“One day, robots will take over the world” – anon Scientists have predicted it. Hollywood has profited from it (Matrix, Terminator, I-Robot). And the Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory in Japan is bringing us one step closer to our inevitable doom. The three videos below are just a taste of what robots are capable of. Armed with [...]

Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries of current events around the globe. Historic Election Win for Japan’s Opposition Democratic Party [Reuters] – The win by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ends a half-century of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and breaks a deadlock in parliament, ushering in [...]

    Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi aka Colonel Gaddafi aka Brothery Leader and Guide of the Revolution has been the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. He is the third longest-serving head of state in the world today. He also has really fancy outfits that are pretty awesome. Take a photo [...]