27 Mind Blowing Facts They Didn’t Teach You At School | Viral Circus Growing up I never really “enjoyed” school. It wasn’t that I was too dumb, it’s just that I couldn’t be bothered. It was too boring. I would daze out in the middle of class and not really listen to what was being said. Source: kickassfacts.com Mozilla’s Lightbeam add-on lets you see who is tracking you SOFTWARE FIRM Mozilla has released an add-on for its Firefox web browser that lets users keep an eye on who is tracking them and from where. Lightbeam, otherwise known as Collusion, maps information about visited websites and their third party hangers-on. "Collusion is an experimental add-on for Firefox and allows you to see all the third parties that are tracking your movements across the web," said Mozilla in its accompanying information. Once installed you access the feature through an icon at the bottom right of your Firefox web browser screen. Unsurprisingly they are mostly ad networks and errata. "We recognise the importance of transparency and our mission is all about empowering users - both with tools and with information," it said. Mozilla said that it could share the information that it gets on people and tracking with "researchers, journalists, and others" to better understand how data is tracked on the web. "That's not okay.
5 greatest unsolved enigmas of humanity The following article unfolds some mysteries of the world, containing five of the most puzzling and unexplained findings in the history of mankind… 1. The Bimini Road In 1968 under the seabed, close to the coast of Bimini in the Bahamas islands, dozens of huge flat stones of limestone were discovered. Many said that those were the ruins of an ancient world civilization, others were convinced that that was a unique natural phenomenon. A famous prophet and healer of that time, Edgar Cayce, made the following prediction in 1938: “A part of the ruins of the Lost Atlantis will be discovered in the sea around the islands of Bimini… It will happen in 1968 or 1968“. There were others who have claimed to have seen pyramids and ruins of buildings on the sea floor near Bimini, but the only confirmed finding is the Bimini Road, which still troubles scientists about its origin and its connection to a human creation of the past. 2. 3. 4. Many say that this is an airstrip built for aliens. 5.
Pepsi, Nestle, Coca Cola Revealed as Big Money Behind GMO Labeling Fight (Cornucopia Institute)Following ongoing legal pressure from campaign groups and the Washington State Attorney General's office, pro-GMO trade group the Grocery Manufacturers Association released a list of high rolling donors to their campaign aimed at blocking GMO labeling in the state. As was expected, major food corporations and GMO users such as PepsiCo, Nestle USA, The Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills, among many others, had secretly donated millions of dollars to the GMA campaign to stop Washington Initiative 522, which would require the labeling of all products containing GMOs if passed in November. Additionally, as Mark Kastel of the Cornucopia Institute stated, “Consumers might be surprised to find out that some of their favorite organic and natural brands, hiding behind their lobbyist, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, are contributing bushel baskets of cash towards thwarting their right to make informed choices in the supermarket.” • PepsiCo: $1,620,899 • The J.M.
World’s first bio-robot runs on Russian artificial intelligence technology i-Free, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, provided the artificial intelligence (AI) technology used in the world’s first bionic man, a bio-robot named Frank, created by UK-based Shadow Robot Co. The Bionic Man showcases the latest achievements in bionics and prosthetics. Frank was assembled with bionic parts replacing those parts and systems of the human body that are already in use in humans: limbs, skin, bones and some, but not all, internal organs. This AI technology allows Frank to recognize human speech, easily converse with people and even have a sense of humor, according to i-Free. All verbal commands and requests that Frank receives are processed remotely on i-Free’s platform; the robot’s responses are formed in the same way, and each incoming request takes only a split second to process. i-Free has supported AI research and development for many years and hosts AINL, a conference on Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language. Headquartered in St.
Voynich manuscript The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404–1438), and may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance.[1][2] The manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912.[3] Some of the pages are missing, but about 240 remain. The text is written from left to right, and most of the pages have illustrations or diagrams. The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II.[4] No one has yet succeeded in deciphering the text, and it has become a famous case in the history of cryptography. The Voynich manuscript was donated by Hans P. Description[edit] Codicology[edit] The binding and covers are not original to the book, but date to during its possession by the Collegio Romano.[8]
Robot Skin Can Feel Touch, Sense Chemicals, and Soak Up Solar Power When you meet your robot overlord, it may be wearing super-intelligent skin designed by a Stanford researcher--a solar-powered, super-sensitive, chemical-sampling covering that makes your meatbag covering look pathetic. Zhenan Bao is behind the advances, and the recent development centers on a stretchable solar cell system that can expand and shrink along two different axes, making it perfect for incorporation into artificial skin for robots, human prosthetic limbs, or even clothing. Bao's earlier successes with artificial skin have resulted in a highly flexible and durable material, which is part of a flexible organic-chemistry transistor, built on a thin polymer layer. When the skin is subjected to pressure, the current flowing through the transistors is modified as tiny pyramid shapes molded into the polymer layer compress, resulting in a super-sensitive transducer that can apparently detect the pressure from a house-fly's feet.
Google X labs confirms augmented reality glasses project, releases video demo Google's Project Glass hopes to deliver an augmented reality heads-up display Google X (Google's futuristic technology development lab) has pulled back the curtain on Project Glass, its program to develop truly useful augmented reality "Google glasses." Project Glass aims to design and refine augmented reality technology to help a user explore and share their world armed with a wealth of relevant information - not at their fingertips, but rather at the end of their nose. Augmented reality describes a view of the real world that includes superimposed graphics. "We think technology should work for you - to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don't. In February 2012, the New York Times reported "the glasses [could] go on sale to the public by the end of the year." Source: Google X About the Author From an early age Brian wanted to become a scientist. Post a CommentRelated Articles Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below
The 5 Creepiest Unsolved Crimes Nobody Can Explain The Glico Morinaga Case aka the Monster With 21 Faces In the 1980s, the Japanese food giant Ezaki Glico was blackmailed by a mysterious group of apparent super villains, calling itself the Monster with 21 faces. It started with two armed men who broke into the home of the president of Glico, kidnapping him in front of his family. The men held the executive in a warehouse, calling the company and demanding 100 million Yen and 100 kilos of gold bullion. Artist's rendition. A couple of weeks later, several cars in the company parking lot were set on fire. "Dear Glico, How have you been? In the first letter (sent in a plastic container along with hydrochloric acid because why the hell not?) Soon enough, just to prove they were toying with everyone, the Monster suddenly sent a letter stating its forgiveness of Glico, and moved on. "We forgive you!" It Gets Weirder: The Monster then turned its attention to another food company: Morinaga. Warning: Contains Bomb. We are bad guys. P.S.
Treasure hunter claims to have found $3 billion wreck - US news - Life PORTLAND, Maine — A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered. But an attorney for the British government expressed doubt the vessel was carrying platinum. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute. Treasure hunter Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research in Gorham, Maine, announced that a wreck found sitting in 700 feet of water 50 miles offshore is that of the S.S. Port Nicholson, sunk in 1942. He said he and his crew identified it via the hull number using an underwater camera, and he hopes to begin raising the treasure later this month or in early March with the help of a remotely operated underwater vessel. Deep-sea booty!