Category Archives: General interest

HUFFPOST: History Tells Us What Will Happen Next With Brexit And Trump

Posted on December 4, 2016 by panosnomikos

HUFFPOST: History Tells Us What Will Happen Next With Brexit And Trump In my own book “Fateful Eyes” I am describing the seeds of a dystopian future sown during an “affluent and innocent era of plenty” (circa 2000 – 2005), … Continue reading →

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Greek Skies amazing timelapse video

Posted on January 5, 2016 by panosnomikos

Published in TheTOC here GREEK SKIES AMAZING TIME LAPSE VIDEO Panagiotis Philippou created this amazing time-lapse video of the night skies in Greece that won the Best of the Fest prize of the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards (HIIDA). Is … Continue reading →

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Assembling the world in an image: 15 of history’s most revealing maps

Posted on December 19, 2015 by panosnomikos

Published on CNN here Assembling the world in an image: 15 of history’s most revealing maps (CNN)The world is always changing, moving, never really in equilibrium. This is a feeling, a concept, a fact that mostly we avoid. Stability is … Continue reading →

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Webinar about Information Technology in the Shipping Industry

Posted on November 7, 2015 by panosnomikos

Για να ενισχύσουμε το δίκτυο αλληλοϋποστήριξης Allilon-net (μη κερδοσκοπικό δίκτυο αλληλεγγύης για επαγγελματική ένταξη, σταδιοδρομία, επιχειρηματικότητα και καινοτομία – http://www.allilonnet.gr) εγώ και ο συνάδελφος και φίλος Χρήστος Εμμανουηλίδης θα παρουσιάσουμε ένα webinar με τίτλο «Η σύγχρονη πληροφορική στην Ελληνική ναυτιλία» … Continue reading →

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How an F student became America’s most prolific inventor

Posted on October 28, 2015 by panosnomikos

It is amazing that such people really exist. Read this story on Bloomberg here How an F Student Became America’s Most Prolific Inventor At 74, Wood has been an inventor-in-residence at Intellectual Ventures, a technology research and patent firm, for … Continue reading →

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Separated at birth, reunited on Facebook

Posted on November 14, 2014 by panosnomikos

This amazing story appeared on CNN here Separated at birth, reunited on Facebook (CNN) — Anais Bordier and Samantha Futerman have the same laugh and the same freckled cheeks. They wear their hair the same way and have since they … Continue reading →

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Will people still be useful in the 21st century?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by panosnomikos

This awesome article appeared on CNN here Will people still be useful in the 21st century? The conscious experiences of a flesh-and-blood taxi driver are infinitely richer than those of Google’s self-driving car, which feels nothing. But what the system … Continue reading →

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Posidonia 2014 welcomes World to Greece

Posted on May 31, 2014 by panosnomikos

From All About Shipping, here Posidonia 2014 welcomes World to Greece More than 1.800 Exhibitors from 93 countries and 19.000 visitors meet in Athens Posidonia 2014, the world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition, which opens next week at the Athens Metropolitan … Continue reading →

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33 Painfully True Facts About Everyday Life

Posted on May 3, 2014 by panosnomikos

Very funny, and revealing. Published in Bored Panda, here 33 Painfully True Facts About Everyday Life Danish writer Mikael Wulff and cartoon artist Anders Morgenthaler – the creative duo known as Wumo – has created a brilliant series of graphs … Continue reading →

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Plane buffs captured Flight 370 in images before disappearance

Posted on April 5, 2014 by panosnomikos

This intriguing mystery with MH370 will certainly create a lot of stories in the years to come, notwithstanding our awful feelings about the apparent heavy loss of life. One of the most fascinating stories has appeared on CNN, here. The … Continue reading →

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