Month: September 2014
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Extra sensory perceptions… One consciousness…
Ask Harvard Medical School researchers how many senses humans have and you’re bound to receive a range of answers. This lack of consensus isn’t limited to Harvard: Neurologists and others who study perception have long disagreed on the number of senses we possess to help us navigate our way through life. Researchers argue that true […]
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Goalkeepers, penalties, patterns, science…
Soccer goalkeepers routinely dive the wrong way because their minds presume trends that don’t exist, University College London scientists report July 31 in Current Biology. To make saves, many goalkeepers begin diving before the ball is hit, says coauthor Erman Misirlisoy, a cognitive neuroscientist. But their guesswork might be flawed,Misirlisoy and cognitive neuroscientist Patrick Haggard […]
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Babies, genome and the urge to “control” things…
Babies’ genomes hold clues that can save their lives, but that same information could be used in far less noble ways. Where should we draw the line? wanders the Popular Science article. (1) Let me spare you the excitement. Nothing can be manipulated as you believe it can. We do not know what life is. […]
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Scottish Independence: Buzz off William Wallace! We have… Cameron! Huh?!? [or “Why money cannot be the reason for independence”]
Scotland has voted against independence. (1) Welcome to the new age of Money. Where countries decide on their independence based on their economic prospects. Where countries decide on their non-independence based on their economic prospects. Where people do not have the sense of “nation” but have a strong sense of business. There was a time […]
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