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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Top 10 Videos of the Week

March 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 pm » Comments (1)

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1.) World Builder – A young man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves.
After going to the far reaches of the Internet to explore the online video world, we have found some truly amazing pieces of video. But also a lot of clunkers along the way as well. The ones [...]



Flammable Water Pours From Colorado Faucets

March 22nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm » Comments (1)

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A Colorado family is living in fear that their house could go up in flames at any moment. Amee Ellsworth of Fort Lupton can turn on a faucet in her kitchen or bathroom, light a match and watch as flames shoot out because natural gas from nearby wells have seeped into her groundwater supply.



Improve Your Brain Power

March 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm » Comments (0)

I forgot what I was thinking about..DOH! Oh wait now I remember..Donut
Everyday habits have a huge impact on our brain. Here are eight ways to boost your brain memory.



Amazing Eye Macros All 23 Of Them

March 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm » Comments (0)

Heres looking at you kid
“The eyes are the mirror of the soul” – says an old Yiddish proverb. And that’s true! But do animals have a soul? Look at their eye extreme close-ups and try to see one.



Terror Has A Name

March 22nd, 2009 at 6:52 pm » Comments (0)

 
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to tell you a story. A story that may very well burrow into your soul and take up permanent residence; a chilling tale so unbelievable it would be incredible, if only it weren’t absolutely true. I talk of the arrival of the world’s first supervillain.
His name (until he publicly changes [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

March 22nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm » Comments (2)

Nothing quite says “Wake the hell up!” in the morning like a cold sledgehammer to the head
Its been an unusual week with unusual thinking floating past my desk. Thanks for all the submissions, and thanks for making me feel absurdly normal for living outside of the photos that grace these pages.
 



2007 US Births Breaks 1950’s Record

March 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm » Comments (0)

U.S. 2007 Baby Boomlet
More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any year in the nation’s history, topping the peak during the baby boom 50 years earlier, federal researchers reported Wednesday.



Scienstists Developing Robotic Octopus To Sovle Mysteries Of The Sea

March 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm » Comments (0)

Sea Life Of Fondo Marino de Palma de Mallorca
Scientists are developing a robotic octopus that will be able to search the seabed with the same extraordinary dexterity as the real eight-legged cephalopod. With no solid skeleton, the robot would be the world’s first entirely soft robot, say researchers.



Wearable Art By Kathleen Dustin

March 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 am » Comments (0)

The Blowing Grass Purse
Handbags and purses have often fallen into the “been there, done that” mentality for true innovative fashion lovers. That is, until Kathleen Dustin’s artistic handbags came along which combine art and fashion to create unique, beautiful and fashionable accessories. (Pics)



Where Russian Supersonic Jets Go To Die

March 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 am » Comments (0)


A Cybercountry To Offer A Real Gold Coin

March 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 am » Comments (0)

 
 
Wirtland ['v¡rtlÉ™nd] claims to be the world’s first internet-based sovereign country. Wirtland is an experiment into legitimacy and self-sustainability of a country without its own soil.  A “virtual land” that will soon offer it’s own real gold coin.