On his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sam Brown was set on fire by an improvised explosive device. He survived, only to find himself, like thousands of other vets, doomed to a post-traumatic life of unbearable pain. Even hallucinogen-grade drugs offered little relief, and little hope.
- Paul Brannan
Looking for UK examples of virtual reality being used to relieve pain. Some amazing work being done in Seattle.
When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he follows a routine that seems straight from a spy film.
- Paul Brannan
South Korea is a leader in Nuclear power and Japan considers restarting and Germany temporarily restarts some reactors - http://nextbigfuture.com/2012...
More than £50m of World Food Programme aid to feed the starving has ended up in the hands of a London-listed commodities trader run by billionaires, despite a pledge by the United Nations agency to buy food from "very poor farmers".
- Paul Brannan
Cashpoint beggar: I need some effin gear money. It ain't effin appnin. Wonder why.
The Million Pound Drop and The Bank Job are proving a bit hit with internet audiences, but it is the data collected from online players which is making advertisers take notice
- Paul Brannan
Shame about The Times paywall. But for that I'd share their story of an oligarch's plan for a Moscow version of MIT with British involvement