Saturday, July 13, 2013

Are Terminator-Robots The Soldiers Of The Future?

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Robot-at-arms: Atlas is 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds. (Credit: DARPA/Boston Dynamics) Be Afraid: DARPA Unveils Terminat...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The CIA Invests In 'Narrative Science'

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Narrative Science: The CIA is Investing in Artificial Intelligence That Actually Works -- Policymic As part of the Central Intelligenc...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A Guide To Killer Robots Everywhere

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Semi-Autonomous Killer Drones From Around The Globe -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy With the United Nations Human Rights Council debatin...

Interpreting Global Flight-Path Maps

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Global Flight-Path Maps: Five Interpretations -- BBC Michael Markieta's images depicting flight paths across the planet attract...

WHO Chief: Novel Coronavirus 'Poses A Threat To The Entire World'

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  New SARS-Like Virus Is A 'Threat To The Entire World' -- CNN   (CNN) -- A new SARS-like virus recently found in humans is ...

What It’s Like Inside A Violent Tornado (Video)

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Incredible Video: What It’s Like Inside A Violent Tornado -- Washington Post It might strike you as foolish, but storm chasers Brand...

Nuclear Detonation Timeline "1945-1998" (Video)

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From YouTube: The 2053 nuclear tests and explosions that took place between 1945 and 1998 are plotted visually and audibly on a world m...
Friday, March 1, 2013

End Of The World In 2036?

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Asteroid Apocalypse -- Michio Kaku, The Daily Beast/Newsweek The recent crash-down in Russia was a fleabite. The one in 2036 could de...
Thursday, February 7, 2013

What A Nuclear Accident May Cost

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World Nuclear Association Major Nuclear Accident Would Cost France $580 Billion: Study -- Reuters (Reuters) - A nuclear accident sim...
Monday, February 4, 2013

The Top 50 Things People Want To Do Before They Die

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Dreams: Swimming with dolphins is 19th on the list, but sadly most of us will only fulfill five of our ambitions  See The Seven Wonder...

Richard III Remains Are Confirmed

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It IS Richard III: Scientists Reveal DNA Results Confirm 15th Century King's Body Has Been Found Under A Car Park In Leicester -- Da...

The Rise Of The Robots

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Obama Must Face The Rise Of The Robots -- Edward Luce, Financial Times  Technology will leave a large chunk of the US labour force i...
Friday, February 1, 2013

A Second Oval Office For The President?

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2nd Oval Office Readied In White House Rehab Project -- Real Clear Politics This summer there will be two Oval Offices in the White Ho...

Remembering Colombia

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"It Broke Up! The Shuttle Broke Up!": Remembering Columbia -- CBS News As some might reckon it, the beginning of the end ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

A New Test For Pancreatic Cancer?

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Did This 15-Year-Old Just Change The Course Of Medicine? Schoolboy Invents Early Test For Pancreatic Cancer That Killed Steve Jobs -- Da...

Darpa Wants To Put Lasers On Fighter Jets

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DARPA Putting Laser Turrets On Fighter Jets Next Year -- DVice Our first foray into laser-equipped combat aircraft was the Airborne La...

California Has A New Earthquake Alert System

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The California area's probability of suffering an earthquake  New $80million Earthquake Alert System Will Give Californians 60 Sec...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Is Earth’s Global Warming Less Severe Than Feared?

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Norway Data Shows Earth’s Global Warming Less Severe Than Feared -- Bloomberg  New estimates from a Norwegian research project show mee...

US Soldier Who Lost All Limbs Undergoes Successful Double-Arm Transplant

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Iraq Vet Undergoes Successful Double-Arm Transplant -- CNN (CNN) -- A U.S. Army infantryman who lost all four limbs in a 2009 roadsid...

Making Drones To Follow You Around All Day

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The tiny little MeCam. Photo: Always Innovating  Tiny Robot Helicopter Will Follow You Around, Filming Everything You Do -- Smithsonia...