Category: Wrong perceptions
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Cancer, germs, scientific prejudice...
Many times a man has an idea. An idea so odd that other people think he is insane. And it is only after many years that this man is vindicated.The case of cancer is one of those cases. Pathologist and bacteriologist Royal Rife had been saying more than 50 years ago that cancer is caused…
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Smoke! Ehmmm...I meant "Play Tetris"! It is good for you!
Canadian doctors say they have found an inventive way to treat lazy eye - playing the Tetris video game. The McGill University team discovered the popular tile-matching puzzle could train both eyes to work together. [1] It reminds me of the era when we were all convinced that smoking was good for the blood flow…
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Beatles more than Humans...
A Kansas State University research team has found that despite humans increasing nitrogen production through industrialization, nitrogen availability in many ecosystems has remained steady for the past 500 years. Their work appears in the journal Nature. [1] Building, polluting, creating factories and yet... zero result. If I recall correctly, insects have more effect on the planet's ecosystem. Trying…
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Eagle "natural" beak...
An eagle gets a new artificial beak, with the help of 3D printing technology. [1] Is it "natural"? Who defines "artificial"? Isn't everything we do, as humans, part of Nature and - thus - natural?
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Computer viruses - A great tool! (which you already use)
Thousands of computers running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system were unable to connect to the internet after installing an anti-virus update [1]. Users said they were also unable to access their internal company networks. It is not the first time an anti-virus update results in a disaster (see here). This reminds me of how much…
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