Archive for March, 2009
Charles Spearin on his street in the Annex, the street which was the inspiration for his CD The Happiness Project.
For the first eight months of her life, little Zuri Bell’s world was a silent one. That all changed on February 4 this year, when the Bli Bli baby was “switched on”.
ON March 16, The Daily Telegraph published an article online which came up on some search engines under the heading "Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre Broke - No cochlear implants". The article did not mean to imply or suggest the centre was broke. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Two outstanding students at Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf will travel to Michigan next month to compete in the 2009 Deaf Teen America competition.
Australian manufacturers must innovate if they are to thrive.
Cochlear implants: Who are they for? I am considering getting hearing aids, but have heard about cochlear implants as an option. Who are they for?
H. A. Dinithi Akarsha, two, of Madampe is suffering from a profound hearing loss. Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist of the National Hospital, Colombo Dr. T.R.C. Ruberu says Akarsha has to undergo a cochlear implant surgery which will cost nearly Rs. 2.8 million.
Editor's Note: This article was originally printed in the 2008 Scientific American Special Report on Robots. It is being published on the Web as part of ScientificAmerican.com's In-Depth Report on Robots. Sometime early in this century the intelligence of machines will exceed that of humans. Within a quarter of a century, machines will exhibit the full range of human intellect, emotions and ...
The other day, John, who is 5, told his mum that she was stupid. “You are stupid!” is precisely what he said, and while his mum pointed out that this isn't a polite thing to say, at the same time she was delighted.
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