Captain of the 1982 Brazillian World cup team, Scorates died on 4th December.
Reading about it certainly was a great trip down the memory lane for me.
But I did not know much about what this great player had done outside the playing fields.
Some articles worth reading
2 obituaries (From Guardian) Soccer's Socrates.
And one from BBC
Dr.Devinder Sharma in conversation with Ajay Kanchan on the perils of Genetically Modified Food.
Dr Devider Sharma blog : Ground Reality
Perils of GM food - Devinder Sharma ( Interview )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5gyWRrfkbE
October 2010 issue of National Geographic is a special issue marking 50 years of Jane Goodall's research career. Watch some great footage of Chimps at Gombe in this short video.
Very inspiring Malawian inventor.
William Kamkwamba built an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book. Power to William!