Word Puzzle
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:06:27 -0700 (PDT)
I have no idea whether this word puzzle is well known or not. If not,
have some fun trying to work it out.
The words in the list below having something in common. What is it?
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Assess
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The evolution of brains
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:37:49 -0700 (PDT)
Origins of the brain: Complex synapses drove brain evolution
One of the great scientific challenges is to understand the design
principles
and origins of the human brain. New research has shed light on the
evolutionary
origins of the brain and how it evolved into the remarkably complex
structure
found in huma ...
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Foreward estimation of movement
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:09:48 -0700 (PDT)
Caltech scientists decipher the neurological basis of timely movement
Contrary to what one might imagine, the way in which each of us
interacts with
the world is not a simple matter of seeing (or touching, or smelling)
and then
reacting. Even the best baseball hitter eyeing a fastball does not
swing at what
h ...
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mind revealing writing
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:04:17 -0700 (PDT)
The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading
Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology
researchers
used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a
more
accurate measure of individual personlity traits.
Stream of consciousness, a century-old literary device, is helping
Un ...
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The unpleasant truth about Frederick Crews
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:30:22 -0600 (MDT)
See this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Frederick_C._Crews
and especially the comments by Skoojal.
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Eating and weight gain not always linked
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:59:04 -0700 (PDT)
Eating And Weight Gain Not Necessarily Linked, Study Shows
ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) ? You may not be what you eat after all. A
new study shows that increased eating does not necessarily lead to
increased fat. The finding in the much-studied roundworm opens the
possibility of identifying new targets for drugs to ...
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Antibacterial wipes can spread bacteria
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:42:28 -0700 (PDT)
Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria Around
ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) ? Three basic principles is all it could
take to reduce the incidence of MRSA in hospitals according to a new
research by Cardiff University.
Disinfectants are routinely used on hard surfaces in hospitals to kill
bacteria, with antimicro ...
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Your brain is altered by trauma
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:34:02 -0700 (PDT)
Brain's Gray Cells Appear To Be Changed By Trauma Of Major Events Like
9/11
Attack, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) - Healthy adults who were close to the
World Trade
Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have less gray
matter in
key emotion centers of their brains compared with pe ...
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Grandparents and the well being of children
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:50:19 -0700 (PDT)
The first national survey about the relationships that adolescents
have with their grandparents shows that grandparents who are involved
in the upbringing of their grandchildren can contribute to a child?s
well-being.
This research led by Oxford University, in collaboration with the
Institute of Education, Lo ...
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Was Socrates a "wise" man?
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:32:44 -0700 (PDT)
Paul Grieg compares various people (such as Penrose, or Blair, or
tramps) unfavourably with Socrates when discussing their wisdom.
So I ask: Was Soctrates wise?
He was certainly clever and creative. He founded the discipline of
moral philosophy. We was certainly a man of principle, willing to die
and refusing ...
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