Aug 19, 2010

Perpetual motion originally described hypothetical machines that once started would operate or produce useful work indefinitely. It has since been expanded to include any machine that produces more work or energy than it consumes, whether or not it can operate indefinitely. Despite the lack of a scientific basis for such devices, wishful inventors continue to...

Jun 11, 2010

I heard about this story few months ago, but I was skeptical about the claim so I didn’t give it a lot of attention. But few days ago, Fox news and many other news agencies, published the story because they believe they have trusted information about the claim. A holy man in India claims that he didn’t eat or drink for 70 years. He claims to have been...

Jun 10, 2010

An ancient script that’s defied generations of archaeologists has yielded some of its secrets to artificially intelligent computers. Computational analysis of symbols used 4,000 years ago by a long-lost Indus Valley civilization suggests they represent a spoken language. Some frustrated linguists thought the symbols were merely pretty pictures. “The...

Mar 31, 2010

Imagine if you had a display like this. Yeah, I would probably put this view of space on it too, just to remind me of how small I am, I guess. Of course, it is required that you be watching the galaxy on it, as this is the property of NASA. This Hyperwall has 128-screens (16 x 8), which comes out to about a quarter of a billion pixels. In case you are...

Mar 2, 2010

If there is one messed up emotion, it’s called LOVE. Damn how many times have you heard that sentence? “I love you.” That’s a phrase that could either lighten or kill you. While love is an amazing feeling, it is also a horrible sinking feeling. As much as it can make you happy, it can also make you sad. As much as it can give you joy, it...

Feb 14, 2010

The term ‘wearing your heart on your sleeve’ was believed to be stemmed from the tradition of a man picking the name of his ‘Valentine’ from a bowl and then wearing that piece of paper with the name on his sleeve for a week. Cupid was believed to be the son of the Goddess Venus and he had fallen in love with Psyche, a human. His jealous...