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Seeing the news that The Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland has stopped spewing ash I figured I would look for videos on the event. The eruption happened on Wednesday, and ash rocketed as high as 12 miles into the sky. There are quite a few videos out there on the event, though the ash above the [...]

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So…you can’t understand mathematical concepts? It looks like a foreign language to many, and surely this is just how we are built right? Apparently, there may be a reason why many have problems with math. It’s a neurocognitive disorder that inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts, according to a new paper. Specialised [...]

Filed under: Psychology/Human Mind by JMH
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If you have never heard of this, cows emit methane gas when they burp, or umm…pass gas. Cattle, sheep and other ruminant livestock produce large amounts of methane, which is about 20 times more powerful at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. One cow can produce about 1.5 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. In [...]

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What? This isn’t a joke. There was an actual study going on in which scientist were able to trick the brain into the belief that the body was no bigger than a Barbie doll. Henrik Ehrsson and his colleagues at Karolinska Institutet have already managed to create the illusion of body-swapping with other people or [...]

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We are all eagerly awaiting the day when the final solution to the baldness gene is discovered wand we all can have lush Fabio hair. Well…us with thinning hairlines in our family are at least. Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists deciphered how hair stem cells in mice and rabbits can communicate with each [...]

Filed under: Biology, Stem Cells by JMH
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This article caught my eye because I have a friend that is currently using an electronic cigarette. This study suggests that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional nicotine replacement products. First of all, what exactly are electronic cigarettes? If you haven’t seen [...]

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In August 2010 the courts imposed a federal ban on embryonic stem cell research. This week the Court of Appeals overturned this verdict, paving the way for broader exploration of how stem cells function and how they can be harnessed to treat a wide range of currently incurable diseases.. Very good news indeed. The current [...]

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Killed by the U.S. Not much else to talk about today now that we have heard this announcement. Apparently from what I have heard so far was that he was assassinated in Pakistan where he was staying in a mansion living securely. Obama made the announcement official at about 11:30 PM ET tonight.

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Due to government cutbacks the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, better known as SETI, will get its funding cut. The SETI Institute works with the only radio telescope array specially designed to detect potential signals from distant worlds. Something that you could argue is a bit of a luxury to even study. While there are other [...]

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If you own a Playstation 3 you are well aware that the PSN has been down for well over a week now. The system was hacked and Sony immediately shut it down to try and figure out what the security breach entailed and to prevent further damage, or further theft of customer information. Suffice to [...]

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