The future is here, with the advent of Internet of Things, a new era of scientific and technological apps that will change life and transform our civilisation. These, includes artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and regeneration of body parts, nano-technologies, robotics, ultra-high speed trains and self-driving cars, Printing, digital security, and slim flexible personal computers.…
The Ancient Greeks invented philosophy, democracy, rational science, theatre and build the library of Alexandria and the Parthenon. Most Greeks does not live in what is now known as Greece, but in settlements in Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, France , Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia. Edith Hall’s in depth introduction of Ancient Greeks, take you…
Two pilots from Austral airlines let a passenger model Victoria Xipolitakis 29, during flight 2708 from Buenos Aires to Rosario in central Argentina, into cockpit for the entire journey and was allegedly even allowed to fly the plane. The model posted selfies in Twitter, which was viewed by 397,000 followers. Austral Airlines admitted there was…
A fast local passenger train of Western Railway from Bhayander to Churchgate, in Mumbai, India, overshot the platform three at Churchgate station on Sunday 28th June 2015 at 11:20am 15:50 GMT, and crashed in to the buffers before coming to a stop. The train was speeding 30kmph when it entered the platform when the driver…
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra Harvard Business Review Press £20 /$30 This is a book not for faint hearted people with tunnel vision, but ideal for thinking big and outside the box. It is myth that you need to learn to act like a leader and think like a…
Here are quadruplets Roman and Aston (in blue), and Sofia and Amelia (in pink) – quads all born from a different egg in the same womb and naturally conceived in the UK. Scientists say four children, or non-identical quads without IVF treatment is rarely if ever heard of in this part of the world. The…
900 million Gmail users can now cancel the delivery of an email within 30seconds of hitting the send button. Google has announced that a new feature on Gmail will delay delivering emails, thereby allowing the sender to think first, or cool down, and stop the message from being sent should they change their mind. “Previously…
“Being Mortal” – Ageing, Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande, published by Profile Books & Wellcome Collection on 1st July 2015 – £8.99 available in Paperback and eBook. Find it in all good book stores. Gawande has penned two other books relevant to this – his latest one – “Better, Complications”…
Taylor Swift was joined by Tennis champion Serena Williams, Cara Delevingne who waved a Union Jack flag and top model Kendall Jenner in a catwalk themed section of Swift’s set at an open-air show in London’s Hyde Park, attended by 65,000 strong crowd. The surprised pop star said “I remember seven years ago when…
Police have seized a drone which was hovering over the home of the Wimbledon tennis championships, as security measures for high profile tourists attraction for through out the UK are tightened after recent attacks at Tunisa, France and Kuwait. The Met Police said they were alerted to a man flying a drone over the All…