Why Multitaskers Fail

The physiological toll of multitasking and why we may not be making rational decisions even when we think we are.

Is the era of cheap Chinese products over?

Why American consumers are about to start paying more for clothes, electronics, toys, and just about everything else.

Surprise Yourself - Brain training and interactive puzzles

Discover what you're capable of.

Dubai's prince buys $2.7 million camel

Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the son of Dubai's ruler Sheik Mohammed and his heir apparent, bought 16 camels for $4.5 million during a camel beauty pageant

Global Dealmaking

The [mess of] Sovereign Wealth Monster.

Why Do Some People Sleepwalk?

Sleep disorders such as sleepwalking arise when normal physiological systems are active at inappropriate times. We do not yet understand why the brain issues commands to the muscles during certain phases of sleep, but we do know that these commands are usually suppressed by other neurological mechanisms.

Scientists Construct Model of the World Wide Web

Although the Internet contains well over 100 million Web sites, two electrical engineers think they know what the traffic patterns of the entire Web look like.

Good science isn't about consensus

Australia is faced, over the next generation at least and almost certainly much longer, with two environmental problems of great significance. They are, first, how to manage water and, second, how to find acceptable alternatives to oil-based energy.

The New Survivalism: Are You Ready for Doomsday?

Survivalism, it seems, is not just for survivalists anymore. Faced with a confluence of diverse threats — a tanking economy, a housing crisis, looming environmental disasters, and a sharp spike in oil prices — people who do not consider themselves extremists are starting to discuss doomsday measures once associated with the social fringes.

The Troops Like Obama

Surprise: Soldiers actually don't want this war to continue indefinably.

Wireless power charging technology may unplug Apple's iPhone

A Michigan company has set its sights on promoting wireless power, and suggests the technology could quickly find its way into devices like the iPhone.

A Day in the Life of a Polygamous Woman

As authorities try to unravel what could be the country's largest child abuse case in the nation's history, some wonder how and why women in the cloistered community led by the jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs were silent for so long. Former members said it's the power of persuasion and control that keeps the women captive.

Media. Ignores. Waterboarding. [COMIC]

Documents prove FBI spying tracks emails, cell phones, IMs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States -- and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court. The FBI has also been spying for the Pentagon on American soil.

Hillary Says Memphis National Champ Even if KU Won

Hillary says Memphis should be allowed to be National Champion even though KU had more points at the end of the game. Stated Hillary, "For 35 minutes Memphis showed it had more experience than KU. Just because the Jayhawks came along in the last two minutes and scored more points doesn't mean they're ready to be National Champion on Day One."

Mead Releases New Grad-School-Ruled Notebook

After decades of only offering ruled notebook paper suitable for college-level education and below, school-supply giant Mead introduced its new grad-school-ruled notebook Monday, which features lines twice as narrow as college-ruled paper.

PS3/360 Cry Engine 2 to Look Near High Settings on PC

It almost sounds too good to be true. Almost? It is too good to be true. Could Cry Engine 2 on consoles really look any where near as good as Crysis on the PC? Crytek’s Engine Business Manager, Harald Seeley, states that they expect the console versions to “look like they’re running at high settings, or nearly high settings, on a PC.”

The Magic Cereal That Makes You White (PIC)

Photoshopped...badly

Great Examples of Cinematic Storytelling...

... from aspiring screenwriters! Expanding on an earlier article that pointed out examples of great writing for film in movies like "Blade Runner" and "Chinatown," the author uses scenes from the scripts of a few exceptional unproduced writers to highlight what it takes to write great stories for the big screen.

German restaurant replaces waiters with serving tracks

A restaurant in Nuremberg has replaced waiters with hi-tech tracks that whiz food down to the customers.

Without Clean Electricity, Plug-In Vehicles Aren’t So Hot

Carnegie Mellon just put out a new study discussing the GHG impact of conventional cars, hybrids, and plug-ins. The most interesting conclusion is that unless we clean up the grid, PHEVs aren't really worth that much. Still beat the pants of standard cars though!

Amazing Chinese Hospital Sign [pic]

Engrish is a beautiful thing. It is the incorrect translation or use of the English language in Asia. You normally see it in some small shop’s sign or on some random product, but you don’t expect to see it in a hospital.

Pitcher was on LSD while throwing no-hitter

A pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates admitted to being on LSD during a game in which he threw a no-hitter, something that absolutely defies possibility.

Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience

Flickr users can now add video clips alongside their photos, a much requested and much anticipated feature that has been promised for over a year.

Flawed Security Lets Sprint Accounts Get Easily Hijacked

All I knew about this guy was his number, that he was in his 20's, and he lived in DC. That's all it took to completely take over his Sprint account. I could have changed his billing address and ordered a bunch of cellphones and sold them on eBay. Or, the stalker's wet dream: adding GPS tracking to his account and monitoring his every move.

The odds of dying (pic)

Booyah, Grandma!! (PIC)

Not too old to tell it like it is.

Monty Python's John Cleese backs Barack Obama

And now for something completely different... Monty Python legend John Cleese is to offer his services as a speechwriter to Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination to become US president, he told a British newspaper today.

HP launches The Linux Powered Mini Note Micro Notebook

The number of companies coming out with tiny affordable notebook PC’s is on the increase every day, thanks to the huge success of the Asus Eee, we have an every increasing choice of small affordable notebooks.The latest company on the bandwagon is HP with the Mini Note micro notebook.

Super Mario in 14kb Javascript

FTA "Here's an experiment in keepings things small and confined to one Javascript file."gotta love it.

MLB Power Rankings- Week 2 04/07/08

It's still early to make too much of the rankings except a lot of bad teams jumped out of the gates hot, and a lot of good teams jumped out of the gates cold, and the Giants sucked as expected. Last weeks rankings are in parenthesis. 1.Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 (7)Chris Young and Justin Upton are carrying the offense. Brandon Webb dominant

How Deja Vu Works

There are more than 40 theories as to what deja vu is and what causes it, and they range from reincarnation to memory glitches. In this article, we'll explore a few of those theories to shed some light on this perplexing -- and scientific -- phenomenon.

Gears Of War 2 Details Revealed

Great news, the cover story Game Informer is Gears of War 2 and we have some new details from the game thanks to a member of the NeoGaF Forums.

Battlestar Galactica Returns to Stellar Ratings

Battlestar Galactica roared back into action Friday night, as the Season 4 premiere delivered more than 2.1 million total viewers, a 19 percent increase over the January 2007 bow of Season 3.5. BSG also emerged as cable's No. 1 prime-time program in Sci Fi Channel's key 25-54 demo.

Fear is in the genes

Fear is partly down to your genes, but this process changes as you grow older.

Hands on With GTA Multiplayer: City of Chaos

Kotaku get a hands on with GTA IVs multiplayer mode.

A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity

If Rod Serling were alive and writing episodes for “The Twilight Zone,” odds are he would have leaped on the true story of Anne Adams, a Canadian scientist turned artist who died of a rare brain disease last year.

John McCain Repeats Al-Qaida Shiite Confusion

John McCain again confused Shiites and Sunnis during today's Senate Armed Services hearing, undermining suggestions that the conflation is simply a "McCain moment."

Whoops - Your child ISN'T dead - Please fly with us again

An airline has apologised to a man after he was led to believe one of his children had died on a flight from Melbourne to London.

Girls Record Brutal Attack On Teen To Post On YouTube

Eight were arrested, including six teen girls, after they recorded themselves beating the crap out of a 16-year-old girl so they could post the video on YouTube and MySpace.