Architect Daniel Burnham designed some of the world’s first skyscrapers and has been credited with inventing urban planning. Now, a Burnham revival is taking place in downtown Detroit. Burnham, who died in 1912, built four downtown Detroit buildings, and three remain; the other called the Majestic was demolished in 1962. Two of his surviving [...]

Pat Lincoln, director of SRI’s Computer Science Laboratory, stands next to a huge display running BotHunter, SRI’s botnet detection software. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired Who invented Siri? Like it says on the box… I was designed by Apple in California. Didn’t SRI invent Siri? I don’t know what you mean by ‘Didn’t SRI invent Siri’ [...]

By Emma Reynolds Last updated at 6:08 PM on 30th December 2011 Fatty food: The chef dishes up one of his recipes from Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals, which has been labelled one of the least healthy cookbooks of the year Self-styled healthy eating crusader Jamie Oliver has been criticised for inventing a ‘heart-attack’ meatball sandwich. The [...]

And with no election due for four more years, we ain’t seen nothing yet

Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – As China becomes increasingly urbanized, it has to find space for its urban and rural citizens as both groups become increasingly integrated. Experts suggest a possible model may be “re-inventing” a “garden city”. Liu Yujie explores the concept. China’s mega-cities are bursting at the seams. The country is now undergoing the [...]

“I see no reason why UP never thought of getting a big bicycle factory set up in the state, where its demand is huge,” Akhilesh told Rediff.com “The only proposal that came was during Rajiv Gandhi’s time in his constituency Amethi, but no one cared to pursue it after his death,” he says. “If our [...]

And with no election due for four more years, we ain’t seen nothing yet

Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – As China becomes increasingly urbanized, it has to find space for its urban and rural citizens as both groups become increasingly integrated. Experts suggest a possible model may be “re-inventing” a “garden city”. Liu Yujie explores the concept. China’s mega-cities are bursting at the seams. The country is now undergoing the [...]

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of re-inventing the NRDC’s annual Forces For Nature Gala at the Museum of Natural History, and it could not have been a more fitting location to raise awareness and funds for the incredible work that this organization does FOR ALL OF US. What does the NRDC [...]

And with no election due for four more years, we ain’t seen nothing yet