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Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar — Physically Addictive Foods
Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. According to his analysis willpower is not to blame for our addiction to some foods like chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar.…
7 Periods with Mr Gormsby on YouTube
At last found some episodes on YouTube – this is much funnier than the Aussie Summer Heights High via Aide-mémoire
LOLPOL – the only bright spot in the election campaign
Since I am a complete LOLCAT addict, of course LOLPOL had immediate resonance for me. They are very amusing visions of our pollies. And given the general dullness of this…
Web Trend Map 2007
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TED Talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran on the Brain
This fab TED talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage helps us to study the connection between the internal structures and corresponding functions of the mind. He is the…
Microsoft Technical Architecture Breakfast
Went to the Microsoft Technical Architecture seminar at the very early 8.00 am this morning. Glenn Smyth the Enterprise Architect from Adelaide Bank spoke about “An Enterprise Architecture Framework to…
Is The Web 2.0 World is Skunk Drunk on Its Own Kool-Aid?
Steve Rubel over at Micropersuasion is arguing that the Web 2.0 World is Skunk Drunk on Its Own Kool-Aid. His evidence includes: No one’s casting a cynical eye anymore. No…
3D Maps inside buildings
Below an item from CNET news about a 3D internal mapping product about to launch. This is very cool stuff and the future remains interesting … “October 28, 2007 9:01…
Twitter not so frivolous after all?
This post over at Fast Company gives an excellent example of a non-trivial use for Twitter based on how people used it during the recent fires in California. Here again…