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February 12, 2011 by Gail
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From time to time when my children were small I used to fill the bath tub with hot water, added strawberry flavoured jelly crystals, stirred them until they had completely dissolved and the water temp had become tepid. After that, for sheer mad delight, the only other thing you needed to add was three small […]
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As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realised: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.
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Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems and are still, largely, a mystery.
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February 11, 2011 by Gail
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They say that seeing is believing but sometimes when you’re just starting out in business you have to mentally put the cart before the horse and believe in yourself long before you see the reward of good results from all your hard labour …
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February 10, 2011 by Gail
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Small is good if that’s how you roll. Infact in business, small can be beautiful and practical too. It’s no flat-footed giant with weight issues. It’s not a discreditable green-skinned hulk with high blood pressure whenever his pulse rate goes through the roof either …
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