Tasmanian Devil upgraded to the endangered species list

Australia's Tasmanian Devil has been upgraded from vulnerable to endangered, now that the population has declined by 70 percent in only 13 years due to a deadly facial tumor that spreads from animal to animal. "...

BS Detector: Spotting Spin in Speeches

Speech- and image- analysis software can detect and quantify minute deviations from "normal" communication patterns. This being an election year, these tools have been pointed towards the television to have a look at two particular speakers... I wonder who."Technology is here...

Headline Of The Week Weak

Perez Hilton's take on the Shizuka Geisha Facial "Bird Poop Facial." "If you've ever had bird poo drop from the sky and onto your head — heck even if you haven't — it's probably pretty hard to imagine forking over almost $200 to have someone massage bird doodoo into your...

Tasmanian devil breeds early to beat cancer

Tasmanian devils are living like there's no tomorrow because of a prevelant form of cancer that is shortening their lives. Apparently they're now 16 times more likely to breed at age one, which is years before...

Cowcam: Separating the Cows from the Bull

The article below discusses a sort of turnstile access for watering holes in the Australian bush. Using facial-recognition software, the system would grant entry to a rancher's cows, but deny access to any other...

Bird poop facial the lastest import from Japan

There are days when I just feel that my skin is as dry and lifeless as those tv skin-care models. Thankfully imported bird poop facials have come to the rescue. At $216 dollars a pop it has to work - it just has...

New campaign highlights lasting damage of Drink Driving

Drinking and driving effects everyone, everywhere."About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. Learn More"Department for...

Japan to start counting crow`s feet

Before you will be able to get any cigarettes out of the vending machines in Japan, you better make sure you have plenty of wrinkles, crow`s feet, and skin sags so that the machine can tell if you are old enough...

Bird-excrement facial takes off in New York

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs one client coos "It's so Rich and Creamy", Hello !!!!"It's Friggin Bird Shit !!!!"No matter how you package it, or tout it's ancient Culture, it's still "Bird...

Men are daft at picking up body language

This is why guys slap each other's butts?"New research to be published in the April issue of Psychological Science suggests university-aged men are more likely than their female peers to confuse friendly signals...

Spa strikes gold with the anti-ageing 24-carat facial

"For Goldfinger's Jill Masterson, being slathered in gold didn't end too well. But a beauty company has promised that the precious metal - which it is using in a facial - has many benefits, leaving customers...

Orang-utans 'king of the grinners'

"Laughter was not developed first by humans but by our close biological cousins the apes, according to new scientific research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have found that orang-utans have a sense...

Gaze 'key to facial attraction'

"You can alter your attraction to the opposite sex simply by looking straight at them and smiling, research suggests. A study of hundreds of volunteers at Stirling and Aberdeen Universities found averting the eyes...

Pivo 2 And You - A Biometric Car & Driver Team Proposition :: Symblogogy

DEMO Video LINK HERE>>  "At the upcoming 40th Tokyo Motor Show (October 26 to November 11), Nissan plans to unveil its lithium-ion battery electric-powered Pivo 2 concept car. Designed for urban use,...

Omron Demos Facial Recognition Technology

"Ceatec: Omron's facial recognition technology could be used by a company to train its employees how to smile.Do you find your employees not smiling when greeting customers? Japanese component maker Omron Corp.'s Okao Vision family of facial-recognition products can...

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