Marriage And Great Science Dont’ Mix
Marriage And Great Science Dont’ Mix
Several years ago, Satoshi Kanazawa, then a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, analyzed a biographical database of 280 great scientists–mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and biologists. When he calculated the age of each scientist at the peak of his career–the sample was predominantly male–Kanazawa noted an interesting trend. After a crest during the third decade of life, scientific productivity–as evidenced by major discoveries and publications–fell off dramatically with age. When he looked at the marital history of the sample, he found that the decline in productivity was less severe among men who had never been married. As a group, unmarried scientists continued to achieve well into their late 50s, and their rates of decline were slower.
Chicken and egg debate unscrambled
Chicken and egg debate unscrambled
It’s a question that has baffled scientists, academics and pub bores through the ages: What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Now a team made up of a geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer claim to have found an answer. It was the egg.
Missing phone delays flight
Missing phone delays flight
Holidaymakers were stranded at an airport for four hours – because a pilot lost his mobile phone in the cockpit.
The passengers were settled in their seats ready for take-off while the captain gave a running commentary on his search.
He scrambled around the floor and finally called for “technical assistance”.
Engineers had to dismantle sections of the cockpit to search under the floor – but still couldn’t find the phone.
After an hour the 189 passengers were asked to collect their belongings and return to the terminal at Doncaster Robin Hood Airport. They finally took off with a different pilot reports The Sun.
Thomsonfly apologised and insisted they had no choice but to delay the plane.
A spokesman said: “The aircraft could not take off until the phone was recovered as it was still switched on. Phones have to be switched off during a flight for safety reasons.”
A passenger said: “We just couldn’t believe our ears. We thought we’d heard every excuse in the book for delays but this one took the biscuit. At least the pilot was honest right from the start.
“He told us over the tannoy that we couldn’t take off until he found his mobile phone. Fifteen minutes later he said he was still looking for it. So we just waited and waited and he kept announcing they were still looking.
“Then he said the engineers had dismantled some of the panels in the cockpit but they still couldn’t find the phone anywhere.”
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from Ananova
Project Revolution Q&A – Starcraft to Warcraft 3 Total Conversion
Project Revolution Q&A – Starcraft to Warcraft 3 Total Conversion
What is Project Revolution? Project Revolution is a Warcraft III to Starcraft:Broodwar Total Conversion without violating any intellectual property laws. More streamlined, the modders have developed 3D models of Starcraft units, buildings, attack effects, tilesets, Interface(GUI) and doodads to mimic Starcraft: Broodwar sprites. The Total Conversion will run a custom Artificial Intelligence (AI) script, making it playable in the Warcraft III Engine. The developers of this mod are not part of Blizzard Entertainment in any way. They are fans working for fans. The mod will be free to download once released. The developers’s names will have “|PR” next to their name so that you can keep track of who is talking in the following Q&A.
PGT-physician:
A guestimation, how much in a percent (%) of Project Revolution is done?Konstantin|PR:
We don’t have a time estimate for release right now, and we can’t give a percentage. If we say X% now, then in two months people will say “But you said X% two months ago!” and people will start complaining again. Give the small finger and they’ll take the hand …
Uproar after woman wins tram race
Uproar after woman wins tram race
Male tram drivers in Hungary are demanding a re-match after a woman beat them in the country’s annual tram racing championships.
Female tram driver Borbala Kiss won the 100 metre race in Szeged, southern Hungary, after reaching speeds of up to 25mph.
But her male colleagues say they want a re-match to “reclaim their dignity” in a profession that is traditionally dominated by men in the eastern European country.
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from Ananova
Video: Double Flip
Video: Double Flip
Two girls do a backflip at the same time, and they’re caught by the same guy. Cool!
Top 10 Gadgets You Can Actually Afford
Top 10 Gadgets You Can Actually Afford
Now that we’ve drooled over the Top 10 Gadgets for the Filthy Rich, it’s time to stop playing Trump and return to this thing called “reality.” This decidedly thriftier zone isn’t such a bad place, since there are plenty of gadgets out there priced for the everyman (and his poorer cousin, the college student). And inexpensive isn’t the same a cheap.
3. Philips 642/37 DVD player
With very few exceptions, standalone DVD players don’t cost more than $100. All the more reason to spend a few bucks more than you would on the no-name player Wal-Mart is practically giving away for a reliable, good-looking component like Philips’ do-it-all 642/37. In addition to the discs most players can handle (DVD, CD, MP3-CD, JPEG), this supports DVD+R/RW and discs burned with DivX and MPEG-4 video, meaning you can watch those 100% legal video downloads on your big-screen TV.
Price: $55