Category: Dasein Philosophy
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Invisibility from touching. Senses prejudice. The most important things...
In the past years, invisibility cloaks were developed for various senses. Objects can be hidden from light, heat or sound. However, hiding of an object from being touched still remained to be accomplished. Scientists have now succeeded in creating a volume in which an object can be hidden from touching similar to a pea under…
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Sunbathing, addictions, life itself... Lalalalala! What?!?
Can't resist getting a tan despite the risks? It might be more than a habit. That's the suggestion from a study in mice showing that exposure to ultraviolet radiation triggers similar effects to drug addiction. Previous studies have found that many frequent tanners meet clinical criteria for a substance-related disorder, but David Fisher at Harvard…
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Close your eyes. See...
When Voyager 2 pivoted back toward Earth from beyond Neptune in 1990, it snapped one of the most famous space pictures: the pale blue dot, with Earth appearing as a lonely speck of light. Astronomers are now designing a new generation of telescopes with hopes of taking a photo of another pale blue dot, this…
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Whisky, cigarettes, long living !?
Whisky and 15 cigarettes a day is the secret of my good health' says Dorothy as she celebrates her 100th birthday (with a glass of her favorite tipple, of course). (1) Surely this went to the news. But we are all too afraid to acknowledge what conclusion might be drawn from this case. Is it…
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BE AWARE: Pedophilia in modern era... The way to acceptance ?!?
From the child abuse inquiry of the British government (1) (something Thatcher knew) to the child sexual abuse scandal of the Catholic Church (2), the issue is already on our hands: How can we protect the children from assaults like this? Well, recently a conference held by the University of Cambridge gave the "solution": Do nothing! Because...…
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