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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7784366.stm

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"Marriage counsellors often see couples who believe that sex should always be perfect, and if someone is meant to be with you then they will know what you want without you needing to communicate it." Argh.
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Watching romantic comedies can spoil your love life, a study by a university in Edinburgh has claimed.
"Rom-coms have been blamed by relationship experts at Heriot Watt University for promoting unrealistic expectations when it comes to love." Aha! I knew there were plenty of good reasons NOT to watch this type of movies :-) They found fans of films such as Runaway Bride and Notting Hill often fail to communicate with their partner.
Romantic comedies are bad for relationships. I knew it. Also -- a David Lynch movie is used as a control for a romantic comedy? Hee!
Totally supporting my hypotheses that Twilight is bad for people. :)
BBC - Archive Project - The Genesis of Doctor Who
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/index.shtml
documents interns, fotos...en què s'explica el procés de creació de la sèrie Dr. Who (ara molt popular)
"Explore the origins of a TV legend with this collection of documents and images. It's now the number one family favourite, but 'Doctor Who' had a difficult birth, emerging from the imagination of some of BBC Drama's top minds. Here, we tell the story of the creation of 'Doctor Who' from the very beginning, starting with a report on the possibility of making science fiction for television and leading up to the moment a new drama series is announced in the pages of 'Radio Times'."
BBC - Radio Labs - How we make websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2009/01/how_we_make_websites.shtml
how good is the BBC?
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Oldest English words' identified
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm
'Oldest English words' identified
Some of the oldest words in English have been identified, scientists say.
Some of the oldest words in the English and other Indo-European languages have been identified, scientists believe.Reading University researchers say "I", "we", "two" and "three" are among the oldest in use and date back as much as 40,000 years.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama inauguration | Text and video: Obama inaugural speech
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm
The full text of Barack Obama's speech on his inauguration as US president.
Department for Culture Media and Sport - digital britain - interim report
http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/5631.aspx
mmmmm, what´s this?!
Government outlines plans for UK’s digital transition.
digital britain - interim report Government outlines plans for UK’s digital transition.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Dangerous coding errors revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7824939.stm
The US National Security Agency has helped put together a list of the world's most dangerous coding mistakes.
funny article
25 common coding mistakes, eg CWE-426: Untrusted Search Pat
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The slow death of handwriting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7907888.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7907888.stm slowdeathofhandwriting handwritinghandwriting
the art of handwriting is declining so fast that ordinary, joined-up script may become as hard to read as a medieval manuscript.
BBC - Newsbeat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7961000/7961224.stm
thanks emily
win
Reminds me of the time some kids used weed killer to draw a penis on the football field of Stoney Creek High School.
Hilarious! But not for the parents
penis
BBC NEWS | Technology | Social networks 'are new e-mail'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7942304.stm
Social network usage has overtaken email. More and more people are using social networks to communicate with others rather than email. This trend is evolving and growing.
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over Facebook die email vervangt
"'You used to e-mail content to people and you had to choose who you wanted to e-mail it to and you didn't know if your friends even wanted to see it. Now you can put something out there and let people engage with it.' The simplicity and ubiquity of some of these services is beginning to see activity feeds and status updates replace many of the uses to which e-mail was once put."
Status updates on sites such as Facebook, Yammer, Twitter and Friendfeed are a new form of communication, the South by SouthWest Festival has heard. "We are all in the process of creating e-mail 2.0," David Sacks, founder of business social network Yammer said.
World's Best Headlines: BBC News (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/headlines-bbc.html
The gold standard in web headline concision
BBC News may be a good place to point to as an example of good writing for the web.
how short headlines explain a lot of info. Great for sci. articles
BBC NEWS | Technology | Social networks 'are new e-mail'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7942304.stm
Heads up email marketers-the kiddies are abandoning inboxes for FB messages. Adapt strategy or die. http://bit.ly/g4PFt RT @felfoldi [from http://twitter.com/sbeckham/statuses/1350843030]
Twitterの標準化についての議論。
BBC - Schools - KS2 Bitesize Revision - English - Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing.shtml
English - Writing
Quick mini lessons, quizzes, and games about different writing resources.
English writing interactive activities for: Argument, Comment, Factual writing instructions, Factual writing leaflets, Factual writing letters, Writing a story beginnings and endings, Writing a story planning. Also includes Revision and Quizzes
Writing a Story/Planning
BBC NEWS | Technology | Stephen Fry: The internet and Me
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7926509.stm
>> And the press are already struggling enough - God knows they've already lost their grip on news to some extent. If they lose their grip on comment and gossip and being a free PR machine as well, they're really in trouble. <<
Stephen Fry speaks to BBC Radio 4's Analysis about why he believes the web is such a wondrous thing.
As is usually the case with Our Lord Stephen Fry - ne'er was a truer word spoke about that place we spend our days and nights - the internet
Stephen Fry on living with the internet, and enjoying it.
Stephen Fry - wit, writer, raconteur, actor and quiz show host - is also a self-confessed dweeb and meistergeek. As he confesses "If I added up all the hours I've sat watching a progress bar fill up, I could live another life." His feed on the social networking site Twitter is one of the most popular in the world. He spoke to BBC Radio 4's Analysis about why he believes the web is such a wondrous thing.
Self-confessed technology geek Stephen Fry tells BBC Radio 4's Analysis programme why the world wide web is a wondrous thing.
BBC NEWS | Europe | EU quarantines London in swine flu panic
http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm
And so it begins... http://is.gd/vHDQ This guy's ready, but he wants friends http://is.gd/rDDw [from http://twitter.com/teachernz/statuses/1667863445]
H1Z1 virus hoax
After death, this virus is able to restart the heart of it’s victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believe to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”
Heh, zombie swine flu
BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool 'as important as Google'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8026331.stm
Articolo in inglese della BBC, paragone con Google
Researchers claim that a new web tool - Wolfram Alpha - could be as important as Google.
This free program aims to answer questions directly, rather than display web pages in response to a query like a search engine. Like interacting with an expert, it will understand what you're talking about, do the computation, and then present you with the results. This technique has long been the holy grail of computer scientists who aim to allow people to interact with computers in an instinctive way.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Twitter hype punctured by study
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8089508.stm
people do not get the power of twitter. its early days folks.
bbc quoting Harvard study shows most Twitterers tweet less than once every 74 days
Twitter is a broadcast medium rather than an intimate conversation with friends
Just 10% of Twitter users generate more than 90% of the content, a Harvard study of 300,000 users found.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Twitter hype punctured by study
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8089508.stm
"Micro-blogging service Twitter remains the preserve of a few, despite the hype surrounding it."
"Twitter is a broadcast medium rather than an intimate conversation with friends." - Bill Heil Just 10% of Twitter users generate more than 90% of the content, a Harvard study of 300,000 users found. "This implies that Twitter's resembles more of a one-way, one-to-many publishing service more than a two-way, peer-to-peer communication network..." Nielsen Online figures show that visitors to the site increased by 1,382%, from 475,000 to seven million, between February 2008 and February 2009. It is thought to have grown beyond 10 million in the past 4 months. By comparison, Facebook - one of the most popular social networking sites by number of visitors - has 200 million active users and grew by 228% during the same period. Nielsen firm found that more than 60% of US Twitter users failed to return the following month. Conclusions: - Twitter is an open micro-blogging platform - It's growing fast but not sticky - RTS does not revolve around Twitter
study claims twitter is really more of a broadcast medium
stats from the nielsen og harvard studies show median post per person 1 and less than 10% active users...
On a typical online social network, he said, the top 10% of users accounted for 30% of all production.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool 'as important as Google'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8026331.stm
A look at Wolfram Alpha.
WolframAlpha launches 15 May. natural language
A web tool that "could be as important as Google", according to some experts, has been shown off to the public.
<blockquote>A web tool that "could be as important as Google", according to some experts, has been shown off to the public. Wolfram Alpha is the brainchild of British-born physicist Stephen Wolfram. The free program aims to answer questions directly, rather than display web pages in response to a query like a search engine. The "computational knowledge engine", as the technology is known, will be available to the public from the middle of May this year. </blockquote>
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
Australia supplies about 50% of the world's legally-grown opium used to make morphine and other painkillers. "The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles," Lara Giddings told the hearing. "Then they crash," she added. "We see crop circles in the poppy industry from wallabies that are high."
file under "you couldn't make this up" dept ...
Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said. Lara Giddings, the attorney general for the island state of Tasmania, said the kangaroo-like marsupials were getting into poppy fields grown for medicine. She was reporting to a parliamentary hearing on security for poppy crops. Australia supplies about 50% of the world's legally-grown opium used to make morphine and other painkillers. "The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles," [Giddings said]. "Then they crash...We see crop circles in the poppy industry from wallabies that are high"....Retired Tasmanian poppy farmer Lyndley Chopping also said he had seen strange behaviour from wallabies in his fields. "They would just [eat some poppies and] do their circle work in the paddock."
"Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said." Or is it biomimicry in reverse?
Use Hulu, Pandora, or the BBC iPlayer from any country - Download Squad
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/19/use-hulu-pandora-or-the-bbc-iplayer-from-any-country/
using foxyproxy tor
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8117619.stm
A 13-year-old tries out a Walkman for a week.
via Cedric, hilarious! I remember my sister's first Walkman back in 1982 and mine in 1984.
"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette."
It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette.
Awesome review of an original Sony Walkman by a 13 year old kid.
A kid who's never used a Walkman takes one for a spin.
This one's all over teh internets today. I guess I'm not the only 30/40something parent having these conversations with their kids when they pull out the walkman / rotary phone / record player / original Game Boy / other outdated technology from the last 30 years.
Musical Mysteries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/
BBC - Glow JavaScript Library
http://www.bbc.co.uk/glow/
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Cats 'exploit' humans by purring
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8147566.stm
Cat purrs train humans
I suspected this all along posted July 13 2009
BBC Memoryshare
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/memoryshare/
BBC NEWS | Technology | Artificial brain '10 years away'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8164060.stm
via http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/popular_science/65236/
BBC NEWS | Technology | Artificial brain '10 years away' http://nm14b.tk [from http://twitter.com/stevepuma/statuses/2802534611]
a newly invented technology for an artificial brain will be available in the market 10 years away.
Blue Brain project says within 10 years we can have a fully functional replica of the human brain.
Content Type: text/html
Philosophy, Physics, Mathematics - “Dangerous Knowledge”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5122859998068380459
Turned up on oursignal.com ...
Shownar
http://www.shownar.com/
Mia points out this idea could be used to pick up buzz around Museum content online e.g. online exhibitions & objects
Shownar tracks the online buzz around BBC shows.
BBC prototype tracking online buzz and discussions around BBC shows. Cool.
A new prototype from the BBC tracking the online buzz around telly and radio.
Shownar tracks the online buzz around BBC shows. It's an experimental prototype
BBC NEWS | Technology | Barcode replacement shown off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8170027.stm
A replacement for the black and white stripes of the traditional barcode is outlined by US researchers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8170027.stm
A replacement for the black and white stripes of the traditional barcode has been outlined by US researchers. Bokodes, as they are known, can hold thousands of times more information than their striped cousins and can be read by a standard mobile phone camera.
bocode project from MIT media lab. small code visible to cameras, but not human eye. Different info from different directions.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The problem with PowerPoint
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8207849.stm
Ok, the evils of powerpoint are getting attention in the news. But why does Delicious recommend that I tag this "humour"?
good advice for powerpoint presentations
BBC NEWS | Magazine | The problem with PowerPoint
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8207849.stm
25 years of PowerPoint. But does it really help us create better presentations?
Useful for teaching presentation skills
An article from the BBC Web site magazine with useful tips on avoiding common problems with PowerPoint (written to celebrate 25 years of PowerPoint)
BBC - Schools - Primary History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
Ancient Greeks, Romans, Anglo-Saxon, Vikings, Children in Victorian Britain, Children of WW2
BBC Primary History - Study Ancient Greeks, Anglo-Saxons, Romans, Children of Victorian Britain, Vikings and Children of World War 2
All about History
Explore the distant to the very recent past, with the Primary History timeline.
for sociall studies
Although aimed at Primary some very useful resources,including videos, on Greeks, romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings, Children of Victorian Britain, Industrial Revolution, Children of WW2
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Science ponders 'zombie attack'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8206280.stm
Science ponders 'zombie attack'
If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.
If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada. They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures. The scientific paper is published in a book - Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress. In books, films, video games and folklore, zombies are undead creatures, able to turn the living into other zombies with a bite. But there is a serious side to the work. In some respects, a zombie "plague" resembles a lethal, rapidly spreading infection. The researchers say the exercise could help scientists model the spread of unfamiliar diseases through human populations.
my favorite part is when they have to explain that the one prof put a '?' in his legal name.
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Five consumer laws you really ought to know
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8253915.stm
Helpful summary of consumer protections in the UK. Plenty more to know, but this bare-bones summary is a great start.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Facial expressions 'not global'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8199951.stm
Unresolvable
A new study suggests that people from different cultures might read facial expressions differently.
A new study suggests that people from different cultures read facial expressions differently. East Asian participants in the study focused mostly on the eyes, but those from the West scanned the whole face. In the research carried out by a team from Glasgow University, East Asian observers found it more difficult to distinguish some facial expressions.
HMS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, EMOTIONS As I was reading Lewis, et al., I remembered this recent study report on facial expressions. This study directly refutes the claims of Ekman reported on pp 39-40 and points up a bias in the Lewis text against cultural explanations. Obviously as an anthropologist, I am not sympathetic to a pure biology approach to love, but I still find Lewis et al. compelling. Does it matter than one small piece of their evidence has been proven empirically to be false?
东方人和西方人表达感情时候都差别──西方人用整张脸。而东方人都眼神更为精妙
BBC NEWS | Africa | SA pigeon 'faster than broadband'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm
"A Durban IT company pitted an 11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom." Winston the pigeon took two hours to carry the data 60 miles - in the same time the ADSL had sent 4% of the data.
Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery - but in South Africa it seems the web is still no faster than a humble pigeon.
Reality of Internet accessibility in Africa. Maybe this is what we should use to disseminate our publications in ACP countries....
scenic news
Quando il piccione viaggiatore è meglio di una connessione dati veloce
Би-би-си | Learn English | Видеокурсы для тех, кто учит английский (Часть I)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/learn_english/newsid_6989000/6989071.stm
Тесты, конкурсы и викторины
Idioms
BBC - Wildlife Finder - Homepage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wildlifefinder/
BBC to relaunch websites with focus on social media | Media | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/sep/29/bbc-website-relaunch-social-media
Enlace encontrado en la cuenta twitter http://www.twitter.com/amandecherie para el término de búsqueda <b> La web 2</b>
Radical redesign of news and other sites planned for March, according to sources. By Mercedes Bunz
First glimpse on the BBC's planned relaunch which is to include huge improvements concerning personalisation and online communication.
He explained that the BBC is not only working on a new homepage and the underlying hosting platform, but his team is currently researching "what the next generation in social media will be".
Maybe Digital Culture needs to become compulsory component of any E-learning Programme
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | What happened to global warming?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299079.stm
ne thing is for sure. It seems the debate about what is causing global warming is far from over. Indeed some would say it is hotting up.
"The UK Met Office says that warming is set to resume"
BBC - Today - The death of language?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8311000/8311069.stm
An estimated 7,000 languages are being spoken around the world. But that number is expected to shrink rapidly in the coming decades. What is lost when a language dies? In 1992 a prominent US linguist stunned the academic world by predicting that by the year 2100, 90% of the world's languages would have ceased to exist.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Paris liberation made 'whites only'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984436.stm
...black colonial soldiers - who made up around two-thirds of Free French forces - were deliberately removed from the unit that led the Allied advance into the French capital.
Papers unearthed by the BBC reveal that British and American commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris on 25 August 1944 was seen as a "whites only" victory. Many who fought Nazi Germany during World War II did so to defeat the vicious racism that left millions of Jews dead. Yet the BBC's Document programme has seen evidence that black colonial soldiers - who made up around two-thirds of Free French forces - were deliberately removed from the unit that led the Allied advance into the French capital. By the time France fell in June 1940, 17,000 of its black, mainly West African colonial troops, known as the Tirailleurs Senegalais, lay dead.
Allied High Command agreed, but only on one condition: De Gaulle's division must not contain any black soldiers.
"We were colonised by the French. We were forced to go to war. Forced to follow the orders that said, do this, do that, and we did. France has not been grateful. Not at all."
WWII
BBC NEWS | Health | Feeling grumpy 'is good for you'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8339647.stm
@tommorris: "Oh my, justification at last: http://is.gd/4Pdl0" (from http://twitter.com/tommorris/status/5493288033)
I like this
'A grumpy person can cope with more demanding situations than a happy one because of the way the brain "promotes information processing strategies".'
In a bad mood? Don't worry - according to research, it's good for you.
n "promotes information processing strategies". Negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world Professor Joe Forgas He asked volunteers to watch different films and dwell on positive or negative events
BBC NEWS | Health | Curry spice 'kills cancer cells'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8328377.stm
RT @bbcnews An extract found in the curry spice tumeric can kill off cancer cells, lab scientists have shown. http://bit.ly/3QyGDP [from http://twitter.com/miquimel/statuses/5216067233]
BBC - Drama - 60 Second Shakespeare - Homepage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/index.shtml
NOTE: The page is no longer updated but is still useful. Create your own interpretation of Shakespeare in one minute - make a film or audio, take a scene or whole play - keep it classic or make it modern, it's up to you. It also has links to other resources on Shakespeare, including newspaper articles telling shakespeare's stories...
Creating your own interpretation of Shakespeare in one minute - make a film or audio, take a scene or whole play, keep it classic or make it modern, it's up to you.
BBC Drama 60 Second Shakespeare - take on the challenge of producing a 60 second audio or film based on Shakespeare's work
BBC News - Information goes out to play
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8381597.stm
The power of visual information
chart
Serious information used to be relayed in words, graphs and charts - pictures were just pretty window dressing. That's all changing, says David McCandless. E-mails. News. Facebook. Wikipedia. Do you ever feel there's just too much information? Do you struggle to keep up with important issues, subject and ideas? Are you drowning in data? In this age of information overload, a new solution is emerging that could help us cope with the oceans of data surrounding and swamping us. It's called information visualisation.
Serious information used to be relayed in words, graphs and charts - pictures were just pretty window dressing. That's all changing, says David McCandless.
BBC News - Octopus snatches coconut and runs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8408233.stm
Dr Mark Norman, head of science at Museum Victoria, Melbourne, and one of the authors of the paper, said: "It is amazing watching them excavate one of these shells. They probe their arms down to loosen the mud, then they rotate them out."
Tool use among octopuses
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Single molecule's stunning image
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8225491.stm
whoa dude
RT @justinvincent Single molecule's stunning image http://bit.ly/rcsbq [from http://twitter.com/CollinVanUden/statuses/3614397312]
The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers.
The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers. The physical shape of single carbon nanotubes has been outlined before, using similar techniques - but the new method even shows up chemical bonds. Understanding structure on this scale could help in the design of many things on the molecular scale, particularly electronics or even drugs. The IBM researchers report their findings in the journal Science.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | The 'youngest headmaster in the world'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8299780.stm
BBC's Hunger to Learn series
BBC Hungry to Learn series
teaching kids in india
ps fall as the children
interesting watching. What an inspiration
BBC - Archive - Tomorrow's World
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/index.shtml
"How television tried to predict the future of science"
How television tried to predict the future of science. I can't believe this has not been promoted more.
From a time before we started dumbing down science for the masses...
Classic UK TV
BBC - Magazine Monitor: 100 things we didn't know last year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2010/01/100_things_we_didnt_know_last_4.shtml
The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the regular Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, ten things we did not know last week. To kick off 2010, here's an almanac of the best from the past year.
The most interesting and crazy facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the regular Magazine documents a few of them inside its weekly feature, 10 things we did not know last week. To kick off 2010, here's an almanac of the best from the past year.
The French newborns cried with a rising "accent" while the German babies' cries had a falling inflection.
cool facts
Just so you know it now
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Most complete Earth map published
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8126197.stm
Japan & NASA
The data, comprising 1.3 million images, come from a collaboration between the US space agency Nasa and the Japanese trade ministry.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Galaxy has 'billions of Earths'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7891132.stm
... resulting in 2000 civilizations in the galaxy, as plugged into the drake equation.
Recent work at Edinburgh University tried to quantify how many intelligent civilisations might be out there. The research suggested there could be thousands of them.
From the article: "But, based on the limited numbers of planets found so far, Dr Boss has estimated that each Sun-like star has on average one 'Earth-like' planet." Contrast with Nick Bostrom's take on life from other planets.
BBC NEWS | Health | Self-help 'makes you feel worse'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132857.stm
In the low self-esteem group, those who repeated the mantra felt worse afterwards compared with others who did not. However people with high self-esteem felt better after repeating the positive self-statement - but only slightly. The psychologists then asked the study participants to list negative and positive thoughts about themselves. They found that, paradoxically, those with low self-esteem were in a better mood when they were allowed to have negative thoughts than when they were asked to focus exclusively on affirmative thoughts. Writing in the journal, the researchers suggest that, like overly positive praise, unreasonably positive self-statements, such as "I accept myself completely," can provoke contradictory thoughts in individuals with low self-esteem. Such negative thoughts can overwhelm the positive thoughts.
BBC NEWS | Health
Repeating affirmations which are, in your perception, not true will not actually help. Just the opposite, in fact.
A UK psychologist said people based their feelings about themselves on real evidence from their lives.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=664F2AE1160FF884
"Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. The natural worl
BBC NEWS | Health | Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132122.stm
Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say.
The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.
YouTube - Charlie Brooker - How To Report The News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4
Excellent!
Charlie Brooker - How To Report The News
Charlie Brooker for PM!!Wow, 173,000 views in under 36 hours, cheers everyone!!Now I feel I must add the obligitory copyright notices in the hope that the BB...
BBC News - Why do people often vote against their own interests?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm
The Republicans have learnt how to stoke up resentment against the patronising liberal elite, all those do-gooders who assume they know what poor people ought to be thinking. Right-wing politics has become a vehicle for channelling this popular anger against intellectual snobs. The result is that many of America's poorest citizens have a deep emotional attachment to a party that serves the interests of its richest. Thomas Frank Thomas Frank thinks that voters have become blinded to their real interests Thomas Frank says that whatever disadvantaged Americans think they are voting for, they get something quite different: "You vote to strike a blow against elitism and you receive a social order in which wealth is more concentrated than ever before in our life times, workers have been stripped of power, and CEOs are rewarded in a manner that is beyond imagining.
If people vote against their own interests, it is not because they do not understand what is in their interest or have not yet had it properly explained to them. / They do it because they resent having their interests decided for them by politicians who think they know best.
Political scientist Dr David Runciman looks at why is there often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters. On BBC News.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Guide: How Iran is ruled
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8051750.stm
Why Iran has such a sh1t government
concise and straight forward explanation of a decidedly complicated government
How Iran is ruled
Note:50% of the adult population is missing. So that's all what they call democracy
BBC - The Virtual Revolution - Home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/virtualrevolution/
Discover more about The Virtual Revolution with our exclusive 3D Documentary Explorer. Mixing video from the series, with the web pages that tell the story of The Virtual Revolution, this is a radical new way to experience a documentary.
An open and collaborative documentary on the way the web is changing the world
volgt geweldige serie over de maatsch. rol van internet - iedere zat bbc2
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Stephen Fry on joys of Twitter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7845823.stm
Stephen Fry has become a huge fan of Twitter, a social networking service that thousands of people have signed up to, including many celebrities. He says he now has 50,000 'followers' who give him advice such as how to deal with a bat on the loose in his house...
Video clip. Fry explaining why he uses Twitter.
I've always struggled when other people ask 'What's Twitter?' Now I'm just going to send them this link to a short video of Stephen Fry perfectly encapsulating what Twitter is, how it works and why it's good.
BBC NEWS | Technology | 40 years of Unix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8205976.stm
BBC NEWS | Europe | Child elopers' Africa plan foiled
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7811686.stm
Two German children - aged five and six - have been stopped by police from eloping to Africa to tie the knot in the sun, reports say. The budding lovebirds, identified as Mika and Anna-Lena, packed bathing costumes, sunglasses and a lilo and headed for the airport. They even had the presence of mind to invite along an official witness - Anna-Lena's seven-year-old sister. The three got as far as Hanover railway station before police intervened. The young couple were "very much in love" and had decided to get married in Africa "where it is warm", police spokesman Holger Jureczko told the AFP news agency.
The cutest story ever. Two German children fall in love and try to run away together.
Two German children, ages 5 and 6, packed their swimming trunks and passports and attempted to sneak away to Africa so they could elope. And they even thought to bring along a 7-year old witness. Too cute.
BBC tells news staff to embrace social media | Media | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/feb/10/bbc-news-social-media
if its important enough forJournalists to use....perhaps communications folks should follow along :-)
BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week. He said it was important for editorial staff to make better use of social media and become more collaborative in producing stories.
BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week BBC tells news staff to embrace social media |&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;Media |&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;guardian.co.uk
BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week
"BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week. He said it was important for editorial staff to make better use of social media and become more collaborative in producing stories."
BBC tells news staff to embrace social media
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Want to know how to handle all of these?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8128271.stm
But rather than being all about creative flair a good speech-writer uses a number of techniques to get a point across. And these verbal tools are not only useful at the lectern, anyone can use them in everyday situations, from handling a boisterous child to reasoning with a traffic warden. This is because speech-writing is the language of persuasion. And the average day largely consists of trying to persuade people, says Dr Max Atkinson, a communications consultant and author of Speech-Making and Presentation Made Easy.
A brilliant speech can go down in history. But most of us write words the world will never listen to. Can speech-writing teach us skills for dealing with tricky situations in everyday life?
Max Atkinson
Some tips on good speech techniques
BBC NEWS | Magazine | What's the ideal number of friends?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7920434.stm
The average number is about 150, says leading anthropologist Robin Dunbar.
You can have friends because of what you do together or enjoy something together like football or shopping, but they're not as profound friends as those who you love for themselves because of something in their character.
Having more friends leads to earning more.
They usually consist of an inner circle of five "core" people and an additional layer of 10, he says. That makes 15 people - some will probably be family members - who are your central group and then outside that, there's another 35 in the next circle and another 100 on the outside. And that's one person's social world.
Attention Facebook users with 500+ friends: You are lying.
What's the ideal number of friends?
BBC - BBC Internet Blog: A new global visual language for the BBC's digital services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/02/a_new_global_visual_language_f.html
Global Visual Language 2.0
« Previous | Main | Next » A new global visual language for the BBC's digital services Post categories: GVL, uxd Bronwyn van der Merwe | 18:10 UK time, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 The BBC website began its official life back in December 1997 with this very simple design. It was a basic offering with two sections to the site. Over time it has grown to encompass a great deal more. However due to the organic way in which the website evolved and the old structure of the business, with dozens of small design teams working independently of each other, the site had a fairly schizophrenic nature once you delved into its depths. About 2 years ago, after printing out the site onto what has now become jokingly known as the 'Wall of Shame' we decided to embark on an ambitious project, called Global Visual Language 2.0, with the aim of unifying the visual and interaction design of bbc.co.uk and the mobile website.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | What's the ideal number of friends?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7920434.stm
The more friends you have, the more you earn, says a study. But modern life can allow little time to maintain meaningful relationships, so what's the optimum number of friends?
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | We're all mutants, say scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8227442.stm
RT: @rapella {reassuring} So we’re all a bunch of mutants http://bit.ly/a1s6S (I love this, it's made me very happy). [from http://twitter.com/nijay/statuses/3819538334]
'We are all mutants', scientists find http://twurl.nl/li4gus [from http://twitter.com/znth/statuses/3714551195]
I'm a mutant! we are all mutants! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8227442.stm [from http://twitter.com/madguy000/statuses/3712074988]
BBC News - Mapping the growth of the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8552410.stm
Visualising the Internet and animation on how the Internet works
BBC News - The top 100 sites on the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8562801.stm
RT @estima7: BBC가 선정한 인터넷TOP 100 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8562801.stm 미국중심이지만 분류를 잘해놨네요. 세력분포를 이해할 수 있어 좋음!
BBC NEWS | Europe | Mystery of lost US nuclear bomb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7720049.stm
Main article on the 4th bomb in BBC by Gordon Corera "The United States abandoned a nuclear weapon beneath the ice in northern Greenland following a crash in 1968, a BBC investigation has found."
BBC News - The top 100 sites on the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8562801.stm
Which are the biggest sites on the internet? Explore this interactive graphic to find out.
BBC Wildlife Magazine
http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/masterclasses.asp
Welcome to the complete collection of our Photo Masterclasses. Just click on the images below to download a PDF of each masterclass and your photography skills will soon improve with our experts' advice.
BBCが使っているJavaScriptのライブラリ『Glow』が遂に一般公開! - IDEA*IDEA ~ 百式管理人のライフハックブログ ~
http://www.ideaxidea.com/archives/2009/07/bbc_glow.html
BBC NEWS | Magazine | How to understand risk in 13 clicks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7937382.stm
parallel sets diagram
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Zoo chimp 'planned' stone attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7928996.stm
Keepers at Furuvik Zoo found that the chimp collected and stored stones that he would later use as missiles. Further, the chimp learned to recognise how and when parts of his concrete enclosure could be pulled apart to fashion further projectiles.
This is fascinating. Experts say this shows that the chimp was "anticipating a future mental state - an ability that has been difficult to definitively prove in animals."
Chimps behaviour shows they are more intelligent than it seems
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The brilliance of creative chaos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7768021.stm
essay by Clive James
Are we able to think clearly when surrounded by mess because chaos is inherent in all our minds, even those of the great writers and thinkers?
BBC NEWS | Technology | Study shows how spammers cash in
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7719281.stm
Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send, finds a study. ... "After 26 days, and almost 350 million e-mail messages, only 28 sales resulted," wrote the researchers. -- And still they found it would have been worth it.
Spammers see a 1 in 12,500,000 response rate and still profit. How the hell do you fight that? http://is.gd/6VoG [from http://twitter.com/inxilpro/statuses/1000550716]
Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send, finds a study.
negocio spam
"Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send [...] the researchers estimate that the controllers of the vast system are netting about $7,000 (£4,430) a day or more than $2m (£1.28m) per year. While this was a good return, said the researchers, it did suggest that spammers were not making the vast sums of money that some people have predicted in the past."
Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Banksy in secret exhibition stunt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8094839.stm
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Banksy in secret exhibition stunt http://ow.ly/1E0z0
Banksy in secret exhibition stunt
BBC NEWS | Business | US debt clock runs out of digits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7660409.stm
Until last month, the clock had enough digits to measure US debt levels The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure.
The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure. The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point last month, the sign could not display the full amount.
US debt clock runs out of digits
BBC News
BBC NEWS | Technology | UK government backs open source
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7910110.stm
Licences for the use of open source software are generally free of charge and embrace open standards, and the code that powers the programs can be modified without fear of trampling on intellectual property or copyright.
The UK government says it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services.
The UK government has said it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services. The shift from proprietary standards could save the government £600m a year.
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Warning over narcissistic pupils
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7943906.stm
"The growing expectation placed on schools and parents to boost pupils' self-esteem is breeding a generation of narcissists, an expert has warned."
We've been telling children they are unique and special for over a decade.
YouTube - Jeremy's Extreme Ford Fiesta road test - Top Gear - BBC Autos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KIqdS1SO0
With the Marines Beach Landing
fiesta
The ultimate road test...including the British marines!
Top Gear takes the Ford Fiesta through its paces on the track, in a shopping mall, and as part of a Royal Marines beach assault.
The Top Gear boys are deeply offended by a fan letter claiming that they don't review cars properly anymore. To compensate, Jeremy Clarkson takes the new For...
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The other man on the podium
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7674157.stm
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave a gloved Black Power salute on the Olympic podium in October 1968 it sent a shockwave through sport. But what happened to the other man on the platform?
In case you ever wondered who the white guy on the podium was.
How to Access the BBC iPlayer (and TV Like Doctor Who) from Outside the U.K. - BBC iPlayer - Lifehacker
http://lifehacker.com/5504681/how-to-access-the-bbc-iplayer-and-tv-like-doctor-who-from-outside-the-uk
uktrains / FrontPage
http://uktrains.pbwiki.com/
#train alerts through Twitter - http://uktrains.pbwiki.com - just signed up for #firstcapitalconnect [from http://twitter.com/holmestm/statuses/1575629163]
Wiki page that lists Twitter feeds for service disruptions to UK rail services
Disruption alerts for UK train services by Twitter
awesome use of wiki and twitter to provide live updates of train disruptions in the UK. Web 2.0 FTW!
Inspired by this tweet from MP Tom Watson and enabled by the excellent BBC Backstage's travel feeds, this prototype service tweets disruption alerts for 25 UK train operators. The original data is processed and shortened to less than 140 characters (in most cases) by Yahoo Pipes and tweeted via Twitterfeed which also adds a short-link back to the original BBC report. Tweetlater provides the automated welcome DM.
BBC - The Beauty of Maps - Home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/beautyofmaps/index.shtml
Via Henrique (FB).
Seeing the art in cartography.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | How to understand risk in 13 clicks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7937382.stm
What are we to make of all those stories that warn of lifestyle dangers and slap a giant percentage sign in the headline? Michael Blastland introduces the Risk-o-meter to his regular column.
nice presentation, and even nicer correlation visualization if you scroll down further.
Ценнейший материал о том, как создавалась и тестировалась на читателях социальная реклама, представляющая сложные факты в виде наглядной инфографики.
What are we to make of all those stories that warn of lifestyle dangers and slap a giant "%" sign in the headline? Michael Blastland introduces the Risk-o-meter to his regular column.
BBC News - 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm
"BBC News - 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists" http://j.mp/cIRoBL
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA. The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but critics say there are dangers posed by synthetic organisms. Some also suggest that the potential benefits of the technology have been over-stated. But the researchers hope eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases. The team was led by Dr Craig Venter of the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Maryland and California.
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7739493.stm
"And when the surface is scratched, what you find below is extraordinary - or, rather, extraordinarily difficult to make good, clear sense of. Lying in wait are arguments that lead to, if not sheer lunacy, then bullets we're loathe to bite."
Consider a photo of someone you think is you eight years ago. What makes that person you? You might say he she was composed of the same cells as you now. But most of your cells are replaced every seven years. You might instead say you're an organism, a particular human being, and that organisms can survive cell replacement - this oak being the same tree as the sapling I planted last year.
BBC - Today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8076000/8076805.stm
"The Cloud Appreciation Society says we need to recognise a new cloud type. Alongside cirrus and cumulus clouds, say hello to the asperatus." I don't know why I find these photos so nightmarish - they look so unnatural.
The Cloud Appreciation Society says asperatus should be to recognised as a new type of cloud
CREEPY!
Asperatus — a new kind of clouds
Next Image
I've never seen clouds like these.
Article relating to Gavin Pretor-Pinney's quest to gain a new classification of cloud - the Asperatus
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Pink elephant is caught on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7951331.stm
2009-03-26 18:05:21 <sissypapi> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7951331.stm
Awwww
Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants. ¶ They are unsure of its chances of long-term survival – the blazing African sunlight may cause blindness and skin problems for the calf.
pink elephant
shoplifting pornos
ハヤブサとタカにカメラを搭載!鳥の目線で見る動画 - 地球はすごい!明日の地球 自然 動物 風景の動画や写真
http://www.tomorrowearth.com/2009/05/birdview.html
リアルに鷹の目で見てみる
この映像は素晴らしい。まさにバードビュー!空高くから地面すれすれまで急降下している映像もすごいですが、林の中を突っ切る映像もすごい!
BBC NEWS | UK | 'Most unfortunate names' revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7909561.stm
(BBC)
Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still. It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK. Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin. And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.
Stan Still,
comedy names
BBC NEWS | Health | Problems are solved by sleeping
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8090730.stm
Sleeping on a problem really can help solve it, say scientists who found a dreamy nap boosts creative powers. They tested whether "incubating" a problem allowed a flash of insight, and found it did, especially when people entered a phase of sleep known as REM. [Excerpt, click on the link to read the rest of this article.]
Sleeping on a problem really can help solve it, say scientists who found a dreamy nap boosts creative powers. They tested whether "incubating" a problem allowed a flash of insight, and found it did, especially when people entered a phase of sleep known as REM. Volunteers who had entered REM or rapid eye movement sleep - when most dreams occur - were then better able to solve a new problem with lateral thinking.
We propose that REM sleep is important for assimilating new information into past experience to create a richer network of associations for future use. They tested whether "incubating" a problem allowed a flash of insight, and found it did, especially when people entered a phase of sleep called REM sleep.
The study at the University of California San Diego showed that the volunteers who entered REM during sleep improved their creative problem solving ability by almost 40%.
"We found that, for creative problems you've already been working on, the passage of time is enough to find solutions. "However for new problems, only REM sleep enhances creativity."
BBC NEWS | UK | Online networking 'harms health'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7898510.stm
Give me strength the BBC, just keep on getting worse - http://tinyurl.com/aey775 why report such nonsense? [from http://twitter.com/AndyBoydnl/statuses/1227816912]
Danger danger!! Facebook will damage your health. Too much screen time means much less physical connection with other people. i agree, we all need balance in our lives, but saying that Faceboo keeps people apart is a bit strange. "People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims. Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart."
People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims. Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr Sigman makes his warning in Biologist, the journal of the Institute of Biology. A lack of "real" social networking, involving personal interaction, may have biological effects, he suggests. He also says that evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could alter the way genes work, upset immune responses, hormone levels, the function of arteries, and influence mental performance. This, he claims, could increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease, and dementia. 'Evolutionary mechanism' Dr Sigman maintains that social networking sites have played a significant role in making people become more isolated. "Social networking is the internet's biggest growth area, particular among young childre
This article focuses on health concerns that may arise due to lack of actual or "real" social networking that involves personal interaction. Author Dr Aric Sigman says that evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could alter the way genes work, upset immune responses, hormone levels, the function of arteries, and influence mental performance. This, he claims, could increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease, and dementia. I wondered if this evidence was substantiated by any research. There are many mixed comments from readers suggesting the positive and negative effects of social networking sites for them. My opinion is that this article is valuable as it highlights health concerns, however, it must be recognised that most people to not solely rely upon online forms of communication and still participate in 'actual' socialing with people.
This one's an article from the BBC News, about the disadvantages of social-networking websites on health. It discusses how these sites could be altering the way our genes work, increasing problems like cancer, heart disease, dementia, and it also mentions the issue of decreasing 'face to face' contact. The article demontrates the other side of the story regarding social media and its convergences, and is of particular interest as it relates it all to the health of individuals involved. The article seems pretty legitimate as it is from a reputable news source, and also (conveniently) provides other readers comments and opinions to the topic beneath, whether they be for or against.
BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | New lingua franca upsets French
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7844192.stm
Article on Globish (to go with podcast)
Meray sent me this!
New lingua franca upsets French
This article demonstrates the new trend in specialized English classes for business. The term 'globisch' reflects the globalization of business since the terms that are used are not an exact English. It is considered a dialect, which some of us may find ourselves teaching or interpreting at some point.
Globish has only 1,500 words and users must avoid humour, metaphor, abbreviation and anything else that can cause cross-cultural confusion.They must speak slowly and in short sentences.
Bernstein manifesto
BBC News - First human 'infected with computer virus'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10158517.stm
the first cyborg is now the first infected cyborg. TOI esque headline on BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10158517.stm [from http://twitter.com/madguy000/statuses/14764804819]
BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC World Cup 2010 dynamic semantic publishing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/07/bbc_world_cup_2010_dynamic_sem.html
Ace post on how the BBC were using data to build their World Cup site.
BBC World Cup 2010 dynamic semantic publishing Post categories: World Cup, linked data, metadata, semantic, semantic web, web publishing
BBC News - Do typefaces really matter?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10689931
Selecting a font is like getting dressed, Ms Strawson says. Just as one chooses an outfit according to the occasion, one decides on a font according to the kind of message you are seeking to convey.
(yes).
BBC - GEL (Global Experience Language) - Home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/gel/index.shtml
We are evolving a global experience language for the BBC’s digital services. The GEL guidelines are a reference point for all designers creating BBC websites (future iterations will also incorporate mobile and IPTV recommendations).
Guideline da BBC para construção de sites. Tem também alguns design patterns. style guide
Building a Global Experience Language for the BBC We are evolving a global experience language for the BBC’s digital services. The GEL guidelines are a reference point for all designers creating BBC websites (future iterations will also incorporate mobile and IPTV recommendations).
The GEL guidelines are a reference point for all designers creating BBC websites (future iterations will also incorporate mobile and IPTV recommendations).