The Business Strategy of Genetically Engineered/Modified Seeds

Genetically modified seeds can give higher farm yield but they come at a high price because the real cost of the seeds comes from the sustained dependency of the farmer on the seed company. In fact, for the control it gets on the farmers, the seed company could even give the seeds for free.

So the [...]

Robot With Biological Brain

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Reading has developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons.
(Yes, this is called cutting-edge research)
Kevin Warwick is Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, England, where he carries out research in artificial intelligence, control, robotics and biomedical engineering.
“This new research [...]

5 Questions With Warrent Buffet

Warren Buffet doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone because his performance numbers speak for themselves. And that’s what makes it so interesting to hear him take Q&A: “The nastier the better”… as he says!

It’s a long video… if you are in a rush, here’s our summary of the various Q&A:
Q1. What do [...]

Dell Bringing an Apple iPod Rival

News reports are that Dell is engineering an Apple iPod Rival, which will do pretty much everything that iPod does, but at a fraction of the price. Wall Street Journal has got hints that price may be in the range of just $100 USD, which surely looks very interesting. Guess they will launch it just [...]

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