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| Creative
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| Disease, rather than being a barrier
to greatness, may be its wellspring, writes Roger Dobson |
| New research in fields
as diverse as music, art, science and literature suggests that we’re wrong
to think that great men and women achieve despite disease. Their illness in many
cases is a path, rather than an obstacle, to genius. Einstein, Warhol, Newton,
Cézanne, Goya, Michelangelo, Turner and Berlioz are among many whose achievements
are now thought to have been influenced by disease. Conditions such as depression,
autism, myopia, anxiety, chronic pain, gout, stroke and dementia heavily influenced
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| Robonauts
have landed |
| In 1989, using an insect-like
robot named Genghis, Rodney Brooks pitched a bold vision for exploring space:
Send up an army of small, cheap machines to rove around on a distant planet and
beam back data. The concept kicked off a new era in robotics, and eight years
later, NASA sent the simple probe Sojourner rolling across the surface of Mars
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| Not so portable |
When Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio first introduced their subscription audio services, both companies expected success to come primarily from the automobile market. Since most radio listening is done in the car, the two companies work ... | Read..
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| QED: Math as a fresh mint
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It is a rare sight in India: A mathematics teacher in a television commercial for mouth freshener. This is unusual because popular media in this country has no place, or time, for ‘cerebral’ activities such as mathematics. There are more sur
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| Recommended:
From GM crops to game theory
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25 Big Ideas
Robert Matthews
Oneworld Publications; ?9.99... | Read.. |
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Why Corner
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| Why do we feel sleepy after a heavy meal? |
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Megha Bagla, a Delhi resident, is expecting her first child this year. While most pregnant mothers would be knitting socks, searching for baby names and following homemade suggestions, Bagla has done something different. She has insured her umbilical ... | 
