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Steve Ellis Founder at Finextra Research
Top science web site - Null Hypothesis - reports new risks facing whales and dolphins. A craze for high speed beaching exploits is putting the oceans cretaceans at risk. Competitive instincts to be the highest beacher are leaving whales stranded beyond the high water mark. This report may not be true. You may not find it funny. It is Friday.
02 March 2007 Whatever...
Chinese scientists* have learnt how to 'fly' a pigeon by implanting micro electrodes in the little fella's brains. Its not exactly Airbus a380... beep = up, beeeep = down, beeeeeeep = left... get the picture? Strangely, the Chinese can offer no practical use for this breakthrough technology. I can think of lots, mostly involving real world intera...
01 March 2007 Whatever...
Even fintec guys care about the planet, right? So you might be interested in this glorious story picked up by Boing Boing about an powerboat taking part in Earthrace fuelled by a mix of biofuels and 'human ass-fat' (sometimes Americans are truly great at the English language). All the world's energy problems - and the developed world's obesity p...
28 February 2007 Whatever...
Unfortunately, it seems likely that ING's 'ourvirtualholland' may have to contend with some of the issues found in 'ourrealamsterdam' - take a look at this news report from Reuters' Second Life columnist Warren Ellis (no relation) recorded on his own blog. Here's a snippet of Warren's report: <There have been attempts, recently, to downplay t...
26 February 2007 /retail
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