“Ever since Google paid $1.65bn for YouTube in October 2006, video-sharing sites have sprung up all over the web. But YouTube was not the first to set the online video craze rolling. Among those video sites that are not YouTube, Metacafe has a good claim to be the pioneer in the field.”
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“Neuroscience pioneer Santiago Ramon y Cajal claimed in the XX century, “Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor his own brain”, and that may well become reality in the XXI. Let’s now debunk 10 myths, still too prevalent, that prevent us from seeing the full potential of this emerging cognitive and brain [...]

“High-resolution NASA photo (snapped on October 30, 2007) of the damaged P6 4B solar array wing on the International Space Station.”
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“Armies of invisible creatures are spreading across the planet, infesting local communities and claiming the lives of innocent children in their wake. And the attackers are immune to some of the world’s best weaponry.”
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“A group of historic tree fanatics is taking genetic samples from the tops of California redwoods today as the first step towards cloning old-growth redwoods.”
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“Details emerged today on Google’s broad social networking ambitions. The new project, called OpenSocial, goes well beyond what we’ve previously reported. It is a set of common APIs that application developers can use to create applications for any social network.”
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“The heaviest “small” black hole ever has been discovered, and its mass of 24 to 33 times that of our sun defies current theories to explain its formation, scientists say. The new record setter, announced by NASA today, shatters an already puzzling weight record set earlier this month.”
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“A few of the original readers of DLM may remember my article about quitting smoking. Well, after hearing that my father-in-law gave up coffee and caffeine 8 months ago and how it’s impacted him, I decided to do the same.”
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“Researchers recently discovered that ants not only work hard and are prepared to lay down their lives for their fellow ants, they also take bigger risks for the good of the colony as they get older – and they can even assess how much time they have left in life.”
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“I never really thought about this before, but recently came across a few articles that indicate some flat televisions use more energy than good old CRT ‘tube’ televisions. In fact, one Australian paper notes that televisions are now the fourth biggest user of electricity in the home.”
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