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Something new from Google Solve for X which describes itself as “a forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork”. The video probably helps it make more sense. A bit.

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Atheism in America – godlessness is the last big taboo in the US. I’ve often wondered if the reason we in the UK are less religious nowadays is that we are more enlightened or that we are simply too lazy … Continue reading

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Was going to post this article weeks ago but didn’t quite get around to it. Better late than never. Cruises and the people that vanish.

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Mining for gold and other metal in a Guatemala dump. The river washes away the lighter rubbish leaving the more valuable metals in the river bed. More pictures

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The history of Mahna Mahna.

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The end of consumerism?. Nah, doubt it very much. But it is an interesting article that highlights some of the trends for using the power of the internet to facilitate social sharing of goods and services.

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I’d heard of the Passenger Pigeon before and whilst I knew it was hunted to extinction, I’d never really read up about it. Then something tweaked my curiosity the other night and so I did a little reading on that … Continue reading

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I watched Is Oral Sex Safe on BBC3 iPlayer last night (it was a dull night and I was curious). Turned out to be another dumbed down BBC documentary that could have been squeezed into a 10 minute program considering … Continue reading

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Maybe interesting isn’t the best way to describe this but it is thought provoking. The last words of Bill Zeller. You’ve probably never heard of him and it’s a long, sad read but worth making the effort for I think. … Continue reading

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Video by National Geographic – 7 Billion (the population of the planet by the end of this year if you’d not guessed already).

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