- Front Page
- Gap The Mind
- Relish the Haze Gone By
- Extras
CQ: Name some aspect of human culture that has yet to be remixed, reinvented or otherwise significantly changed or abandoned due to modern technology — and then propose how it could or should be changed.
Full list of 38 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- What a twist!: Manchester Evening News – Video: The curse of the spinning statue at Manchester Museum
- Not what was likely meant by a “hair suit”, by the way..: Metro – Fur coat made entirely from male chest hair
- She must have read a bad review..: Metro – Meet Yaritza Oliva: The woman who says she cries tears of blood
- Can it be possible? This feels a little like wishful thinking..: New Scientist – Renewable energy to eclipse gas by 2016
- Turns out: they are still progressing with this possible power revolution..: Forbes – Psstt! Want An E-Cat LENR Generator? For Free?
- More reason to have hope for future generations..: Orange – Teenager builds a working submarine
- Are we too afraid of screwing stuff up, or just learning from the lessons of history?: New Scientist – Overprotection may be hampering hunt for Mars life
- Ah, ancient practice means modern technology.. and it’s a bloodbath!: New Scientist – Genetic medicine hints at bloodletting for astronauts
- Imagine being able to look up in the sky at another planet, knowing that there is someone there looking back. How would that change your development as a species?: New Scientist – Three habitable worlds found around the same star
- Is this it? Is this all there is? Is there any more?: The UK Guardian – Alien nation: MoD releases final UFO files
- Why do governments always have to keep so many secrets? It makes it impossible to believe that they have ever told the truth!: Reuters – British UFO Document Release Designed to Deflect Public and Media Interest Says Former Ministry of Defence UFO Specialist
- Gap The Mind:
- (EXTRA) With the body of English and the brain of Warlpiri, it’s a mutt.: Phenomenica/PTI – New language discovered in northern Australia
- (EXTRA) Not a new language, but a retelling of a current one, with a bit of long-standing jargon thrown in for good measure.: Metro – Top 14 teenage slang translations according to Mumsnet users
- (EXTRA) Apparently, being annoying transcends the language *and* the species barrier..: Metro – Angry gorilla gets revenge on taunting kids at Dallas Zoo
- (EXTRA) So some thoughts might *actually* still be rattling around in the brain the next day?: New Scientist – Echoes in the brain open a window on yesterday
- (EXTRA) As an attention-gatherer, it’s sufficient, but will the expression of the idea that ideas are subject to evolutionary forces survive the evolutionary forces?: Metro – Watch Richard Dawkins’ mutation in the mind
- (EXTRA) It’s more been misplaced than abandoned, like a ghost fetter rather than a mine disaster..: Discovery News – Whatever Happened to Parapsychology?
- (EXTRA) One of the reasons that we still study parapsychology is that it sometimes explains “normal” psychology, too..: NBC News/LiveScience – Roll with it: ‘Ghost’ in toilet unravels factory workers
- (EXTRA) If the military and the scientists aren’t looking into it, do the police still have to?: Orange – (O) Police force’s supernatural investigations
- (EXTRA) The problem lies somewhere between not being accurate enough, and being too accurate in a vague way.: The Huffington Post – (O) Should Psychics be Allowed to Help Police?
- (EXTRA) Are we nearing the end of truly being able to start over with a new identity?: The Seattle Times – She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she?
- Relish the Haze Gone By:
- (EXTRA) Sign of the (coolest) apocalypse..: Orange – Cool cat and canine pal turn heads
- So, baseball is really a gladiator training sport?: New Scientist – Ready, aim, throw! Lobbing rocks key to meat-eating
- Another demonstration, not that foliage should pass college courses, but that people mistake the “understanding” with the “doing”, and suggest that to do is to understand (it isn’t) or that to understand means being able to do (it doesn’t).: Metro – Blooming genius: Plants use maths to get through the night
- (EXTRA) It would be more accurate to call it a “bug robot”, but I guess it’s not as catchy..: New Scientist – Bloodhound robot navigates by its sense of smell
- Coincidence does not prove causality, after all..: National Post – I’m not growing pot, I’m searching for Bigfoot: Sasquatch hunter says he was wrongly arrested in Durham forest
- This should be easy to check…: The Standard-Examiner – Man believes he found fossilized Bigfoot head
- Kinda like finding a sand snake in Alaska, perhaps..: Museum of the Weird – The Long Lost “Minnesota Iceman” Resurfaces… in Austin, Texas!
- (EXTRA) It may also resemble a large rock..: Metro – Farmer finds rare meteorite in field that’s ‘billions of years old’
- (EXTRA) They were tired of waiting for the humans to “discover” it..: Italy Magazine – Moles Unearth Ancient Roman Artefacts
- Would you believe in something if it were good for your economy?: The Scotsman – Loch Ness monster sparks Highlands tourism row
- Extras:
- (EXTRA) Her price wasn’t unreasonable, but her letterhead was a bit garish..: Metro – Daughter bills her dad for fixing his computer
- (EXTRA) Democracy ain’t pretty when coffee gets spilled..: Metro – Punches thrown and coffee sprayed as Taiwan parliament debate descends into tears, tantrums and a mass brawl
- (EXTRA) The new old ceremony..: Orange – Vicar leads wedding flash mob dance
- (EXTRA) Or at least, they get to sit in chairs with wreaths in a large field.. With no one around them.: New Scientist – Flowery return for China’s longest-lasting astronauts
- (EXTRA) If it weren’t for the fact that this makes him money, this would be a dumb idea. Wait…: Orange – Man trains tigers to attack him
- (EXTRA) When stealing a getaway vehicle, make sure it is accessible..: Orange – Old robber held up by walking frame
- (EXTRA) On the down side: dealing with mounds of poo. On the plus side: free mints!: Orange – Menthols combat stink of Glasto toilets
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