Are We Running Out Of Scientific Geniuses?In the latest issue of Nature, Dean Keith Simonton argues that modern science is just building on what's already known, rather than upending what we think we know.By Rebecca BoylePosted 02.01.2013 at 9:59 am40 Comments Is the world clear out of geniuses? Will we ever have another Copernicus, another Darwin, another Einstein to... Continue Reading →
Supercomputer Will Simulate the Human BrainEven in the 21st century, there are still a lot of unsolved mysteries when it comes to the human brain. It is a complicated machine that neuroscientists continually try to understand.A new scientific endeavor hopes to unravel some of these mysteries by creating a highly detailed simulation of the human... Continue Reading →
Supercomputer Will Simulate the Human Brain
Kim Dotcom puts up $13,500 bounty for first person to break Mega’s security systemKim Dotcom is so confident in the security system at Mega, the newly launched file storage service, that the New Zealand-based German is offering a bounty of €10,000 (approx. US$13,580) to the first person who breaks it.
Kim Dotcom puts up $13,500 bounty for first person to break Mega’s security system
CAMOVER 2013
http://youtu.be/9GCsd2TJKjQ official mobi-video for the legendary offlining-game
The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown Moving the world off Internet Explorer 610 years ago abrowser was born.Its name was Internet Explorer 6. Now that we’re in 2012, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye.This website is dedicated to watching Internet Explorer 6 usage drop to less than 1% worldwide, so more websites... Continue Reading →
The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown Moving the world off Internet Explorer 6
Meet NYC’s first-ever “microapartments”Last summer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan to build the city’s first “microapartment” building: 55 rental units, all ranging between 250- to 370-square-feet, a size that was, until recently, illegal under current building code. Bloomberg held an open call for proposals for the fun-sized dwellings, and announced the winning design Tuesday morning.A project... Continue Reading →
Meet NYC’s first-ever “microapartments”
World’s 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times overThe world's 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed, adding that the global economic crisis is further enriching the super-rich.“The richest 1 percent... Continue Reading →
World’s 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times over
Company Plans to Use 'Firefly' Spaceships to Mine Asteroids for MineralsRobot spacecrafts could harvest and return valuable minerals to earth.A company called Deep Space Industries announced Tuesday that within two years it may start sending spacecraft into the solar system with the goal of harvesting natural resources from asteroids.[ALSO: European Space Agency Discovers 'Striking' Ancient River... Continue Reading →
Company Plans to Use ‘Firefly’ Spaceships to Mine Asteroids for Minerals
To boldly grow where no one has grown beforeWhen Neil Armstrong took one small step onto the moon in 1969, it seemed only a matter of time before the advent of thriving space colonies and summer vacations on distant planets. But after an initial flurry of moon landings, manned lunar expeditions dwindled: the last time... Continue Reading →