| 1) Drexel students create mind control video game (Adrenaline Vault)Imagine a video game that you can control, with your mind! It?s being created by students at Drexel University. They call the game Lazy Brains, and it uses a neuro-imaging device that?s placed on the player?s forehead. The device is capable of reading your brain signals, allowing you to actually think your way through [...] 2) The Gas Man: The search for oil (Traverse City Record-Eagle)I'm reading "The Bear and the Dragon" by Tom Clancy where a character remembers a story about Napoleon, who wished to plant trees by the side of the French roads to shade his marching troops. A staff officer said, "But Marshall, it will take twenty years for the trees to grow enough to accomplish that." And Napoleon replied, "Yes indeed, so we must start at once." Why is that such a hard concept ... 3) Students Create 'Mind Control' Video Games (CBS4 Miami)Imagine a video game that you can control, with your mind. It's being created by students at Drexel University in Philadelphia. 4) Potomac Confidential (Washington Post)Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of the issues that define who we are and where we live. 5) Mills puts on his best poker face (Montgomery Advertiser)Adam Mills doesn't mind talking about what happens in Vegas. 6) Color of Money Book Club (Washington Post)Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Robert and Melinda Blanchard, authors of "Changing Your Course: The 5-Step Guide to Getting the Life You Want" (Sterling), on Thursday, July 3 at Noon ET. 7) Bringin' the Noise: Dog days (Yahoo! Sports)It's Wiener Awards time, and this year's MVP is a familar face from Brad Evans' 2007 squad. |