You don't want dragon-tattooed lady's photographic memory

Living with true photographic recall — known clinically as Eidetic memory — could be like confronting all of the information in cyberspace without the benefit of Google or any other aid for searching, sorting and organizing.

continue reading

MinnPost - Flying car gets green light from FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration has finally given approval to the Terrafugia's Transistion, a flying car - or "roadable aircraft" as the company likes to call it - that will soon have us all living like the Jetsons. Honest.

continue reading

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says Obama "worst President ever"

In a radio interview recorded Thursday for a conservative talk station in Orlando, Fla., U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann agreed with host Ben Shapiro that President Obama is the worst president in U.S. history: SHAPIRO: Is President Obama better or worse than Jimmy Carter? BACHMANN: Worse. Easily worse.

continue reading

MinnPost - Scientology takes hold in India

Ironically, however, in a country overcrowded with religions and beliefs, Scientology has taken a different approach: it's being taught as a business tool. With 19 "technologies," each focusing on a different area of life, Scientology courses give advice on business, disaster management, communication, the art of selling, even marriage and family

continue reading

US college degrees: Still the best among world's elite unis

Growing foreign enrollment would seem to indicate that the United States remains the destination of choice. The country has a rich infrastructure of 4,500 public and private postsecondary institutions with a high regard for academic freedom.

continue reading

MnSCU auditor: Credit-transfer system 'needs fine tuning'

An internal auditor found that 91 percent of 16,309 transfer students in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system did not lose credits toward their degree when they switched schools.

continue reading

MinnPost - Guess which Minnesota colleges, universities acce

Which three colleges and universities admitted the most transfer students in Minnesota two years ago? You’re correct if the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is your first guess.

continue reading

Sen. Al Franken's credit rating amendment passes Senate

Al Franken completed a rare procedural maneuver today when his credit rating agency amendment was agreed to by the Senate on a 64-35 vote.

continue reading

MinnPost - Minnesota taxes: Where do we go from here?

Can't say no foverever

continue reading

Why Hugo Chavez finally gave in to the Twitter craze

But Hugo Chavez has taken Twitter by storm, clocking up nearly 95000 followers in the 36 hours since he sent his first message. Just weeks after declaring ...

continue reading