This Boring Headline Is Written for Google

Part of the craft of journalism for more than a century has been to think up clever titles and headlines. Today the search-engine "bots" that crawl the Web are increasingly influential in the presentation, tone and content of news. There are no algorithms for wit, irony, humor or stylish writing.

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Math equation for a perfect ass

(S+C) x (B+F)/T = V is the formula that describes the "ideal female ass" in shape, bounce, firmness and symmetry, according to psychology lecturer David Holmes of Manchester Metropolitan University in England.

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The Science and Ethics of Reproductive Cloning

Imagining that the reality of human cloning may be closer than we think, "Science Matters" panelists will reveal the reality of current reproductive cloning science and debate the ethical issues surrounding it including the fear of eugenics, safety of current and future technologies.

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The Ultimate Survival Skill for the Information Age

In this new economy, those who survive and prosper will be those who know how to learn, and who do so faster and more systematically than their competitors. Here are tactics to begin the process of self-directed learning.

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UK Broadband Price Meltdown

Carphone warehouse Europe has introduced a new broadband service, called Forever. Pricing details can be found at http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-home-Home. The service "will cause price deflation within the industry,'' Credit Suisse analysts said in a research note.

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Drugs companies 'inventing diseases to boost their profits'

The practice of â??diseasemongeringâ?? by the drug industry is promoting non-existent illnesses or exaggerating minor ones for the sake of profits, according to a set of essays published by the open-access journal Public Library of Science Medicine.

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Cockney Loses Out To Jafaican

New academic research has found that young people born within earshot of London Bow Bells are more likely to speak with a blend of Jamaican, Bengali, Turkish or even Brazilian than they are with the twang of the traditional London East End.

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