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Galileo’s fingers, tooth are found

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. Three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth were removed from the astronomer's body by admirers in 1737, 95 years after his death, as his corpse was being moved from a storage place to a monumental tomb — opposite that of Michelangelo, in Santa Croce Basilica in Florence. One of the fingers was recovered soon afterward and is now part of the collection of the Museum of the History of Science, in Florence.

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Intel wants brain implants in its customers’ heads by 2020

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

If the idea of turning consumers into true cyborgs sounds creepy, don't tell Intel researchers. Intel's Pittsburgh lab aims to develop brain implants that can control all sorts of gadgets directly via brain waves by 2020. The scientists anticipate that consumers will adapt quickly to the idea, and indeed crave the freedom of not requiring a keyboard, mouse, or remote control for surfing the Web or changing channels

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Revealed… the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Excerpt: “Many of those are also used in products such as household cleaners, and have been linked to a number of health problems from allergies and skin sensitivity to more serious hormonal disturbances, fertility problems and even cancer. Parabens, for example, which are designed to preserve the shelf-life of your cosmetics, are one of the most widely used preservatives in the world, and are found in shampoos, hair gels, shaving gels and body lotions. But their use is becoming increasingly controversial – a range of different studies has linked them to serious health problems including breast cancer, as well as fertility issues in men.

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A recipe for longevity: 33 of the healthiest foods on Earth

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

*** Go to the link to see a list of fruits & vegetables and how they benefit our bodies *** Is it possible to live to 125 or maybe 150?

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Mug Shot Fail: Arizona State Student in Tears

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Phoenix police say a 21-year-old Sean Sexton, an Arizona State University student, went bats hit crazy outside a local check cashing store on October 28. Sexton fired an Airsoft rifle at the store’s windows, causing more than $15,000 worth of damage. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

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Signature of consciousness captured in brain scans

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A telltale signature of consciousness has been detected that takes us a step closer to disentangling the brain activity underlying conscious and unconscious brain processes. It turns out that there is a similar pattern of neural activity each time we become conscious of the same picture, but not if we process information from the image unconsciously. These contrasting patterns of activity can now be detected via brain scans, and could one day help determine if patients with brain damage are conscious.

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About your avatar

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University of Texas at Austin communication professor.

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Mad Men X-Men Mash-Up – Part 2 (comic)

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Study: 75% of Teens Prefer Downloading Music To Streaming It

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“A recent survey of 10,000 university students by the University of Reading, found that 75% of students download music, rather than buy in stores or pay for on music-streaming sites.”

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Supreme Court to review cases of juveniles sentenced to life in prison

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Lawyers for two Florida men who were sentenced to life without parole as juveniles will argue to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that the penalty is cruel and unusual

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