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Arsenic-Based Microbe Sparks Heated Debate

On December 2, NASA experts announced the discovery of a new lifeform here on Earth, that substituted arsenic for phosphorus in its most basic processes. The remarkable finding has been heavily criticized since, and a heated debated has been raging on over this topic for about a week. Yesterday, December 7, one of th...

8 December 2010
04:59 GMT

Roger Ebert Apologizes for Saying Video Games Are Not Art

Back in April this year, esteemed film critic Roger Ebert decided to tackle the topic of the cultural importance of video games from the perspective of whether they could ever be regarded as art. Clearly, Ebert was convinced from the onset that no game so far could even dream of being considered as coming close to a ...

1 July 2010
09:53 GMT

Gene Patent Debate Back in the Spotlight

Despite the fact that genetics research institutes and universities in the United States conduct their work with federal money from taxpayers, instances in which they apply for patents on discovered genes and derivative tests are not rare. This has been the subject of mounting criticism, as some believe that a single...

27 January 2010
07:02 GMT

'Facilitated Communication' Not to Be Trusted

Facilitated communication is the name given to a procedure in which a comatose patient, or someone who is otherwise significantly impaired, guides their hand over a touchscreen keyboard to type a message, while their hand is being held by someone else. This method came under increased criticism lately, when the case ...

26 November 2009
02:01 GMT

World’s Oldest Mother, Maria del Carmen Bousada, Dies of Cancer

Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara was 67 when she gave birth to healthy twins in 2007. Holding her boys in her arms, she was saying at the time longevity ran in her family, but a little over two years she passed away from cancer, as El Pais informs. In the aftermath of her death and leaving her children orphans, the d...

16 July 2009
15:31 GMT

Scientists to Determine If Men Really Do Prefer Blondes

The age-old theory of gentlemen actually preferring blondes is to be put to the test by scientists at the prestigious Sorbonne University in France, during a high-brow academic debate called, predictably enough, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” This weekend, the debate will hopefully end with a straightforward...

14 January 2009
14:21 GMT

CNN-YouTube Debate Producer With Little Hopes in the Wisdom of the Crowd

The Republican presidential contenders brace themselves for tonight's debate and prepare for the 40-something questions addressed to them by the public. Should they be worried? "If you would have taken the most-viewed questions last time, the top question would have been whether Arnold Schwarzenegger was a cybor...

28 November 2007
06:05 GMT

YouTube Politics Strikes Back

YouTube will host a debate that CNN set up for the second time in two weeks: all 8 Republican candidates on the You Choose '08 platform, just like the 8 candidates from the Democrats' party not too long ago. All the questions will be taken from videos submitted by users on YouTube which will be broadcasted ...

12 November 2007
10:17 GMT

YouTube - Huge Audience That Made History

Yesterday, YouTube made history after its long awaited political debates produced by a deal with CNN attracted an impressive audience that brought approximately 2,900 clips to the online video sharing platform. If you didn't know, the folks from the Googleplex found an interesting procedure to bring more video c...

25 July 2007
02:51 GMT

Tonight, You Should Stay Tuned On YouTube!

The famous online video sharing platform is about to host the first CNN YouTube presidential debate that brings the Democratic candidates in front of the YouTubers and allows them to ask any kind of question. Basically, it works like an interactive video meeting: the registered members of the service have the possibi...

24 July 2007
03:06 GMT


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