Physics of the Impossible http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainme... Michio Kaku doesn't know the meaning of the word "impossible". Or rather, to be slightly more accurate, he has redefined the term to enable him realistically to examine and predict the future of science and technologies, from teleportation and time travel to robots and starships.
Learn Russian http://www.funkyrussian.com... It is full with lots of expressions you can use to impress your Russian friends, expressions that lend fluency to your speech (surprise, astonishment, politeness, anger, slang, etc.).
Bush: Olympic boycott would insult Chinese http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/g... President Bush on Sunday defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to boycott "would be an affront to the Chinese people."
An alarm clock that should never be built http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9983699-1.ht... Crave has seen all manner of sadistic alarm clocks, from models that emit sonic booms and electrical shocks to those that fly and roll away. But the appropriately named "Tyrant" from Taiwanese designer Alice Wang takes sleep disruption to a disturbing new level.
