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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

Currently browsing posts found in January2007


Folic Acid Improves Memory in Elderly

January 20th, 2007 at 10:58 pm » Comments (0)

Daily supplements of folic acid could improve the memory and brainpower of elderly people, say experts.



Europeans Buy More Online

January 20th, 2007 at 9:50 pm » Comments (0)

Europeans have long been avid online shoppers, but according to the "Mediascope Europe 2006 Study," sponsored by the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) with research conducted by Synovate, now they are becoming online buyers.



Over Half of Americans Now Live in Smoke-Free Cities

January 20th, 2007 at 9:44 pm » Comments (0)

Thirty years after it began as just another quirky movement in Berkeley, Calif., the push to ban smoking in restaurants, bars and other public places has reached a national milestone.



Study: Fast Food Easier to Find than Healthy Food

January 20th, 2007 at 9:33 pm » Comments (0)

Fast food isn’t just fast; it’s also plentiful. In California, people are more than four times as likely to find a fast-food restaurant or convenience store than a grocery or produce store, according to a study released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy.



Top 10 Photos of the Week

January 20th, 2007 at 9:23 pm » Comments (0)

Once again the good people at Malgusto have been scouring the earth to come up with these rather memorable images.



Light Your World With New Electroactive Polymer Materials

January 20th, 2007 at 10:13 am » Comments (0)

Forward thinking individuals might need to reappraise their forecasts for the look of the future if the promise of a new electroactive polymer materials with remarkable properties reaches full commercialisation.



Spitting As An Art Form

January 20th, 2007 at 9:32 am » Comments (0)

You probably have seen a lot of different formats used to creat art with, but this is probably the first time you have seen an artist create such salivating art.



Marinate the Steak While it’s Still On the Cow

January 20th, 2007 at 7:26 am » Comments (0)

A succulent fillet steak with a glass of fine red wine is one of the world’s great dining experiences. Now, Australian farmers are taking it one step further, by plying their pedigree herds with a quality red wine retailing for $20 a bottle, in the hope that it will help produce some of the most sumptuous steaks [...]



Hippo Eats Zebra

January 20th, 2007 at 7:12 am » Comments (0)

Here is the terrifying moment where a hippopotamus drags a zebra to its death — the first time an attack like this has been caught on film. (w/pic)