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“obnoxious little weed”, indeed

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A few weeks back, Matt Hayden called Harbhajan Singh an “obnoxious little weed” and was reprimanded. They patched up in India where they are playing in the IPL tournament. There was another incident in Australia involving Harbhajan and Symonds. Yesterday, Harbhajan was in a bad mood as Mumbai Indians lost the third IPL match in … Read more

Google should fix their broken account creation process

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Google should fix their broken account creation process Frequently I get emails from Google in my gmail account congratulating me for creating a brand new Gmail account. The problem is that I never created those accounts. The email also says “Please keep this email for your records, as it contains an important verification code that … Read more

Smoking

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The Indian Health Minister Ramadoss has asked prominent movie personalities like Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) not to depict smoking in films arguing that it is a bad influence for the youth. Ramadoss cited statistics that claim that 52% of children have their ‘first puff’ due to the influence of movie celebrities.

Paul MacCready: Flying on solar wings

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Paul MacCready — aircraft designer, environmentalist, and lifelong lover of flight — talks about his long career. After his record-breaking work on human-powered aircraft in the 1970s, with the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross, MacCready’s attention turned to addressing a problem he calls “Nature vs. Humans.” The result: a pioneering electric car, refined alternative energy … Read more

A journey to the center of your mind

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Another interesting talk on the brain. This one is by Vilayanur Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego The original embedded player used obsolete software and is unavailable.

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

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This is a video worth watching. Such an eloquent speaker. Other talks on TED (ideas worth spreading) are interesting too. Note: for some reason the video doesn’t play in the window below. Therefore click on the link in the first sentence. The original embedded player used obsolete software and is unavailable.

President’s Embarrassments

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President Pratibha Patil has been given an embarrassing reception in Brazil and Mexico. In Mexico, her appearance at the Senate was cancelled and in Brazil, she had a 15-member audience. One assumes that there were official reasons provided. If one wonders why, it is very simple. She is an un-inspiring, old-fashioned, dull and inarticulate Congress … Read more