Subliminal Learning Demonstrated In Human Brain (4)
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Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, new research uses sophisticated perceptual masking, computational modeling, and neuroimaging to show that instrumental learning can occur in the human brain without conscious processing of contextual cues.
Minimum Mass For Galaxies Discovered: Breakthrough Sheds Light On Mysterious Dark Matter (1)
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By analyzing light from small, faint galaxies that orbit the Milky Way, UC Irvine scientists believe they have discovered the minimum mass for galaxies in the universe -- 10 million times the mass of the sun.
Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn In Ethanol Production Study (2)
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In experiments, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama yielded two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol production as field corn grown in those states, scientists report. The same was true of tropical cassava in Alabama.
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Allison said:
cool...wonder if developing nations can profitfrom this somehow
New Evidence Neanderthal Not So Stupid (6)
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New research has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors. The research team has shown that early stone tool technologies developed by our species, Homo sapiens, were no more efficient than those used by Neanderthals. Their discovery debunks a textbook belief held by archaeologists for more than 60 years.
Cows Tend To Face North-South (3)
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[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] Don't be fooled by those big bovine eyes and the mouth slowly chewing cud--cows have a magnetic personality. At least that’s the claim made by German researchers in the August 26th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using Google Earth images, the scientists looked down on over 8,000 cattle around the world. And, when grazing or resting, cows tended to face either ...
Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers (3)
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Broccoli Could Reverse The Heart Damaging Effects Of Diabetes (2)
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Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others (4)
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در این آزمایش محققان نشان داده اند که برای میمونها، همانند انسانها، هدیه دادن تجربه ای لذت بخش است. این نتایج در راستای تحقیقات اخیر در تصویر برداری از مرکز پاداش دهنده مغز انسان، در هنگام کمک های خیریه است. نظرات
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Anam said:
بیاندیشیم: آیا خوب بودن انسانها ریشه در اعتقاد به خدا دارد؟
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Allison said:
even monkeys like giving....(and we are not talking about the poo they like to fling at you)
Arty bathroom tiles (9)
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Christoph Niemann has used some unusual image sources to tile his bathrooms. For the shower, an appropriation of Warhol's Brillo box. For the kids bathroom, a NYC subway map. (link)
Largest Squid Ever Caught Is "Giant, Gelatinous Blob" (4)
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Despite its species' fearsome reputation, the colossal squid was likely sluggish and would have been filled with thousands of glowing babies, said a scientist who dissected her.
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one of my secret desires is to see one of these alive in its natural habitat...reminds me of an arthur c clarke book I read many years ago
Pocket Musician (1)
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About Pocket Musician A quick music theory resource for all musicians playing any instruments. Select the topic you wish to view and tap it for more information. Topics include: Major Scales, Minor Scales, Major Chords, Minor Chords, Diminished Chords, Augmented Chords, Key Signatures, Circle of Fifths, Music Terms, Tempo Marks, and more to come in future updates.
GPS-equipped turtle runs into reefer farm, gets high-fives from police (1)
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Shared 18 times Filed under: GPSThough not quite as bad as toting the GPS module around with you, one particular marijuana farmer had to be mighty embarrassed / wondering what he ever did to deserve such bad luck when a GPS-equipped turtle meandered into his crop. As the story goes, a close friend of the police -- a box turtle with no fear of Big Brother -- just happened upon a pot stash on US ...
If You’re Not Participating in Social Media | Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing (11)
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This content from: Duct Tape Marketing If You’re Not Participating in Social Media Gone are the days when all you needed to be on the web was a web site. Today you need to think and act in terms of a total web presence. And that means if you’re not participating in social media, you’re not really online. Consider these highlights from a wonderfully comprehensive research project developed by Universal McCann. 73% of online users ...
'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments Of An Ancient Civilization (1)
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Young Children's 'Theory Of Mind' Linked To Subsequent Metacognitive Development In Adolescence (2)
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Police seize War on Terror board game because its ski-mask "could be used in a criminal act" (1)
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Shared 25 times Shared 10 times Tagged Civlib (376) Games (366) Police in Kent, UK arrested some climate protestors and confiscated their "criminal" equipment, including a satirical boardgame about the war on terror. The police claim that the ski mask that came with the game could be used in a criminal act. "Surely no member of the public is going to believe that a board game could be used as a weapon?" War on Terror, ...
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Like most companies, we keep a close eye on what is driving traffic to our website. The changes are fascinating to watch week to week...small blog posts end up sending solid chunks of traffic, large articles sometimes send surprisingly little, and occasionally very interesting items pop out at us. About two months ago we started seeing major traffic from a new website: www.ThirtyDayChal.... We took a look at the site and discovered two interesting things: ...Contribute commentFAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments (796) permalink
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