)

My friend was tired of being a taxidermist after 15 years, and went to veterinarian school. His new veterinarian business never quite got off the ground so he decided to operate both his taxidermy and vet business together to save money.