Brian Gongol


Yes, that Ronco, maker of the Veg-O-Matic

90 predictions about the future, all on one page

The demographic instability of a country in which there will be soon be many retirees for every worker is not to be overlooked

Russia still denies that's what happened



Next to nothing seems to have been done to prevent calamity when the New Madrid fault eventually shifts, releasing a magnitude 6.0 or stronger quake on places like Memphis and St. Louis. Missouri's 1997 strategic plan for dealing with earthquake preparedness reads like a litany of ways in which things will probably go wrong when a quake actually strikes. Really, the entire Midwest should be scared about just how bad the results of a strong earthquake will be.

Secrecy follows the Chinese disaster, while the in the US, an open and public investigation is underway, even as plans for a replacement bridge are underway


The scary part will be watching how the people and the government react when the bubble bursts

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a way to protect transplanted cells by embedding them in a protective coating made from seaweed and iron. It's worked so far in mice and swine, and they think it could be a way to help diabetics replace the insuling-producing cells that don't work in their bodies


DARPA claims it's programmed computers that can auto-pilot an in-flight refueling more skillfully than human pilots. Related: Human pilots from Britain had to intercept a Russian bomber over the North Atlantic using the Eurofighter last week.