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Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:09PMby Staff Writers Tsukuba, Japan (AFP) March 10, 2010 It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby.
Inventive Progress, Part 2 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:01AMFor thousands of years under the Old World concept of a static economy operating under bureaucratic control, human beings lived in hunger, filth, and disease. They worked ceaselessly at backbreaking drudgery to keep life in wretched bodies.
A Clean Energy Triple Play Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:50PMRead Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: A Clean Energy Triple Play Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:46PMLast May, I first posted here about how Michigan would lead the green industrial revolution. Some folks scoffed at that idea. They said I was...
Brad Balfour: Q&A: Former Oscar-nominated Director Christian Frei Travels With the Space Tourists Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:46PMHavingÂ seen Christian Frei's War Photographer nearlyÂ a decade ago, I wasn't sure what to expectÂ fromÂ hisÂ new documentary aboutÂ the post-Soviet effort to finance Russia's Space Program. Â War...
Disappearing gun termed significant Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 10:37AMAn English visitor to Dunedin, Robin Wilson, has highlighted the international significance of the city's Armstrong disappearing gun at Taiaroa Head. "You have the No 1 disappearing gun in the world," Mr Wilson said this week.
Toyota: Too big, too fast Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 6:01PMAs a management guru-in-training, U.S. business lecturer Steven Spear embarked on pilgrimages to a shrine of industrial efficiency about 320 kilometres west of Tokyo.
Going back to the future with steampunk Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 8:13AMSpeculating on the possible futures of bygone ages is both easier than predicting what's coming tomorrow, and more fun Science fiction dates rapidly. Pity the forward-thinking speculative fiction author of 1990. The world was embarking on the final decade of the millennium and there were all kinds of new and interesting things occurring, especially in Britain, that hinted at change: the end of ...
Humbling power's arrogance Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 7:38AMThe public's demand for transparency is placing decision makers under greater scrutiny, writes Malcolm Knox.
Saudi education: A revolution is under way Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 12:13AMSaudi education: A revolution is under way
Education: A revolution is under way Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 6:13PMUnder the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a revolution in education. Vigorous efforts are being made to upgrade education at all levels, from primary to higher studies and research.
Nigeria : Sustaining Engineering Practice, Maintenance Culture And Change Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 8:09AMAt the colloquium marking the investiture of the new president of the Nigerian Society of Engineers at the International Conference Centre, Abuja 15th January 2010, Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Patrick Ekpotu, drew a road map on how engineering as a field would continue to retain its pride among other professions.
Mardell's America Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 6:01AMHow do Chicago's black voters rate Obama's first year?
First Major Presentation for Christopher Williams in Scandinavia Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 9:03PMFor Example: Dix-Huit Leçons Sur La Société Industrielle (Revision 10). BERGEN.- For over 20 years Christopher Williams has worked in the field between photography as art and the application of the photographic medium to documentation, advertising and journalism.
Bono's top 10 ways to save the world Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 7:00AMWRITING for The Daily Telegraph , U2 frontman and roving international activist Bono reveals the ten things he thinks can make the world a better place in 2010.
The fate of WIPO, ACTA, and other intellectual property pushes in the international economy Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 12:35PMIntellectual property wars are fiercer than ever, although the institutions most affected (including the media) prefer not to talk about them. But we may be in for a pendulum shift. I recently put out a tweet on this topic and was asked to expand on it. The issues are too big and complex for me to give them a proper...
New York Institute of Photography Celebrates 100 Years of Unparalleled Photography Education Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 2:14AMThe New York Institute of Photography (www.nyi100years.com), America’s oldest and largest photography school, was founded in 1910 and celebrates 100 years of leadership in photography education this year. (PRWeb Jan 7, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/nyip/one-hundred-years/prweb3418544.htm
New York Institute of Photography Celebrates 100 Years of Unparalleled Photography Education Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 1:00AMThe New York Institute of Photography (www.nyi100years.com), America’s oldest and largest photography school, was founded in 1910 and celebrates 100 years of leadership in photography education this year.
The Case Against 'Avatar' Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 11:06PMHow James Cameron's sci-fi epic gets capitalism wrong.
Making Sen$e of 2010: Conventional Wisdoms That May Be Wrong Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 4:09PMAs the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What is the economic conventional wisdom with which you most disagree?
Big, Bigger, Biggest Bridge 超大建築狂想曲－明石海峽大橋 Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 10:19AMThe Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan is the world’s longest suspension bridge. It spans a waterway four kilometers wide and is designed to withstand powerful typhoons, tsunami and earthquakes. It is the pinnacle of bridge engineering.
Why Some People Are Poorer Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 7:55AMThroughout history, until about the middle of the 18th century, mass poverty was nearly everywhere the normal condition of man. Then capital accumulation and a series of major inventions ushered in the Industrial Revolution. In spite of occasional setbacks, economic progress became accelerative.
Innovation banked on for economic recovery Saturday, November 28, 2009 @ 11:03PMFor Bill Bennett, former commercial fisherman turned inventor, the road to innovation began one night on his regular commute, riding the bus home to the Cape.
Keynes, the Man Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 8:27AM[Originally published in Dissent on Keynes: A Critical Appraisal of Keynesian Economics , edited by Mark Skousen. New York: Praeger (1992). Pp. 171–198. ]
Time travel Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 5:54PMHow the earliest travel writers from India saw the worldHis turban couldn't have been a match to the monkey cap but Munshi Itesamuddin was a worthy predecessor to the untiring Bengali traveller.
The search for light recounted Sunday in Madison Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 6:16AMMADISON - The Friends of Mead Hall cordially invite the public to Mead Hall at Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, for a talk, “Artificial Light: Technological Change, Lighting Devices and the Civil War” at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 15.
Robert L. Borosage: Tripping in China Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:03AMTripping in China: Barack Obama's Challenge This week, Barack Obama trips to China -- as part of an 8 day trip to Asia. The White...
Painful death of the American dream Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 6:51PMThis crisis has been a long time in coming, and history suggests that the period of upheaval will be long and painful, just as it was between 1914 and 1945 It wasn't really supposed to end up like this. When the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago, the cold war ended with triumph for the west. Instead of two superpowers, there was one. Instead of competing ideologies, there was ...
Celebrating National Family Month Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 12:06AMNovember is “National Family Month” and the Fulda Reading Club salutes the families of our nation with a series of articles this month. What is a Family?
BIO's data shows the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 4:46AMA study released today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) provides first-of-its-kind data on the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy.
BIO Releases New Study Showing Industry/University Partnerships Critical to U.S. Economy Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 2:05PMWASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, October 28, 2009) - A study released today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) provides first-of-its-kind data on the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy. The study of university technology licensing from 1996 to 2007 shows a $187 billion dollar positive impact on the U.S. Gross National Product ...
Town’s famous son features on map of discovery Tuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 11:17AMONE of Bolton’s most famous sons is inspiring youngsters to take up science.
The Best of Times Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 10:58PMWhat's a Fed to do? We get talk about tightening and taking away the easy credit, but we got the fourth largest monetization on record last week.
Korea’s economic success and its implications to current Ghanaian economy Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 10:32AMOctober 3, 2009 is Korea’s 4,324th National Foundation Day, which means that Korea was founded 4,324 years ago. You may know that Korea’s economic success is a unique story but may not know that Korea’s history is more than 4,000 years.
Anniversary praise for rail pioneer Stephenson Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 7:16AMTHERE are few people who can claim to have changed how we live our lives so dramatically. But tonight, people will gather at St Nicholas’ Cathedral, in Newcastle, to pay their respects to a Geordie who died 150 years ago after transforming the world.
Greens the most economically-rational party on emissions trading Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 9:13PMThis morning the Greens launched a raft of amendments to improve the Government’s CPRS bill, writes Bernard Keane .
Karl Marx as Religious Eschatologist Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 5:05AMThe key to the intricate and massive system of thought created by Karl Marx is at bottom a simple one: Karl Marx was a communist. His devotion to communism was his crucial focus.
Why the US will survive this recession Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 10:41AMThe inventions of the 19th century show how economic challenges foster ingenuity
Why the US will survive this recession Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 4:00AMOver the course of two months, New York State alone lost more than $100 million. Of 850 banks in America, 343 closed. The unemployment rate for blue-collar jobs skyrocketed to 30 percent.
Parents need to be involved with teen-age drivers Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 1:32AMIt looks like teens are going to have to get to know Mom and Dad a lot better after new requirements that will force teen drivers have to spend 20 hours driving with their parents in addition to their traditional driver's ed course.
16 Inventions That Boost Habitats, Humanity, Health and Happiness Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 10:29PMWhile working to develop products like the Hippo Roller, a water transportation device, Emily Pilloton, founder of the non-profit Project H Design, began collecting examples of similar products that solved social problems. Her recently released book, Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People features those findings. Featured here are sixteen examples from the book. Designer, architect ...
On A123 and Air Conditioning Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 12:03PMYou say you want a revolution?
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Sunday, September 27, 2009 @ 11:13PMThey could have coined the phrase “by the numbers” for The DiamondDust Rebellion . You can almost see its creators in white lab coats inputting Tite Kubo 's characters into computers and feeding dialogue through equations to insure that the end product is as colorless, mechanical and mathematically predictable as possible.
Cuba picks up pace of filing patents in U.S. Sunday, September 27, 2009 @ 11:04PMMIAMI -- It was a brief item in a newsletter that tracks U.S. government activities: U.S. Patent No. 7,556,726 was awarded on July 7 to the National Center for Scientific Investigations in Havana.
Chocolate Tea Thursday, September 24, 2009 @ 3:00AMChocolate a yummy trend in tea!
Trade embargo hasn't stopped Cuba from getting U.S. patents Tuesday, September 22, 2009 @ 1:12PMIt was a brief item in a newsletter that tracks U.S. government activities: U.S. Patent No. 7,556,726 was awarded on July 7 to the National Center for Scientific Investigations in Havana.
H.G. Wells Predictions Ring True, 143 Years Later Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 2:02PMH.G. Wells landed on Earth 143 years ago today, yet the "father of science fiction" forged worlds that in many ways seem strangely familiar today. Welcome to the future.
National Grid fears skills shortage Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 5:25AMThe negative perception of engineering careers could lead to a shortage of skilled workers capable of developing technology for future energy demands.
Attack of the Killer Robots Wednesday, August 19, 2009 @ 2:34AMWhat happens when the military goes from high tech, to super high tech on the battlefield? by Eric Stoner One of the most captivating storylines in science fiction involves a nightmarish vision of the future in which autonomous killer robots turn on their creators and threaten the extinction of the human race. Hollywood blockbusters such as Terminator and The Matrix are versions of this ...
China's green leap forward Monday, August 10, 2009 @ 5:55PMFacing dire pollution and wanting to be in on what may be the next industrial revolution, China positions itself to be a leader in green technology – with major implications for the rest of the world.