Dubai World's US$59 Billion Debt
Dubai's sovereign wealth fund, Dubai World, has shocked investors with an announcement to delay debt payments until 30th May 2010.Before the onset of the global economic recession, Dubai accumulated US$80 billion of debt, of which US$59 billion is owed by Dubai World.Would you like to know more?- Dubai World Seeks to Delay Debt Payments as

Scientist, Programmer and Prostitute
The year was 2003.PhD student Brooke Magnanti was living a double life. In the midst of making corrections to her thesis, she was unable to find a job in science and running out of money to pay rent.So she became a part-time computer programmer... and prostitute.For 14 months she worked as a high-class call girl in a London escort agency. She wrote about her sex work experiences as an anonymous blogger in the "Belle de Jour" blog, which led to a series

LCROSS Finds Water On The Moon
After a month of analysis on the LCROSS impact data, NASA announced that they have detected about 24 gallons (~90 litres) of water in the impact plume.Would you like to know more?- Splash! NASA moon crash struck lots of water (AP)

Why Societies Collapse
Interesting TED talk by Professor Jared Diamond, better known for his book "Guns, Germs, and Steel".1. "One interesting common thread has to do with, in many cases, the rapidity of collapse after a society reaches its peak. There are many societies that don't wind down gradually, but they build up, get richer and more powerful, and then within a short time, within a f

If Corporations Can Do It, So Can You!
Some things in life are really weird if you think about them a little.More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs OverseasYou can outsource your work to a cheaper party, but then who would want to hire you?It doesn't make sense for individuals, but somehow, it works for companies and countries.