To Erdal Inci, GIFs are a form of visual music. “When I started to look at the physics of music, I saw something that is unchanging. It’s like you have a unique moment, and it repeats endlessly in the form of musical notes. I realized that I could do the same thing in video.” The Turkish digital artist has made a name for himself — both online and in the […]
The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain’s “GPS system”. UK-based researcher Prof John O’Keefe as well as May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser share the award. They discovered how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate from one place to another. Their findings may help explain why Alzheimer’s disease patients cannot recognise their surroundings. “The discoveries have […]
Injecting trees with a concentrated form of garlic might help save trees in the UK from deadly diseases. Operating under an experimental government licence, a prototype piece of technology to administer the solution is being trialled on a woodland estate in Northamptonshire. Widespread use of the injection process is impractical and expensive. But it could potentially help save trees of historic or sentimental value. Garlic is one of nature’s most […]
Roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger an allergic reaction than raw peanuts, according to an Oxford University study, involving mice. Scientists say chemical changes caused by dry roasting processes may prime the body’s immune system – sparking future allergic reactions. But much more work is needed before humans should consider swapping roasted nuts for raw ones, they say. The research appears in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical […]
Patty is Kobe Wagyu beef and venison with a black truffle brie centre The Glamburger was invented by London chef Chris Large It is toppped with a mango and champagne jus and grated white truffle If you fancy going for a burger after the pub, you’ll need deep pockets to afford this one – the world’s most expensive. You can click for source information about the best burger in town […]
China’s string of amazing hotel openings continues next month with the completion of the Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing. Due to open in mid-November, the eye-catching 97-meter-high luxury hotel has 21 floors filled with 306 guestrooms and suites. It’s designed by Shanghai Huadu Architect Design Co. and sits on the shore of Yanqi Lake, about 60 kilometers from Beijing’s city center. Behind the design Though “traditional” is the last word that […]
Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs’ reputation preceded him in many ways. Many have attributed Apple’s success at least in part to Jobs’ obsession with detail and perfection. So you can imagine he wouldn’t settle for being told that something can’t be done. One former Apple and NeXT employee told Business Insider what it was like to face Jobs and tell him one of his assignments was impossible. Ken […]
London: The world’s first ‘online murder’ via a hacked internet-connected device could happen by the end of this year, experts have warned. The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has cautioned that governments are ill-prepared to combat the looming threat of “online murder” as cyber criminals exploit internet technology to target victims. In an alarming assessment of the physical danger posed by online crime, Europol said it expected a rise […]
Remember Jay Russell’s movie The Water Horse – where a young boy gets a mysterious egg which hatches into a massive water-horse or the fabled Loch Ness monster. The boy lovingly calls it ‘Crusoe.’ But no one believes the boy until the very end of the movie when the sea monster comes to the boy’s rescue. Maybe not in the same way, but the reel story might become the truth […]
Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority of us currently sleep may not actually be good for us. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a paper that included over 15 years of research. It revealed an overwhelming amount of historical evidence that humans used to in fact sleep in two different chunks. In 2005, he published a book […]
