Physics: Surfer dude’s theory of everything: the magic of Garrett Lisi
[Thanks @Captain_Marlow for the heads up]
Atheists aren’t a categorically different or more elite species of thinker. We just reject certain natural psychological intuitions„ such as the feeling that there must be a purpose to suffering, as being untrustworthy gauges of the reality outside our heads.
– Bering in Mind: God’s in Mississippi, where the gettin’ is goodA vast number of galactic clusters have been observed heading at great speed towards a mysterious ‘cosmic hotspot’ at the edge of the known universe.
And it’s not a black hole.
This September will mark the beginning of human testing for a vaccine which could potentially eradicate all flu.
“If any of the efforts to create a universal vaccine succeed, the benefits will be enormous. Even if flu slowly evolves to resist universal vaccines, and they need to be updated every now and then, they will still be a big step forward. Health authorities could combine flu with the other childhood vaccinations, greatly reducing the overall disease burden.”
Daniel Kish and the late Ben Underwood, both blind, grabbed headlines in the past with their amazing echolocation skills - the bat-like ability to ‘see’ by sound alone.
Not scientists in Spain are showing early success with a new training protocol which promises to turn anyone into a competent echolocator in as little as two weeks.
The real shocker? The spatial resolution humans can achieve would seem to rival that of bats.
Mysterious life forms found in NC Sewer - Straight out of Dead Space (via elyhim)
UPDATE: Turns out it’s just a colony of tubifex worms. A rare sight, but not alien at least :)
To study the [speech] gene in action, scientists introduced the human version of it into a group of mice. The results were promising: The speech genes led to increased nerve presence and activity in the language centers of mice’s brains. In short, the altered mice had better brains for language.
– Transgenic Mice Engineered With A Human Gene For SpeechI think it’s interesting that the Discovery Institute – which has long argued that intelligent design qualifies as science – seems to have given up the game and acknowledged that their concerns are religious after all. It’s equally interesting that the catalyst doesn’t seem to be someone like Richard Dawkins pushing atheism, but Francis Collins pushing Christianity.
– Christians battle each other over evolutionNext time you find yourself in the unfortunate position of requiring a skin graft, you may be able to buy a few pieces of living, dual-layer, machine-produced skin for as little as 34 Euros per square centimeter.
An interdisciplinary team of Fraunhofer researchers is currently developing the first fully automatic production system for two-layer skin models, and they seem confident they have it in the bag.
Building a Replicant has just become a bit easier.
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