"SHOULD owning a great dane make you as much of an eco-outcast as an SUV driver? Yes it should, say Robert and Brenda Vale, two architects who specialise in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. In their new book, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living, they compare the ecological footprints of a menagerie of popular pets with those of various other lifestyle choices - and the critters do not fare well."
Source : New Scientist
Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427311.600-how-green-is-your-pet.html
Saturday, October 31, 2009
How Your Brain Creates The Fourth Dimension : TIME
"THE MAN dangles on a cable hanging from an eight-storey-high tower. Suspended in a harness with his back to the ground, he sees only the face of the man above, who controls the winch that is lifting him to the top of the tower like a bundle of cargo. And then it happens. The cable suddenly unclips and he plummets towards the concrete below.
Panic sets in, but he's been given an assignment and so, fighting his fear of death, he stares at the instrument strapped to his wrist, before falling into the sweet embrace of a safety net. A team of scientists will spend weeks studying the results...."
Source : New Scientist
Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427311.300-timewarp-how-your-brain-creates-the-fourth-dimension.html
Panic sets in, but he's been given an assignment and so, fighting his fear of death, he stares at the instrument strapped to his wrist, before falling into the sweet embrace of a safety net. A team of scientists will spend weeks studying the results...."
Source : New Scientist
Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427311.300-timewarp-how-your-brain-creates-the-fourth-dimension.html
A Chip That Mimics Neurons, Firing Up the Memory
"IN the 2001 movie ''Memento,'' the hero cannot hold onto any new memories. He forgets whatever he sees or hears within moments, distracted by new events that he also forgets in turn.
Profound amnesia like this comes about in real life, too, from trauma or disease to the hippocampus, the cortical section of the brain where memories are formed.
One day, though, a computer chip may do some of the work of a damaged hippocampus, replacing living neurons with silicon ones..."
Source : New York Times
Link : http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/technology/what-s-next-a-chip-that-mimics-neurons-firing-up-the-memory.html
Profound amnesia like this comes about in real life, too, from trauma or disease to the hippocampus, the cortical section of the brain where memories are formed.
One day, though, a computer chip may do some of the work of a damaged hippocampus, replacing living neurons with silicon ones..."
Source : New York Times
Link : http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/technology/what-s-next-a-chip-that-mimics-neurons-firing-up-the-memory.html
Sunday, October 4, 2009
How to live to 100... and enjoy it
"Perhaps you think you stand no chance of clocking up a century. You know that longevity depends in large part on having the right genes, and one glance at the family tree may reveal that yours just won't pass muster. If so, think on this: centenarians are the fastest-growing demographic group across much of the developed world. Assuming there hasn't been a miraculous Methuselah mutation in the human genome in the past hundred-odd years, we can draw only one conclusion: the way we live is stretching our lifespans. So, what are the secrets of a long and happy life?"
Seem like there are 9!
The New Scientist knows em all!
"New Scientist plunders the emerging science of longevity to find out how you can maximise your tally at the final checkout, without compromising any urges you might have to dance in the aisles on the way there."
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Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025541.500-how-to-live-to-100-and-enjoy-it.html?full=true
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AND how about some pictures of some famous centenarians?
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/lessons-in-longevity/1
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BY THE WAY, DID YOU KNOW HOW FLASH MEMORY WORKS?
Know it here: http://www.howstuffworks.com/flash-memory.htm
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Seem like there are 9!
The New Scientist knows em all!
"New Scientist plunders the emerging science of longevity to find out how you can maximise your tally at the final checkout, without compromising any urges you might have to dance in the aisles on the way there."
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Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025541.500-how-to-live-to-100-and-enjoy-it.html?full=true
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AND how about some pictures of some famous centenarians?
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/lessons-in-longevity/1
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BY THE WAY, DID YOU KNOW HOW FLASH MEMORY WORKS?
Know it here: http://www.howstuffworks.com/flash-memory.htm
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