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Physicists always have a habit of taking the simplest example of any phenomenon and calling it "physics," leaving the more complicated examples to become the concern of other fields...

DR. RICHARD P. FEYNMAN

http://amasci.com/feynman.html
http://dayrecipe.com/2010/07/03/health-benefits-of-mushrooms/ Mushrooms are valuable health food – low in calories, high in vegetable proteins, chitin, iron, zinc, fiber, essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals. Mushrooms also have a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Health Benefits of Mushrooms | Day Recipe

Symphony of Science

http://www.symphonyofscience.com/ "The Case for Mars" is the sixth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It features Robert Zubrin, Carl Sagan, Brian Cox, and Penelope Boston.
http://scienceblogs.com/ By gluing radio chips to the backs of 800 honeybees, researchers proved that Neonicotinoid pesticides interfere with their behavior. Greg Laden reports that bees exposed to the common aphid-killer "forage abnormally, have 'olfactory memory' problems, are easily disoriented and become poor learners."

ScienceBlogs

http://news.discovery.com/human/near-death-brain.html

Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death : Discovery News

A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence of "out of body" experiences reported by people who survive near-death ordeals . Doctors at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates recorded brain activity of people dying from critical illnesses, such as cancer or heart attacks.

Human Cell Electric Fields Are As Powerful as Lighting Bolts -A Galaxy Classic

Using newly developed voltage-sensitive nanoparticles, researchers have found that the previously unknown electric fields inside of cells are as strong, or stronger, as those produced in lightning bolts. Previously, it has only been possible to measure electric fields across cell membranes, not within the main bulk of cells, so scientists didn't even know cells had an internal electric field. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/06/human-cells-hav.html
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/faq.htm But I heard that our Milky Way galaxy may one day collide with a neighboring galaxy.

Brief Answers to Cosmic Questions

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php?semesterid=27

UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Spring 2008 Courses

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Pharmacology Vaults : Neuropharmacology of Hallucinogens : a technical overview, by BilZ0r (v3.1 Aug 2005)

http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/pharmacology/pharmacology_article2.shtml Please note that this subject is extremely technical and this article requires a background in brain science to fully understand.

Lab Equipment : United Nuclear , Scientific Equipment & Supplies

http://www.unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=25_30 Fabricated from all Stainless Steel, you will not find a better quality Lab Jack anywhere. Ideal for supporting or elevating different objects in the lab like beakers, flasks, water baths, stirrers, etc.