Day: December 27, 2012
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Reality, QM, Bell…
Quantum mechanics (QM) experiments (related to Bell’s inequality) have shown that reality does NOT exist when we are not observing it. [1] This is amazing. Although at this point some objections still arise concerning this conclusion, it is really important to know that science has began thinking about concepts that have for a long time…
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Smoking, epigenetics, changes, decisions…
A new research in Human Molecular Genetics [1] [2] shows that smoking can be related to changes in genes of specific segments of the DNA, thus increasing cancer risk. Weird how the same changes that are supposed to lead to the evolution of species from bacteria to the humans, are in other cases considered “bad”.…
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Bionic hands, mind, brain, misunderstandings…
In one of this year’s bionic breakthroughs, a paralyzed woman carried out her own superhuman feat: Using an implanted brain chip, she controlled a robotic arm with her mind. [1] Scientists jumped to the roof out of joy. But what are we to celebrate here? The “with her mind” is the key sentence. Is it…
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