Smarter people are better at ignoring things

People frequently complain that they can’t remember things — and they wish their brains had more storage capacity, like today’s ever-expanding computer hard drives and RAM. If we could just improve the sheer size of our memory, we’d be able to retain and manipulate more data, and we’d become smarter and smarter — right?

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Bill Gates gives $600m more to stop tuberculosis

The Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis has received a $600m (£337m) boost from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. The campaign, backed by more than 400 organisations worldwide, aims to treat 50 million people in the next 10 years. Launching the plan with UK Chancellor Gordon Brown and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr Gates said it was… Continue reading Bill Gates gives $600m more to stop tuberculosis

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Google.com gets make over

Some Web users are reporting seeing a reformatted Google Inc. results page that has the links to specialized search pages listed in the left-hand column instead of placed horizontally across the top of the search box. In addition, these links to the image, groups, news, Froogle and local search pages are each accompanied by a… Continue reading Google.com gets make over

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