Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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New Breed of Super-Lion

November 17th, 2006 at 9:54 pm » Comments (0)

Marooned on an island, this group of lions should have died out. Instead, in an evolutionary twist, they’ve learned to swim and become strong enough to tackle their only prey… giant buffalo. Fearless, ferocious and mightier than the world has ever seen, this is the new breed of super-lion.



Israel’s Newest Weapon - ‘Bionic Hornet’

November 17th, 2006 at 9:37 pm » Comments (0)

Israel is using nanotechnology to try to create a robot no bigger than a hornet that would be able to chase, photograph and kill its targets, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.



First Ever Male Beauty Pageant at Yale

November 17th, 2006 at 9:29 pm » Comments (0)

Gregor Nazarian ‘09, draped in an American flag and matching patriotic pajama pants, edged out 11 other contestants to win the "Mr. Yale" title. The event was the first annual male beauty pageant for Yale undergraduates, drawing a capacity crowd in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall.



Spam Attacks Linked to Russian Bot Herders

November 17th, 2006 at 9:19 pm » Comments (0)

The recent surge in e-mail spam hawking penny stocks and penis enlargement pills is the handiwork of Russian hackers running a botnet powered by tens of thousands of hijacked computers.



Cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Found

November 17th, 2006 at 8:55 pm » Comments (0)

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said they may have found the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful wrist condition.



Adoption Curve for Emerging Digital Channels

November 17th, 2006 at 7:44 am » Comments (0)

According to new report from Bluestreak, "Emerging Digital Channels: Consumer Adoption, Attitudes & Behavior," which surveyed consumer behavior and attitudes toward emerging technologies — including podcasts, text messages (SMS), RSS, blogs and message boards as well as e-mail — users are not only feeling positive about the new channels, they are increasingly using them.



First Ever ‘Web-Rage’ Incident Results in Jail Time

November 17th, 2006 at 7:38 am » Comments (0)

A man has been jailed for more than two years after carrying out the UK’s first "web-rage" attack on an internet user.



Trademarked Keywords

November 17th, 2006 at 7:16 am » Comments (0)

Branded keywords are more likely to be clicked than non-branded keywords, but if you use someone else’s trademark you will need to seek legal advice.



Study: Only 1% of Web Pages Have Porn

November 17th, 2006 at 7:08 am » Comments (0)

About 1 percent of Web sites indexed by Google and Microsoft are sexually explicit, according to a U.S. government-commissioned study.



Professional Content Vs Amateur Content

November 17th, 2006 at 6:47 am » Comments (0)

Home-made videos, songs, Web blogs and other user-generated content online will eventually exceed the amount of professionally produced content, a senior Google executive said on Thursday.



Date-Rape Drugs Not as Prevalent as First Thought

November 17th, 2006 at 6:37 am » Comments (0)

An Association of Chief Police Officers study has found many victims of sexual assault may have just been very drunk.



Wikipedia Ban Lifted in China

November 17th, 2006 at 6:28 am » Comments (0)

Online enyclopedia Wikipedia was accessible again in China on Thursday after being blocked for more than a year, a move hailed by free media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.