Electrodes have been implanted in patients' brains, to stimulate parts of it and alleviate depression.

A profile of Dyson, the British inventor of hoover fame.

A spacecraft powered by a solar sail is going to be launched soon.

Remember Dr. Strangelove's unwanted nazi salutes? there is a genuine neurological condition just like that, called 'anarchic hand'. [via monochrom]

On how to destroy a planet. In style, this reminds me of 'The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy'.

An article about a.

About how the U.K. came to be involved in the Iraq war. Quote:
[The full picture of how the government manipulated the legal justification for war, and political pressure placed on its most senior law officer, is revealed in the Guardian today.]

A web site with easy-to-make science toys. (via BoingBoing)

Two reporters from The Guardian explain why the threat of nuclear strikes is greater now than it was during the cold war. The general public is completely oblivious to that, which is dangerous.

An interview with Kazuo Ishiguro, who talks about his most recent book ('Never let me go'), his life measured in 5-year-long stretches dedicated to each novel, and mortality.

An article on recently released documents about the torture being practiced by the U.S. army, and about two new books on the same subject. Disgusting, revolting, not unexpected at all.

I have posted here about the R$1000 popular computer project being considered in Brazil. Here's an article about a more ambitious project, of a U$100 laptop for developing countries.

A participant in a reality show in the U.S. has killed himself. Apparently this is the second such case, a Swedish participant killed himself after being voted off the show.

Death Star? looks like it, but it's Mimas, one of Saturn's moons.

Death Star? looks like it, but it's Mimas, one of Saturn's moons.

An interview with an autistic savant -- he does complex mathematical calculations in his head, but unlike others he can talk about it. This may help scientists understand the condition, and how 'normal' brains work.

The Guardian asked many leading scientists what the next big scientific revolution will be. Here are the answers.

An article on the strategic importance of the region surrounding the Black Sea.

Over two months after the Indian Ocean tsunami, about two thirds of the relief money promised to the U.N. has not yet been delivered. Judging by previous disasters, it may never be.

An article arguing that Bush has to face up to a rising power, the United States of Europe.

A book on Mumbai (old Bombay) in India. I wouldn't mind getting to know it, to compare with other chaotic and interesting cities such as Rio and Naples.

A crime thriller which is a mathematical thriller as well. It is also set in Oxford, where I studied. I'm curious now...