The bigger they are, the dumber...?

Lately scientists have found out, larger animals may need the same size brain because there is more body to control. A whale’s brain can weigh almost 20 pounds or 9kg, and can contain over 200 billion nerve cells. A human brain can contain 85 million nerve cells weighing between 2.75 pounds and 3.2 pounds. A honeybee’s brain weighs only 1 milligram and contains fewer than a million nerve cells.
Some increase in brain size does affect an animal’s capability for intelligence and behavior, many size differences only exist in a specific brain region. It’s mainly seen in animals that have more advanced senses, such as sight or hearing, exact movement. The authors suggest that “advanced” thinking requires a very limited number of nerve cells.

In conclusion, big animals aren’t as smart as the little ones. Big animals have big brains to move big parts; brain size has nothing to do with intelligence.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/animals/091124-big-brains-not-better.html

The Oasis Of Seas!

The Oasis of Seas, the biggest ship in the world is 5 times the size of the Titanic! It can hold up to 5,400 guests. The Oasis stands 20 stories high and is 1,180 feet long and Weighs 100,000 tons. Also it can fit easily through the Panama Canal. Rogue waves are rare, but can lead to major problems; they can soar 100 feet in the air, and are known to sink large cargo ships. Amazingly only 30 feet of the ship is under water, which is basically nothing compared to the ships height.

Some of the technologies involved in keeping this ship afloat are; displacement of an equal amount of water, and keep the ship stable without having a massive draft beneath the water, the designers created a wider hull.

Reporters asked Matthew Collette, assistant professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan questions like:
Should we expect an even larger ship any time soon?
"Whether this ship is the limit I don't know," Collette said. "Because the economy has kind of turned south since they signed the contract for this ship, I don't think anyone is going to challenge it for the record in the next three to four years."

Source:http://www.livescience.com/technology/091103-cruise-ship-floats.html

After AMD:Intel's Next Big Battle!

Intel, The worlds largest computer chip maker anounced on November 12th that it would pay $1.25 billion to resolve allegations by Advanced micro devices(AMD) that its larger rival competes unfairly in the market for computer chips.



On one hand, the agreement lets Intel and AMD move past the conflict that's put the companies at legal loggerheads for years, and it may help Intel resolve ongoing antitrust tussles U.S. regulators, But a more important benefit of the agreementis that it letsIntel turn attention to what may become an even greater headachein the coming years: the challenge posed by ARM Holdings (ARM.L), maker of the technology used in chips running in a widening array of mobile devices, including the Apple iPhone.

Source: httphttp://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc20091112_556616.htm