Jan 24 2009

Do Taxi Drivers Grow Bigger Brains By Remembering Routes?

When they hit a dead end in their research, scientists unraveling the mysteries of memory turned to an unexpected source for help. Do taxi drivers grow bigger brains by remembering routes?

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Jan 24 2009

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Prodigy Status of The Beatles

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell uses The Beatles as an example to question the existence of genuine musical prodigies.

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Jan 24 2009

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition—to make $$ on YouTube

Monty Python’s new plan to make money involves uploading a huge library of good-quality video clips to YouTube and giving them away for free. So why are so many people still buying the DVDs?

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Jan 24 2009

Gitmo’s World

John Stewart interviews the extremely dangerous Gitmo starts @ 4.38

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Jan 24 2009

Microsoft reports $100M decline in Zune revenue

According to Microsoft’s quarterly statements, Zune platform revenue decreased 0 million, or 54 percent compared to the same quarter last year, due to falling device sales.

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Jan 24 2009

Buy one get one free: Harrison Ford cuts his pay in half

The Indiana Jones star, who can normally command more than million per film, has, according to industry insiders, agreed to have the fee for his next movie Morning Glory slashed by almost half. Recession, recession…

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Jan 24 2009

They met at a . . . ? [Comic]

Dating excuses, when the truth hurts.

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Jan 24 2009

25 Years of Macintosh: Our Favorite Mac Moments

It has been 25 years since the original Macintosh was introduced. The Ars staff looks back at our favorite Macs and Mac moments in honor of the iconic personal computer.

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Jan 24 2009

Miss World Finalist Dead at 20.

A Brazilian model and Miss World finalist whose hands and feet were amputated to fight off a little-known disease died early Saturday morning, CNN has reported.

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Jan 24 2009

OiNK Uploaders Sentenced to Community Service

After months of delay, four users of the popular BitTorrent tracker OiNK have been sentenced to community service and payment of court costs. One uploader and Alan Ellis, the administrator of the site, are still awaiting their day in court

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