Dangerous Knowledge : Georg Cantor

Inspiration for following few Dangerous knowledge posts is BBC doucumentry known as “DANGEROUS KNOWLEDGE” which is a must see and recommended.
“Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (March 3, 1845 – January 6, 1918 ) was a German mathematician. He is best known as the creator of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. [...]

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An ice-free Arctic this year?

“It seems our worst fears may come true. For the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole in 2008 itself, giving evidence to the process of global warming.
The disappearance of the Arctic Sea ice, making it possib
le to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through [...]

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Dubai’s moving skyscraper

“Construction of the world’s first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin in Dubai.”
The Dynamic Tower, which will be built in Dubai, will feature 80 pre-fabricated apartments, spinning independently of one another.

 
Full Article and Videos at : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7472722.stm

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Google:space race to the moon

“The race is part of the Google Lunar X Prize, which will put $20 million into the hands of the first privately funded team that can land a rover on the moon; have it travel on the surface for 500 meters or more; send back data, photos and video; and do it all by December [...]

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The secret of Bill Gates success

Nice article about the early days of Microsoft and Bill’s Business Approach.
here are the few Extracts:
“it wasn’t just what Microsoft did, but what his rivals didn’t do that let Microsoft get ahead”
“They did not understand how to bring in people with business experience and people with engineering experience and put them together. They did not [...]

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There was once a civilization……

This is an extract from speech by CARLY FIORINA from HP Executive team.
“There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world.It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched from ocean to ocean, and from northern climes to tropics and deserts. Within its dominion lived hundreds of millions of people, of [...]

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Arctic may be ice-free in summer within five to 10 years

Read this article on bbcnews.
A few years ago, scientists were predicting ice-free Arctic summers by about 2080. Then computer models started projecting earlier dates, around 2030 to 2050. Then came the 2007 summer that saw Arctic sea ice shrink to the smallest extent ever recorded, down to 4.2 million sq km from 7.8 million sq [...]

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