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Why computer voices are mostly female

Written by: Keith Kleiner 94 days ago

AI

South Korea Says Good-Bye To Print Textbooks, Plans To Digitize Entire Curriculum By 2015 (video)

Written by: Peter Murray 94 days ago

Students in South Korea will soon be learning from pixel instead of paper, as the government plans to digitize the country's entire school curriculum by 2015.

Like a band of summer vacation-crazed high school students, South Korea is tossing their textbooks into the great bonfire of [...]

Genetics

After 24 Years, Joe Cohen’s Malaria Vaccine Will Probably Be World’s First

Written by: Peter Murray 94 days ago

GlaxoSmithKline's Joe Cohen celebrates a phase 3 clinical trial success that makes his vaccine likely to be the first to be distributed to Africa by 2015.

Joe Cohen didn’t know much about malaria when he agreed to head the vaccine research program at a company that [...]

Gadgets

The Wheel Reinvented – The Q Drum Is An Easy Way To Transport Water In Developing Countries (video)

Written by: Peter Murray 95 days ago

A technology so simple, it just might impact the lives of millions of people around the world.

For people in developing countries, getting clean water to cook with, clean with, and drink, can be a difficult and [...]