Anyone who is tired of learning semiconductor physics from an old, mangy college professor will find a welcome change here. Created by a PhD student at the University of Essex, the site explores physical properties and phenomena under the guidance of the one and only Britney Spears. If only she could teach every subject...
Last week Pyra, the creator of Blogger,
sold to Google. After a long week of speculations, Wired is running an article with an interesting explanation of Google's motivations for the purchase: The secret ... is in the scores of links webloggers create every day to content on the Web.
TV fans look out--this is an entire site about when programs are passing or have passed their peak and are on their way off the air. Viewers vote as to whether shows have already jumped the shark and oftentimes have hilarious comments about specific shows and actors.
Designed as a tool to help students get the most out of their college experience, professors from all 50 states and Canada are rated on their easiness, helpfulness, and clarity.
With a short introduction on the history of Valentine's Day, look over some of the old beliefs,superstitions, and customs surrounding this day.
Of the latest trends in the UK, using cooking oil as fuel instead of diesel saves a lot of money, but may also have jail sentences attached.
Nifty: Googlert is an experimental free service that keeps you updated ... by performing regular Google searches on your behalf and sending you email alerts of any new results that appear.
Prior to the annexation of Hawaii, the islands were ruled by a Constitutional Monarchy. Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last queen, wrote this final constitution in the attempt to restore order and keep out the U.S.
A Japanese scientist has created a jacket that makes the wearer invisible (in a rough sort of way). While the technology is in its early stages, it could yield some pretty interesting solutions for different problems (and of course some new problems as well, no doubt).
Since 1999 NIIT, an IT and software company, has made the internet available to the poor of the slums of India. By placing kiosks in very poor urban areas the group hopes to study how internet literacy spreads among populations. This site brings together summaries of the project, reports of past failures and successes, and future plans.