9 ways to fall asleep faster. DailyBurn: 6 signs you're exhausted (not just tired) Missing sleep is nothing to yawn about.
"Chronic sleep deprivation has lots of negative consequences," says Sonia Ancoli-Israel, fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She notes that the health risks associated with missed zzz's can include poor cognitive function, problems with attention and concentration, dementia and an increased risk of heart disease. Why every night of sleep matters Are you getting enough shut-eye? DailyBurn: 10 ways you're sabotaging your workout Even if you don't suffer from insomnia, odds are you've experienced nights when you've tossed and turned, wondering why you can't drift off. The consequences of missing even a few hours of sleep can be serious. DailyBurn: How bad is booze, really? Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help ensure you'll actually pass out once your head hits the pillow. 1. 2.
New York, Chicago Claim 5 of Tallest US Buildings. In midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises. Oct. 14, 2013: This photo provided by the St.
Paul's and St. George's Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria.AP BEIRUT – In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three factions in the country's civil war. Jesus stands, arms outstretched, on the Cherubim mountain, overlooking a route pilgrims took from Constantinople to Jerusalem in ancient times. The statue is 40 feet tall and stands on a base that brings its height to 105 feet, organizers of the project estimate.
That the statue made it to Syria and went up without incident on Oct. 14 is remarkable. Christians and other minorities are all targets in the conflict, and the statue's safety is by no means guaranteed. So why put up a giant statue of Christ in the midst of such setbacks and so much danger? It took three days to raise the statue. Varennikov died in 2009. Computer Scientists 'Prove' God Exists. Two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of God penned by mathematician Kurt Gödel.
But the God angle is somewhat of a red herring -- the real step forward is the example it sets of how computers can make scientific progress simpler. As headlines go, it's certainly an eye-catching one. "Scientists Prove Existence of God," German daily Die Welt wrote last week. But unsurprisingly, there is a rather significant caveat to that claim.
In fact, what the researchers in question say they have actually proven is a theorem put forward by renowned Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel -- and the real news isn't about a Supreme Being, but rather what can now be achieved in scientific fields using superior technology. When Gödel died in 1978, he left behind a tantalizing theory based on principles of modal logic -- that a higher being must exist. Even at the time, the argument was not exactly a new one. Proving God's Existence with a MacBook.