The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

As Congress Mulls Mandate on Car Black Boxes, Data Ownership Remains Unclear

Congress now seems set on passing legislation that would make an Electronic Data Recorder (EDR) – the technical name for an automotive black box – required equipment on all new cars. And lawmakers also want to settle who owns the data on the devices, although that i …

What could possibly go wrong? U.S. Army wants to give war robots more power to 'make their own decisions' | Mail Online

Armies of robots including dog-like creatures walking on four legs and huge lumbering trucks are the stuff of science fiction - specifically, bleak films such as The Terminator series. But the U.S. military not only wants more robots - it wants more 'autonomous' robots, robots …

Sharks with frickin' laser beams now a reality

Laser-toting sharks were the dream of supervillain Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies, but a social media campaign has turned fiction into reality.

Top 5 Things that Cause Brain Farts

Here are five common things that unexpectedly throw our brains for a loop, revealing some of the bizarre quirks in their structure and function that usually manage to slip under the radar.

Mark Trail versus the marijuana farmers is the new greatest comic strip of all time

But every now and again, there is a comic that bucks this inanity and decompression and delivers the hot @!$%#ing thrills the 38 of you who assiduously read the comics page deserve. I am referring to this April's arc in Mark Trail, wherein our square-jawed environmentalist hero  …

This Harley Lost In The Japanese Tsunami Just Washed Up On A Canadian Beach

A Canadian beachcomber made an unexpected find along British Columbia's Pacific Coast on April 18. Debris from Japan's tragic tsunami a year ago have only recently begun washing up on North America's west coast

Doctors back denial of treatment for smokers and the obese

 majority of doctors support measures to deny treatment to smokers and the obese, according to a survey that has sparked a row over the NHS's growing use of "lifestyle rationing".

Chewing gum can mess with your mind

Teachers who make classes stop chewing gum might be right — it can mess with your mind, research suggests.

The Latest in Prepper Gear: Shopping Bag Doubles As Emergency Helmet : TreeHugger

Tech editor Jaymi has an emergency backpack, but she doesn't carry it wherever she goes. Perhaps she should do her shopping with a Grappa dual purpose shopping bag;

Spiders Escaping Flood Blanket Town In Webs | Geekologie

Here is another spider story, as if the last one wasn't bad enough.

This photo of a spider eating a 1.5-foot-long snake will burn into your brain

As if you needed further proof that Australia is a phantasmagoric hellscape of arachnid horror, here's a charming photograph of a golden orb spider consuming a half-meter brown tree snake

Meet The 14-Year-Old Girl Building A Car For Her Sweet Sixteen

Plenty of boys begin lusting after cars at an early age, ready either to dive into a project car or a brand new performance car (depending upon levels of means and motivation). But you don't often hear about those Mona Lisa Vito gals so into cars they can do everything from reb …

Why California Spent $205,000 To Move A $15 Shrubbery

California is broke. The national debt continues to spiral out of control. So, it's perhaps a little bit of a surprise that the California Department of Transportation, along with some help from the federal government, spent $205,000 in 2010 to move a shrub that's available at  …

What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume - Business Insider

Although we may never know why we didn't get chosen for a job interview, a recent study is shedding some light on recruiters' decision-making behavior. According to TheLadders research, recruiters spend an average of "six seconds before they make the initial 'fit or no fit' dec …

How Your Last Name Can Affect Your Decisions and Even Cost You Money

While your last name, itself, has little effect on what you do, the way it was used to categorize you in grade school may affect the way you think. Time Magazine highlights a study that explains how being at the end of an alphabetically-ordered line for the majority of your chi …

This Insect Spies All: Miniature Surveillance Drones - Technabob

insect drones. They’ve been used so much in movies and televisions shows that it was bound to become a reality someday

Records hint Iraqi woman's death not a hate crime

EL CAJON — Search warrant records obtained Wednesday in the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman show a family in turmoil and cast doubt on the likelihood that her slaying was a hate crime.

BBC News - Obama signs Congress insider trading bill

US President Barack Obama has signed a bill banning insider trading by members of Congress. The STOCK Act was supported by both parties as an attempt to restore trust in a Congress with historically low approval ratings.

Wooden Gull: 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL From Teak For Sale

You might read plenty of fake stories online today, but it looks like this is actually true. This 1:1 replica of a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL has been made entirely from wood by a German craftsman.

Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Are a Proven Alternative to Batteries -

For those interested in alternative fuels that are renewable, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) are worth investigation. These alternative energy devices – invented at the Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with the University of Southern California (USC) – can …

42 Flowers You Can Eat : TreeHugger

The culinary use of flowers dates back thousands of years to the Chinese, Greek and Romans. Many cultures use flowers in their traditional cooking — think of squash blossoms in Italian food and rose petals in Indian food. Adding flowers to your food can be a nice way to a …

Japanese researchers build speech-jamming gun that stops you mid-sentence

You're at a movie theatre and the kids behind you won't stop babbling. Not a problem. You reach into your bag, whip out your trusty speech-jamming gun, whirl around in your seat and blast them. No more nattering.

Cameron: Earth's deepest spot desolate, foreboding - Yahoo! News

James Cameron says the last frontier on Earth is out-of-this-world, desolate, foreboding, and moon-like. And he loved his trip 7 miles below the western Pacific Ocean that only two men have been to.

'CO2 in the atmosphere is making us all fatter': Researcher says we are increasing in size as gas levels go up | Mail Online

Could CO2 emissions be making us fat? The startling theory has been put forward by a Danish researchers, who say that the increase in obese people in Denmark is roughly equivalent to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.  

James Cameron says today's ocean exploration is "piss poor." He's right.

James Cameron is unhappy with the present state of ocean exploration. He's so unhappy that he's taken it upon himself to spearhead an effort to return to Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in all the world's oceans. In fact, he's making the trip this week

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