October 2009
12 posts
Reality Deals Setback to Paris Bike Program →
Bummer to hear the program is struggling. In Sevilla, the Sevici bike program—based on the Parisian model—offered a great way to get around the city. But even there bikes were often broken, missing, or had flat tires.
You know, if you economize and don’t buy new airplanes or long-range jets, or...
– Ted Turner, in an interview with Bloomberg.
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The Ardi Discovery
Yesterday a team of researchers, led by Tim White, released their findings in Science regarding the discovery and analysis of the remains of a 4.4 million year old Ardipithecus ramidus skeleton. News of this report spread quickly. Here are some of the headlines:
NYT: Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates Lucy
National Geographic: Oldest “Human” Skeleton Found— Disproves...
The oldest known prehuman revealed →
Amazing.