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Scientists uncover ”epigenetic” switch for new brain cells’ growth A new study conducted by neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has shown that t...
Mispredicting Our Reactions to RacismFor more evidence of how of the power of situation and the illusion of disposition, read the following mashup ...
The Gravity of the SituationIn my 2008 roundup, I mentioned that I had some plans for my blog for the new year. One of the things I've bee...
WHEN BUKOWSKI WAS A NAZIhttp: www.hollywoodinvestigator.com 2003 bukowski1.htmWHEN BUKOWSKI WAS A NAZI, Part 1by Ben Pleasants[April ...
40 Years Ago, We Were All Gonna Starve In 1968, eminent and learned professor Paul R. Erlich assured us that we were all gonna starve to death. As...
Letter to the Editor: Skeptic scientist says a previous alarmist's letter a demonstration that 'reasonable sounding bovine scatology is still that'Lee Freese’s letter (Jan. 4) is a demonstration that well expressed, reasonable sounding bovine scatology is...
Scientific American Mind - Is Hypnosis a Distinct Form of Consciousness?[image source]This cool article at Scientific American Mind - Is Hypnosis a Distinct Form of Consciousness? - ...
Whining and Dining: Love, Mosquito Style To many people, a mosquito's high-pitched whine is even more annoying than the insect's itchy bite. But to...
Virtual Worlds ExplainedMy interest in Virtual Worlds was recently sparked by Caja Thimm’s fascinating research on Second Life (SL) ...
I Have a Dream Obama's Hopeful Economic Speech copyright ? 2009 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org I have a dream. I drea...
Cleansing diet to better health and slimness?Can you lose custody of your children by packing an “unhealthy” lunch or giving them junkfood? Can a detox...
Authority Search and Social Webdesign Loic Le Meur wrote an interesting article last week on filtering by Authority to which I fully disagree: The...
Billions could go hungry from global warming by 2100Catherine Brahic, New Scientist 9 Jan 09;There is a 90% chance that 3 billion people will have to choose betwe...
New NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over AntarcticaNew NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica January 9th, 2009 (NASA) - NASA and the Nation...
News from the Religion and Science Front -- SightingsWe hear about different studies -- scientific ones -- that test whether prayer helps in healing and other stud...
How to save $2.6M in government by spending $50,000 - engage the communityI've been reading an interesting article about Vivek Kundra, the CIO for Washington District and an advocate f...
Functional Food Health Advertising : Is Everything that Is Claimed to Be Bioactive or an Antioxidant Essential in Great Quantities or from Specific Food Types? Plant-Based Sources Are Abundant But Firm Conclusions on the Validity of the Nutrigenomics Ide One way of defining functional foods is that they are consumed for day-to-day energy balance and bodily maint...
Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Lifelike Ecosystem Life makes more of itself. And now so can a set of custom-designed chemicals. Chemists have shown that a...
The Lost Genius objection to pre-natal testing for autism In an opinion piece on the BBC website this week Professor Simon Baron-Cohen has questioned the wisdom of ado...
Obama's Stimulus Plan: A Foundation for Growth?By Adam Solomon Zemel. Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstituteIn Northern Virginia today, President-elec...
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