For most of its history, Asia has not just been indifferent to its own existence, as Bill Emmott, a former editor of this newspaper, puts it in "Rivals", his book about China, India and Japan.

长久以来，亚洲对于自身存在的意识十分淡薄，就像本报前任编辑Bill Emmott在他所著的关于中国，印度及日本的一本名为《对手》的书中所写的那样。

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Dr Emmott reckons that a biological computer might find it easier to cope with problems that have foxed the traditional, silicon variety for decades-such as how to recognise what it is that they see.

Emmott博士认为，对于那些数十年来难倒各种传统硅芯片计算机的问题，生物计算机可以轻松应对，比如怎样识别所看见的东西。

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Stephen Emmott, who works for Microsoft Research, wonders whether to turn the whole approach on its head.

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Early on Mr Emmott notes the spooky parallels between now and the early 1990s, when Italy's economic problems first became apparent.

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Emmott points out that things are very different from the days when imperial Germany and Japan started throwing their weight around.

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