GAMES
Warcraft, EverQuest good for
kids say Dwarves
Far from isolating children from friends and reality, games like World of Warcraft and Everquest help them to become productive members of society, say researchers in the Dwarven city of Ironforge.
2009-07-15
MATHEMATICS
Mathematicians celebrate baffling new proof
Mathematicans around the world were celebrating today, after the announcement that Glimpi's Conjecture had been proved by Edward Chen and Elias Gruenwald at MIT. Reaction from mathematicians worldwide was swift. "Whatever Glimpi's Conjecture is, it sounds like these young men have solved it," said Roger Plapper, from Britain's Royal Society of Sums.
2009-07-10
MEDICINE
Swine flu a flop - upgrade planned
Scientists at the World Health Organization have announced a new upgrade to the troubled H1N1 Swine Flu virus. The new version, H1N1.1 has now been released on a limited scale for beta testing, and will be ready for a widescale rollout in two months.
2009-07-16
Batch of E Coli recalled, may contain Listeria
Health officials in Michigan have recalled thousands of cans of E. coli over fears that it may contain the deadly Listeria bacteria. Affected brands include are E-Col-Hi, Crampy Grampy, GermBlest, and Quik Poop.
2009-07-09
BRAIN BASHER
#194 "A Legal Poser":
"How's work?" I asked my lawyer friend. "I have four cases right now," he replied. "One client owns a chimpanzee and has been charged with shoplifting. Another wears a fedora hat, and is facing a traffic offence. A third lives in a bungalow and keeps a pet lizard. The owner of the hamster wears a construction helmet, and of course, the trespasser lives in a hotel. Today I visited the client who lives in a cabin. On the way back, while thinking about the loitering case, I saw a client walking his pet sloth. It should now be obvious to you what charge the sloth-owner faces." Infuriated by his evasive reply to a simple question, I pulled out a gun and shot my lawyer friend dead.
Question: Is this murder, or just manslaughter?
Answer to last week's puzzle: Justifiable arson.
ENVIRONMENT
Earth to freeze - Climate skeptics thrilled
Our planet is doomed to freeze into a lifeless, icy sphere, say researchers. The new results overturn earlier predictions of a global warming. Climate skeptics are delighted. "Now, after all the denials, we have hard proof that we are right. This is a wonderful, wonderful day."
2009-07-06
TECHNOLOGY
Anglo Saxon poems to toilet repair:
Our Eight Top iPhone Apps Picks
We've scoured literally dozens of new iPhone apps then chosen a few at random to throw together into an ill-conceived article. Take a look at our top eight picks.
2009-07-13
PHYSICS
Collision repair all in a day's work
for quantum mechanic
Five years ago, Dave Bankit was a struggling auto body specialist. Now he fixes subatomic particles, and physicists are lining up to for him to repair their smashed protons, neutrons and pi-mesons.
2009-07-11
SCIENCE
Dinosaur scientists scared of skeletons
Paleontologists are leaving their field in record numbers, and the problem is skeletons. “Skeletons are the most scary thing known to science, but unfortunately, that’s what this field is all about,” said Erasmus Cope, Professor of Dinosauric Studies at the University of Alberta.
2009-07-02
Minister says Star Wars not "a long time ago"
Rev. John Towers of Raysville, Kentucky claims that the movie Star Wars goes contrary to the teachings of the Bible. The minister's anger is directed at the film's famous opening words - "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away". "This is a lie foisted on the credulous masses by scientists at Industrial Light and Magic," says Towers. "According to Scripture, the events in Star Wars occurred in the early 1930s."
2009-07-07
