News Briefs 30-07-2009
by Gfool on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 | No Comments
The unstoppable journey continues:
- Antikythera mechanism: Worlds first computer may be even older than thought. See an impressive 3D reconstruction of its inner workings.
- The chances of the Earth taking a hit like Jupiter. Follow @AsteroidWatch for advance warning of asteroid impacts.
- New links between lucid dreaming and psychosis could revive dream therapy in psychiatry. If your dreams are insane – dont tell the shrink!
- Astronauts, admirals, generals discuss UFO cover-up.
- Astronaut Gordon Cooper talks about his experiences of extra-terrestrial vehicles.
- Scary music is spookier with eyes shut. No, really?
- Michael Shermer is skeptical of the Shakespeare skeptics. And earns a riposte.
- Technology joins the search for the lost tomb of Genghis Khan.
- Switch on disease fighting genes with yoga and meditation. Now would be a good time.
- Beluga whale saves struggling diver from drowning.
- Could a link between cosmic rays and cloud formation challenge anthropogenic global warming theory?
- Atheist bus ads are quot;patheticquot; says Canadas most renowned philosopher.
- Camp faithless: Is Britains first atheist summer camp harmless fun or should we be worried?
- Magic does the trick for childrens self-esteem. Warning: unsupervised instruction in magic may inflate your childs self-esteem past tolerable levels, leading them to start an educational foundation in their own name.
- 51 headless Vikings found in English execution pit?
- Old man river: Amazon river is 11 million years old.
- The Big Green Scattering.
- Green Pope praises Teilhard de Chardins vision of the cosmos as a living host.
- Secret societies in the social media age.
- Goatrsquo;s crowning as king of Ireland in doubt.
- Help build the Enlightenment Machine. This guy will need all the help he can get!
Thanks to Greg, Rick, RPJ
Quote of the Day:
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Albert Einstein