Daily Archives: October 8, 2005

Ig Noble Prizes Awarded in Cambridge

An ocean away from Stockholm where the real Nobel Prizes were announced this week, paper airplanes bombarded the stage of Harvard’s Sanders Theater Thursday night, as 10 of the world’s most hilarious achievements were honored — and heckled — at … Continue reading

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Robot Cars Finish Race, Attack Crowd

Three robotic vehicles cruised past the finish line Saturday in a Pentagon-sponsored race across the rugged Mojave desert, giving scientists hope that robots could one day wage battles without endangering soldiers. Also finishing was a converted red Hummer named "H1ghlander" … Continue reading

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Moore’s Ten Trends

Berkman Fellow Jim Moore has proved prescient in spotting and analysing emerging web trends. Here are his latest notes on what’s going on in high-tech industrial developments…. Google, Yahoo and the industry structure of the new web economy at the … Continue reading

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Nano Nano, Nah….

Finally got a look at an iPod Nano in the Apple Store in the Galleria Mall in Cambridge. Surprised at how tiny it actually is, in real life. Way too small, in fact, for a lifestyle as chaotic and broad … Continue reading

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Note to Boy George: Neatness Counts

Singer Boy George was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a fake police report after he called 911 early Friday and falsely said his home had been burglarized, police said. The singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, … Continue reading

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