Scientists Find Socio-Economic Difference in Brain Development

SCOTT FITZGERALD famously said in The Great Gatsby that "the rich are different from the rest of us" and now neurological scientists at the University of California (UCLA)  have found that children from...

Unique service: Husbands for rent in Argentina

An Aregntianan company has started a unique service of providing husband on hourly basis. "Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the...

This is your grid on brains [Real-Life Prototype for The Matrix]

Human jobs are being eliminated by computers and robots, who work without complaints or demands, in exchange for electricity and maintenance. In the future, if the rat-brain research described in this article pays off, perhaps we will be able to rent brain-hours to our local...

Pacemaker for Pain

The first recipient of a tiny, rechargable spinal-cord stimulator is giving the device the thumbs-up."After suffering a broken femur, a shattered pelvis and a severed spine in an epic parachute fail a few years ago, it seemed that Hammond would be condemned to a life of...

NASA could be closed for more than a week

"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,...

Intel demonstrates wireless power charging

Hey, Uri Geller, can you do this? I guess I could've put this in tech, but it sure qualifies for "strange", imho"Imagine juicing your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket. That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power...

House of Horrors

   If there hasn't been a conspiracy going on in the house building industry these past few years then at least some evidence of collusion is becoming apparent.  There are too many faces...

Power off for Hundreds After Toronto Vault Fire

It's the second underground fire in Toronto in a week, and the third in Canada this month after last week's power-cutting Vancouver fire. While this one wasn't nearly as serious, hundreds of people were left...

Downtown Vancouver without power for second day

We welcome more information about the continuing power outage in Downtown Vancouver. Please add your footage and comments below.Update 3:21 PDT  Telus is struggling alongside B.C. Hydro to restore phone...

Voice Report on Vancouver power outage

"This is Rachel Nixon. I'm calling on behalf of the NowPublic team about the Vancouver fires. It's Monday, the 14th of July. As previously reported on NowPublic there are severe power outages in Downtown...

iPhone makes WOMEN angry

"Most people either love or hate the iPhone's touch screen, and based on a report on the LA Times, women with long fingernails are among the haters. Why? Well, since the iPhone's touchscreen only responds...

NY promotes 'Finance-driven' Renewable energy industry

" Although the renewable energy industry saw over US $100 billion in global market activity, 14 percent of global venture capital investment and accounted for roughly one-third of new U.S. electrical generation...

2009 Dodge Journey recall

The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled.  There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models.  The car is only five months old.    "Dodge's brand new...

Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics

Should we be on the look out for 4 horsemen?"DALLAS - In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards...

Probe into sub-station explosion in England

UPDATE: 2:35PM EST - May 8There is to be an official probe into the explosion at a sub-station in Essex, England yesterday." A member of staff working for EDF Energy died at the sub-station in Chelmsford on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bishop Hall Lane in...

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