So very very tired, and I’m running downhill.
- An Egyptian geologist and pyramid expert says a Bosnian hill is probably a pyramid. If it walks like a pyramid and talks like a pyramid, it’s a pyramid.
- Has the palace of Darius the Great been discovered in Bolaghi Gorge?
- Murals depicting constellations of exotic animals have been found in a tomb more than 1500 years old in North China’s Shanxi Province.
- Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a mummified female decorated with elaborate tattoos. Read more about the Lady of Cao.
- Here’s a new article on the Temple of the Fox discovered by an astronomer and his best pal in the Peruvian Andes.
- Cuzco, the ancient capital of the sun-worshipping Inca empire, receives the highest levels of UV light than anywhere else on earth. Coincidence?
- Possibly explaining soccer hooliganism, a survey of British Neolithic skulls suggests early Britons lived brutal lives.
- A US-British team of scientists has challenged the idea that Homo Floresiensis is a new human species. Peter Brown hits back, debunking the debunkers. Here’s an interview with Peter Brown from the Scientific American.
- New research shows early humans and chimpanzees continued to have sex with each other and swap genes for 1.2 million years before the two species broke up. Pun intended. From what I saw at the pub last weekend, it’s still happening.
- Bonobo chimpanzees and orangutans plan for the future, making humans not so unique after all. Not this human.
- Do celebrities have the power to effect change? No, according to U2’s Bono (who is not named after a bonobo, but he can do a mean monkey impersonation).
- The world is a mess, and you are a witness. Bono discusses cynicism, hope, and his dislike of messianic rock stars.
- An African-based company is making an anti-mosquito product for malaria-ridden Africa that is profitable and is creating jobs.
- “We need Europe to be a melting-pot. We need to melt,” says Eddie Izzard in an interview by Bono.
- Not to be outdone, U2’s guitarist The Edge is in New Orleans helping the city’s historical blues and rock roots back on its feet.
- Brainwaves offer scientists a key to unravelling how optical illusions trick the mind. For me, it’s alcohol.
- A virtual world is about to be switched on, where millions of software agents will socially interact and evolve their own culture.
- Flashy goggles that simulate a strobe-lighting effect will combat space sickness. I need a pair for life here on Earth.
- Russia will send Malaysia’s first astronaut to the International Space Station next year.
- A team of Japanese scientists say the hole in the Ozone layer might heal by 2050. And whales will fly.
- The nuclear fusion plasma problem has been tackled, paving the way for new breakthroughs.
- Microsoft’s Live Anywhere game system will revolutionise the online games industry — and my social life. Can you get me a press pass to the next E3, Greg? I promise to be good.
- Want to play a game within a game? Australian programmer has done just that.
- Former AT&T technician Mark Klein’s firsthand account tells how he discovered a secret room routing American internet traffic straight to the NSA — along with all the documents he says prove his case. Wired Magazine defends its publishing of the AT&T documents.
- A man dubbed the Dan Brown of Canada has discovered occult symbolism in the Manitoba Legislature. Catching up with him for a drink soon, Paul?
Thanks Kat.
Quote of the Day:
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
Bill Gates
