by Robert White | Jul 10, 2019 | Bulletin
Robert Dill-Bundi was a great Swiss cycling champion. In Moscow in 1980, he won the gold medal for the 4000m individual pursuit, chasing his nearest rival down and finishing six seconds clear as he rushed across the line. When he won, he stepped off the bike, kneeled...
by Robert White | Jul 3, 2019 | Bulletin
In 2004, when casualties in Iraq were rising due to roadside bombs, the American army called in Air Force. They wanted to find a way to spot the location of unexploded devices before American troops went in. The team was lead by ex-MIT engineer Ross McNutt, who came...
by Robert White | Jun 26, 2019 | Bulletin
When Jeff Bezos was 11 years old, he discovered an odd looking machine in the hallway of his elementary school. It was a primitive mainframe computer — “with a teletype that was connected by an old acoustic modem. You literally dialled a regular phone and picked up...
by Robert White | Jun 19, 2019 | Bulletin
The fever acts quickly. At first the skin goes flushed. Then purple. There is a slow discharge of blood from the eyes. Organs fail and within just a few days, death. The survival rate is nearly zero. For the last few months, African swine fever has been devastating...
by Robert White | Jun 4, 2019 | Bulletin
The last few months have been an enjoyable a time to be involved in cryptocurrencies. Back in January, I wrote a piece to mark the 10 year anniversary of Bitcoin and I suggested that it was a decent time to buy. We had just seen a number of major financial...
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