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  • Putting a Price Tag on Human Life

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 02:36 in philosophy, ethics

    In the early 1970's, the Ford Motor Company introduced in the market a subcompact automobile called Pinto. The car was a success, with nearly 100,000 units sold between September 1970 and February 1971. Nevertheless, the vehicle became the object of ...

  • Taboo: Weird or Simply Different?

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 09:49 in religion, Culture, myth, anthropology, taboo

    The cultural differences that exist between human societies all around the globe are fascinating. What some societies consider to be sacred, is seen as disgusting, barbaric or criminal by others. What some consider to be normal, others see as bizarr...

  • Navigating Restaurant Wine Service

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 02:20 in Wine

    When you order a wine in a restaurant, what are the right things to do? What should you look for when the bottle is presented to you? When should you reject the wine? Can you return a wine bottle if you simply do not like the wine? Should you smell t...

  • Shedding Light on Out-of-Body Experiences

    Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 03:59 in science, myth, consciousness

    by Alexandre Couto de Andrade René Descartes claimed that consciousness requires an immaterial soul, the core of our being. Modern science, however, suggests that there is no one central “place” within ourselves where consciousness takes place...

  • BMW GINA - An Amazing Concept Car

    Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 02:58 in technology, Cars, design, Engineering

    GINA is a BMW concept car that challenges our idea of what a car should be. The car's skin is made of a special fabric (polyurethane-coated Lycra), instead of metal or composite materials. The fabric is stretched over an aluminum frame controlled by ...

  • A new way of communication: "what e-mail would look like if it were invented today"

    Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 05:33 in internet, google, technology, innovation, wave

    Google Wave is a new service that can change the way we communicate online. Many of its features already exist separately in social networks, regular e-mail, wikis and instant messaging. However, the service as a whole is unique. It seems to be very ...

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