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"In India we see four people travelling by motorbike. I thought they could travel more safely by car."

25 March 2009

“In India we see four people travelling by motorbike. I thought they could travel more safely by car.”

Indian industrialist Ratan Tata on why his company launched the Nano car, the world’s cheapest, costing under $2000 (The Guardian, London, 24 March)

“Fish don’t try to turn sharks into vegetarians. They learn to live with sharks.”

Duke University marine ecologist Raphael Sagarin, co-author of a book launched this week arguing that terrorism should be fought using evolutionary strategies other species use to survive predators (Global Security Newswire, 23 March)

“We established there was a demand for execution vehicles. This procedure is a must.”…

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