Rain here today. It’s been so long, such a beautiful sound…
- Space shuttle Endeavour undocks early from the ISS to try and beat Hurricane Dean to Houston.
- We are the Blade Runner generation. Except for Harrison Ford, he’s a bit too old…
- Also: artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years. Michael Prescott comments on his blog.
- Double also: the return of Philip K. Dick.
- Spooks in space: what are the chances that an everyday object could suddenly appear out of thin air? Teaser available, but subscription to New Scientist needed for full access.
- Woman hears voices – with a speech impediment.
- Were earthquake lights recorded on video during the recent Peruvian quake?
- And were UFOs flying around as far back as 1897?
- More cool CG UFO hoaxing. Nice eye candy.
- Can fat be fit?
- Surviving immortality: just getting to the Singularity is the hard part.
- Robot wars are a reality.
- Probably confirming what many of us think, it appears that paedophiles have less grey matter. The discovery could have legal implications.
- NASA off by 64 years on hottest year claim.
- ‘Volcano cure‘ for Global Warming? Not so fast…
- Hunting the elusive Tasmanian Tiger.
- Darker fruits may fight cancer.
- A Minnesota mystery: the Kensington Runestone.
- Underwater archaeologists search for mythical city off coast of India.
- Student finds Neolithic chewing gum.
- Meet the devil worshippers of Iraq – the Yezidi.
- Napoleon’s death mask not his. You mean…Napoleon’s alive!?!
Thanks Kat and Ross.
Quote of the Day:
The deadliest enemies of nations are not their foreign foes; they always dwell within their borders. And from these internal enemies civilization is always in need of being saved. The nation blest above all nations is she in whom the civic genius of the people does the saving day by day, by acts without external picturesqueness; by speaking, writing, voting reasonably; by smiting corruption swiftly; by good temper between parties; by the people knowing true men when they see them, and preferring them as leaders to rabid partisans or empty quacks.
William James