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Top 8 of 08: Number 3
Number 3: The Speedo LZR Racer creates a splash The Number 3 Sports Science story of 2008 comes from the swimming pools of the world. It is a story we’ve featured heavily this year, perhaps more than any other (so it may even have been deserving of the Number 1 slot), because of the scientific, […]
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India wants to ban Google Earth because it apparently "aids terrorist attacks"… Why not just ban all MAPS while you're at it, then?
An Indian Court has been called to ban Google Earth amid suggestions the online satellite imaging was used to help plan the terror attacks that killed more than 170 people in Mumbai last month.
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Mumbai attackers more tech savvy than police
When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone.
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Live Streams of TED Conference for Associate Members
Can’t make it to the TED conference or don’t want to cough up the $6,000 conference membership fee? Well, we have good news for you. Starting 2009, TED will offer a live webcast as part of its associate membership program. Experiencing the conference, which has always been by invitation only, will be much easier too […]
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Intelligent soldiers most likely to die in battle
Ewen Callaway in New Scientist: Being dumb has its benefits. Scottish soldiers who survived the second world war were less intelligent than men who gave their lives defeating the Third Reich, a new study of British government records concludes. The 491 Scots who died and had taken IQ tests at age 11 achieved an average […]
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Wireless Power Consortium Pushes For Standard
Slatterz writes “We’ve already heard about wireless power before, but now we’re a step closer to throwing away our power cables and chargers. A consortium of eight companies has launched an initiative to develop a wireless power standard. The drive was announced at the first Wireless Power Consortium conference at the Hong Kong Science Park […]
