| India BlackBerry ban averted for 60 more days By ERIKA KINETZ 2010-08-30T16:03:48ZMUMBAI, India (AP) -- India said it withdrew a threat Monday to ban BlackBerry services for at least two more months after the device's maker, Research In Motion Ltd., agreed to give security officials "lawful access" to encrypted data.... hosted.ap.org |
My Pod Delusion Live! talk ('From fan death to penis panics') | Martin Robbins Here's a podcast of the talk I gave at The Pod Delusion Live earlier this weekEarlier this week I gave a short talk on culture-bound syndromes – from fan death to penis panic – at a special live recording of popular podcast The Pod Delusion. The whole show is worth a listen (and subscribing to!), but you can catch my segment at around 30 minutes in:Immediately after the talk I took part in a live Q&A session, but it swiftly degenerated into a surreal trip into the world of wizard pigeon penis snatchers:Catch the rest of the show, and fifty previous episodes, here!Martin Robbinsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Witness describes teen's climb onto whale A woman has described watching a teenager climb onto the back of a southern right whale at Albany's Middleton beach on Western Australia's south coast. abc.net.au |
US, China blame each other for slow climate talks By TINI TRAN 2010-10-09T12:47:02ZTIANJIN, China (AP) -- Modest progress at U.N. climate talks Saturday was overshadowed by a continuing deadlock between China and the United States, clouding prospects for a major climate conference in Mexico in less than two months' time.... hosted.ap.org |
Observatory: Encased in Amber, a Trove of New Species An excavation in western India has led to the discovery of more than 700 ancient insects, arachnids and crustaceans, and many plant, floral and fungal remains. feeds.nytimes.com |