“What’s going on?” Prince Karl demanded, but the bodyguard, who at that moment seemed more like a prison guard, would not let him re-enter the theatre.
Children’s earliest words stem from what interests them
So says this study. One of Alice‘s first words was “Volvo.” I’m not sure what this means.
The New Mexico Spaceport is coming to life
Construction on the site is ongoing, and the first scheduled launch, of a SpaceXL suborbital rocket, is being planned.
Sign of the Singularity?
Researchers have created the first molecular-machine combination. It twists and swims – and little else – but the first combination of two molecular machines is an important step on the long path to nanodevices sophisticated enough to, for example, perform repair functions within our cells. We live in a science fictional world, and any predictions …
Boost for gene therapy?
Gene therapy–inserting genes directly into cells–holds great promise for a number of diseases, and not just genetic diseases like hemophilia (though the potential there is obvious–and the fact I wrote a book on that disease is one reason I’ve been keeping tabs on gene therapy research). The biggest problem has been that the method of …
Brain on a chip
A Stanford bioengineering professor is trying to create a silicon computer that works as efficiently as the human brain. (Via Defense Tech.) I like this quote: Although it would be easy to frame Boahen’s research—recreating the brain—as the stuff of science fiction, he says he prefers to focus on its practical applications. “I’m not driven …
Photo of the Day: The Enlightened Parking Lot
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The first sentence I wrote today…
Three hours later, after a light supper of barley soup and cold walleye (there would be a surfeit of food later at the reception following the play), Karl entered the Palace theatre.
Stop the presses!
A Sondheim show has recouped its investment on Broadway. It’s an odd thing, but though Stephen Sondheim is considered (certainly I consider him) probably the greatest living Broadway composer, and one of the greatest of all time, few of his shows have been financially successful. The current revival of Sweeney Todd appears to be an …
You think wine is good for you now…
…wait until it comes from grapes with an extra-heavy dose of Vitamin C!
Broadband in space?
It might be in the future thanks to improvements to a sensor that can detect a single photon.
Photo of the Day: Natural and Un
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