Science & Research
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2012 » December
Archive for December, 2012 The bizarre road of anthropological cover-ups (giants in North America?) I find the pre-historical origins of man to be beyond fascinating. It really seems like there is so much we don’t know yet, so many bizarre and amazing things to be discovered. There also may be some cover-ups. Did you know that skeletons of a prehistoric race of giants have (possibly) been found in the Americas? If you’re interested in this stuff, there is a TedX lecture that will blow your socks off: “Jim Vieira’s research over the last 20 years has led him down a bizarre road of intrigue and mystery surrounding the races and…
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Is A Bigfoot Disclosure On The Horizon?
Is A Bigfoot Disclosure On The Horizon? I was always skeptical of Bigfoot even though I wanted so much to believe in a higher primate with which we humans could share our world. With all the hoaxes and insubstantial “evidence” floating around, it was starting to feel bleak for poor Sasquatch, despite its long history of sightings, dating all the way back to ancient pictographs by native North Americans. And then there was new analysis of the original print of the infamous Patterson/Gimlin film. The recent documentary from National Geographic in which this incredible film evidence is seriously tested can be seen here - For more interesting information on newsworthy…
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The Madness of Creativity
The Madness of Creativity Those of us who are creative types may, sadly, already be aware of this – and therefore it is not much of a mystery to us! The good news is that with increased scientific understanding may come better treatments, but let’s hope that whatever treatments are discovered treat the illness without damaging the genius that often comes along with it… Creativity ‘closely entwined with mental illness’ By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online “Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders,…
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Are We Living In A Computer Simulation?
Are We Living In A Computer Simulation? According to philosophical argument, odds are our reality isn’t “real”… If what we know is actually a simulation, would you want to be aware of that or not? Which pill would you choose? The Reality Of Reality May Not Be Reality by ADAM FRANK (NPR) “Every night for months before the presidential election, Nate Silver would fire up his computer and run simulated results for his FiveThirtyEight blog on The New York Times. He ran hundreds of these simulations, tweaking variables like “white male poodle owner” turnout. Then along came Election Day. We all went out to vote (you did vote right?) and…
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Enter The Land of The Gigantic Jars. Tread Lightly.
Enter The Land of The Gigantic Jars. Tread Lightly. The land in Laos is strewn with gigantic, mysterious stone jars. Archeologists have found it challenging to excavate the area because unexploded bombs litter the land there. What were these impossible jars used for? And how old are they? (from www.environmentalgraffiti.com) “Thousands of urns lie everywhere you look, scattered over the landscape of Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos. Some are small, some large – much too large to have been cooked in, or had food stored in them! So what in the world could have been their purpose? Archaeologists have been working on this mystery for some time now, and they think…
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Bacteriographs: Art From E. Coli.
Bacteriographs: Art From E. Coli. …images made from bacteria! And they can actually be beautiful works of art. See for yourself- Beautiful Bacteria: How To Make Art From E. Coli by Claire O’Neill “Bacteria can be pernicious, but they also keep your stomach digesting, turn cucumbers into beloved pickles, and can, apparently, also be used to make art. Of course, it all depends on how you want to define “art.” But Zachary Copfer finds himself precisely where it intersects with science.”I believe that the dichotomy often imposed on the fields of art and science is extremely limiting to both areas of study,” he writes on his website.…
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Tesla’s Death Ray: Was It Real?
Tesla’s Death Ray: Was It Real? Tesla’s Death Ray (from Viewzone.com) “Given that Tesla’s inventions generally possessed an element of social conscience, of doing good for humanity, it may seem surprising that he created a number of devices with military applications. And the notion of the Tesla harnessing his mind for purposes of war may seem immensely frightening. After all, this is the man who boasted that with his resonance generator he could split the earth in two… and no one was ever quite sure whether he was joking. The first Tesla invention with a proposed military use was his automaton technology, with which the labor of human beings could…
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Like looking for a single needle in thousands of haystacks…
Like looking for a single needle in thousands of haystacks… It seems like almost every day we hear about something completely new out there in our grand, mysterious universe. A star-less, ‘homeless’ planet is finally discovered after much searching… An artist’s impression of lonely ‘homeless’ planet CFBDSIR2149 Photo: European Southern Observatory By Hannah Furness A young “homeless planet”, up to seven times the size of Jupiter and with no gravitational ties, has been spotted by scientists for the very first time. The lonely planet, called CFBDSIR2149 at the moment, is deemed “homeless” as it does not orbit a star. It is the first isolated planet of its kind ever to…
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The Enchanted Island of Centenarians
The Enchanted Island of Centenarians Readers, this is one of the most interesting and mysterious articles I have read in ages. It makes me want to pack my bags for a “blue zone”! What do you think this geographical “fountain of youth” is about? The air, the water, the people, the lifestyle, the napping, or something else more inexplicable or supernatural? Please share your ideas in the comments – we’re excited to hear from you. The Island Where People Forget to Die By DAN BUETTNER In 1943, a Greek war veteran named Stamatis Moraitis came to the United States for treatment of a combat-mangled arm. He’d survived a gunshot wound,…
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2012 » November
Archive for November, 2012 The Madness of Creativity Those of us who are creative types may, sadly, already be aware of this – and therefore it is not much of a mystery to us! The good news is that with increased scientific understanding may come better treatments, but let’s hope that whatever treatments are discovered treat the illness without damaging the genius that often comes along with it… Creativity ‘closely entwined with mental illness’ By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online “Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. Writers had a higher risk of…
