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As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can't remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as "senior moments."
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Certain nanostructures can recognize diseased cells and deliver drugs directly to cancerous tumors without harming healthy cells or organs. New solar panels incorporating nanotechnology are far more efficient than standard designs in converting sunlight to electricity, promising much more economical solar power in the future.
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I Heart Chaos — The year 2000 as envisioned in the year 1910
In 1910, French artist Villemard produced a series of illustrations depicting what life might be like in the year 2000. Yeah, he pretty much nailed it.
As the last post seemed so popular, we’ve decided to list another ten of the best science fiction novels ever written, but this time we venture into the wastelands of the post-apocalypse. As always, post up your suggestions for additions in the comment area. So, in no particular order… Shute’s poignant, searing novel focused on the last days of humanity, as the aftermath of a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere slowly creeps south, killing all it encounters. Famous for its characterisation and lack of a happy ending, it’s not only a true classic of SF, but of literature as a whole. The amount of buzz for this novel is huge, particularly given its high profile adaptation released in January.
Ten of the best… Post-apocalyptic novels | SciFiNow
Rosenhan experiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rosenhan experiment was a famous experiment into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan in 1973. It was published in the journal Science under the title " On being sane in insane places. " [ 1 ] The study is considered an important and influential criticism of psychiatric diagnosis. [ 2 ] Rosenhan's study was done in two parts. The first part involved the use of healthy associates or "pseudopatients" (three women and five men) who briefly simulated auditory hallucinations in an attempt to gain admission to 12 different psychiatric hospitals in five different states in various locations in the United States. All were admitted and diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
Depressive realism is the proposition that people with depression actually have a more accurate perception of reality , specifically that they are less affected by positive illusions of illusory superiority , the Locus of Control and optimism bias . The concept refers to people with borderline or moderate depression, suggesting that while non-depressed people see things in an overly positive light and severely depressed people see things in overly negative light, the mildly discontented grey area in between in fact reflects the most accurate perception of reality. [ edit ] Studies Studies by psychologists Alloy and Abramson (1979) and Dobson and Franche (1989) suggested that depressed people appear to have a more realistic perception of their importance, reputation , locus of control , and abilities than those who are not depressed.
Depressive realism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contact lenses will project images directly onto your eyeballs | DVICE
All those 3DTVs and virtual reality goggles are soon to be rendered obsolete by contact lenses with built-in LED arrays that can display images on top of your retinas, whether you want them to or not. Researchers at the University of Washington have been working on extremely tiny and semi-transparent LEDs designed to be integrated into contact lenses. So far, they've managed to create red pixels and blue pixels, and when they can figure out green ones, they'll be able to make full color displays.
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The Story of Stuff
When Annie created and launched The Story of Stuff in December of 2007, that was supposed to be it. One movie, one web page. But when that movie went viral, the response was undeniable. A chord was struck, a community was galvanized and The Story of Stuff Project was born! Now, four years, five staff, and seven movies later, we’re still going. But unlike the Energizer Bunny, we’re powered by you, not alkaline and mercury!
4th 06/17/2010 17:32 PM You're right lil homie, they have thought of it lol.. but it's not possible with the current technology they have to look deeper into these galaxies and find life. They have been able to identify planets, particularly what's called 'exo-planets' that means they're similar to earth and hold the possibility for life. But life on other planets is a fact, and 'the government' knows about that too. At the same time, there's a lot of people that know about what's out there, because what's.... More
Spectacular images of other galaxies as viewed by Hubble | MNN - Mother Nature Network
The video below shows scientific proof that there is something NOT quite logical or scientific about this universe. The mere act of observation can completely change the outcome of an event! Before I get too ahead of myself, you need to watch the video below to understand: (Forgive the corny cartoon character explaining the concept — at least he knows his stuff) Recap: When a camera observed the electrons, they acted as particles. However, when the no equipment was used to observe the electrons, they acted as waves and particles simultaneously.
This Will Mindfuck You: The Double-Slit Experiment | High Existence
Liquid Wood: 100% Organic Replacement For Everything Plastic - Green Diary
German inventors have developed a new material which holds the promise of replacing everything plastic with something as natural as wood. The material in question is called the Arboform. It is produced after combining lignin, a discarded element of regular wood with natural resins, flax and fiber. liquid wood product designs3 Arboform can be molded into any object form which is normally made using non-biodegradable petroleum products. What shoots up the eco-factor of such products is the fact that once out of use the Arboform products break down quickly organically into eco-safe by-products like water and carbon dioxide.Prepare for Data Tsunami, Warns Google CEO - PCWorld
August 05, 2010, 12:21 PM — Google CEO Eric Schmidt had some scary things to say about privacy yesterday. In a nutshell, he said there's an almost incomprehensible amount of data out there about all of us -- much of which we've generated ourselves via social networks, blogs, and so on -- and we are totally unprepared to deal with the implications of that fact. Schmidt was speaking at the Techonomy confab , currently underway at California's Lake Tahoe, where large-brained people gather to talk about how technology and the economy intersect. "There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003," Schmidt said, "but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing...People aren't ready for the technology revolution that's going to happen to them...." "If I look at enough of your messaging and your location, and use Artificial Intelligence," Schmidt said, "we can predict where you are going to go."WordStream is an Internet marketing software company, specializing in pay-per-click advertising software and a suite of SEO tools , which contains a FREE keyword tool for discovering profitable keywords , including long tail keywords for SEO and PPC. Internet Privacy: Is Your Right to Privacy Threatened? At WordStream, we recognize that retaining privacy on the internet has become an increasingly difficult task. We made this infographic to provide information and illustrate the internet privacy issues that continue to be a concern for online users.
Internet Privacy Infographic: Google Privacy & Your Privacy on Facebook | WordStream
As if humans didn't have enough viruses to worry about, one British researcher has successfully infected himself with a computer virus. Mark Gasson, senior research fellow at the University of Reading, was able to infect a tiny, radio frequency identification (RFID) chip with a virus before he placed it under the skin on his hand. He uses that chip to activate his cell phone, as well as open secure doors. Thanks to the computer chip, his cell phone knows when he's using it, and when someone else is trying to operate the device. If someone else tries to use his phone (after, say, stealing it), that person is not able to use it. Only Gasson can.