Having concluded that “the public were ‘at ease’ with the idea,’” regulators over at the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have decided that it’s cool for scientists to “create human-animal embryos for research.” Um. YES?! The BBC says that the whole thing’s about extracting stem cells. Bunk, I say! It’s about creating a super race that will fight off the upcoming alien invasion!
The BBC is also reporting that video games which require “delicate movements” can help to “improve a surgeon’s performance in the operating theatre.” Especially when they play something called Marble Mania. Thanks, Wii!
On the heels of an excellent New Yorker article on the subject, the L.A. Times ran a piece about the success of Google’s lobbying efforts. Apparently, “Google is making a major statement about its intention to be a player in the nation’s capital.” And, in that spirit, its “Chief Executive Eric Schmidt today plans to christen Google’s new Washington offices: 27,000 square feet in one of the city’s trendiest new environmentally conscious buildings.”
As might be expected, “the site…is complete with standard Google perks such as free gourmet lunches, a vibrating massage chair and a game room stocked with an Xbox 360 and pingpong and Foosball tables.” No word on whether or not the K Street set will dress-down for the occasion.
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January 17, 2008 at 10:28 pm
One of my friends from high school ended up going to dental school, and during his interview he was asked what he does that shows he has good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. He mentioned a few things like playing the tuba, and, “I play a lot of video games.” His interviewers laughed but agreed with the point, and he got in.
Wait…i thought Google was supposed to be not evil- isn’t Foosball the devil?