Technology

Startling stuff from James Kushiner over at Mere Comments: > Last year we posted a link to the writing of investigative writer Liam Scheff, who wrote about the use of orphans in New York as subjects for testing AIDS drugs. We received a couple of complaints or warnings not to

Prison Fellowship has run a nice and concise critique of chimeras. Link [http://www.pfm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=BreakPoint1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=16322] . Excerpt: > Even the magazine Scientific American says that some human-animal chimeras “disquietingly blur the line between species.” It notes

London's public cameras apparently played a role in cracking the London case. Link [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/13/ncctv13.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/13/ixportaltop.html] . Excerpt: > The critical breakthrough in the hunt for the London bombers

This comes close to disagreeing with one of pop culture's commandments: If we can do it, do it. > In cutting-edge experiments, scientists have injected human brain cells into monkey fetuses to study the effects. > Critics argue that if these fetuses are allowed to develop into

We like Wi-Fi. We use Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi lets us blog at various locations, thus bringing you, our faithful readers, quality(?) entries throughout the day. But it looks like Wi-Fi is about to step into the annoying sphere. Backpacks with Wi-Fi capabilities will transform every public

> City officials [in Chicago] are using new technology that recognizes the sound of a gunshot within a two-block radius, pinpoints the source, turns a surveillance camera toward the shooter and places a 911 call. Officials can then track the shooter and dispatch officers to the scene. . . > After

> Russian astrologist Marina Bai has filed suit in a Moscow asking for 8.7 billion rubles (311 million U.S. dollars) because, she claims, the NASA Deep Impact mission damaged her business by altering her ability to provide accurate horoscopes, harmed her "system of spiritual values," and

Illuminated shower heads. Neat looking. Not sure why anyone would need one or even have a reasonable comfort desire for it, but that's not the point of buying things these days. Link [http://www.interbath.com/ondine/els100.html]. > A gorgeous downpour illuminated by the colors of