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Blind no more?
The Bionical Man is here - it seems there are at least a few people working in the development stages of a 'cure' for blindness.
:: STARTED BY clay bear
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:51 03.05.04
Infrasound the True Cause of Ghost-Like Sensations?
A recent study shows that eerie feelings, chills and certain ghostly manifestations may be caused by infrasound, incredibly low frequence sound waves. Boo!
:: STARTED BY FinderWolf
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:26 30.04.04
Cyborgs .. Identity in the 21st Century?
Im interested in how people defines the nature and idea of the cyborg in the twenty first century in relation to their own lives and sense of personal identity. Is it just a theoretical construct, Hollywood - sci-fi mythology, or do you feel that you are already cyborg?
:: STARTED BY RokFX
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:10 28.04.04
Chemo Lives! Inorganic "Cell" Constructed
From Nature's Science Update: "A mixture of simple chemicals produces fungus-like structure. "
:: STARTED BY SiliconDream
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:35 28.04.04
The Winds of Jupiter
Jupiter's storms are changing some of the planet's legendary spots. Other keywords: anticyclones, Great Red Spot, hurricanes
:: STARTED BY Hieronymus
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:22 28.04.04
US army developing liquid body armour
Next: Miss Dwyer's 4D armour.
:: STARTED BY Irony of Ironies
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:06 28.04.04
Entropy
I'm sure this question has been knocked around to the point of being taboo, but I have to ask: what is entropy?
:: STARTED BY Private Frost
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:26 27.04.04
RFID chips give me the willies...
key words: RFID, privacy, tracking, tin-foil hats...
:: STARTED BY gravitybitch
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:10 27.04.04
The truth comes out about the Ecstasy study
John Hopkins University retracts research findings after discovering they were using meth for the entire study, instead of MDMA. Mainstream media do not comment.
:: STARTED BY Querelle
:: 25 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:55 22.04.04
Monkey Man Killer
India's ape-like cryptid goes on a rampage across central Asia, if eyewitnesses are to be believed. Are they? File under: cryptozoology, yeti, Asia, ape man, humanoid, Bigfoot, India, Hanuman, China
:: STARTED BY Molly Shortcake
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:59 20.04.04
Beam me up...
Thought it might be of interest that a newspaper has reported that Star Trek-esque communicators are now a reality. In a limited capacity, yes, but it's still a working product.
:: STARTED BY Grey Area
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:35 18.04.04
Aerogel
Really neat substance used by NASA. File under: material engineering, "solid smoke"
:: STARTED BY Helmschmied
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:10 18.04.04
Experiments on neon tetra with LSD
This is maybe a bit un-ethical, but don't worry I'm not doing it! It's a question!
:: STARTED BY Whale... Whale... Fish!
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:30 15.04.04
Worms.
Legless invertebrates are wonderful things. And plenty useful, too. Leeches and maggots for wounds, whipworms for Crohn's disease, red wrigglers for composting, you name it -- we can do it with worms.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:15 14.04.04
Endangered Languages
keywords: linguistics, global culture, globalization, dead languages, mass extinction, cognitive psychology, cultural assimilation.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:59 13.04.04
Trazadone
Trazadone -- an antidepressant. Does it have weight-loss properties? What other side effects might one expect?
:: STARTED BY pinstripe fictionsuit
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:46 13.04.04
Melanotan
keywords: barbie drug, weight loss, tanning, pharmacology, sun tan, wonder drug, beauty, desire, sex, libido, money, greed, outdoors, manual labour, arbeit macht frei, fit and you know it
:: STARTED BY unheimlich manoeuvre
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:27 11.04.04
Awakening the Whole World
"Et digitum minimum movere non potes ut non mundum universum excites"
:: STARTED BY CyberChimp
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:10 11.04.04
Is it true, that pigs can have orgasm up to 30 min long?
Just tell me, if it's true, thanks :)
:: STARTED BY fabi
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:02 08.04.04
SETI: search for extraterrestrial intelligence
The numbers say aliens are out there. We're looking for them right now. Should we? How?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:12 07.04.04
Radiation exposure/mobile phones/ GPS and cars
Do GPS systems employ simiar technology to cell phones and are the risks the same?
:: STARTED BY Joetheneophyte
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:21 06.04.04
Robotics and the sociology of the future
What will be the social consequences of a robot workforce?
:: STARTED BY Grand Panjandrum of the Pointless
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:28 06.04.04
Implicit association test
Project Implicit at Harvard tries to determine your implicit preferences between two objects - tests include ones based on nationality, age and gender. Surprising results.
:: STARTED BY at the scarwash
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:26 05.04.04
Race and Biology
I need links to pages concerning the lack of a scientific basis for 'race'
:: STARTED BY Phex: Dorset Doom
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:41 04.04.04
Visible Planets
5 planets are currelntly visible simultaniously
:: STARTED BY Helmschmied
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:18 29.03.04
Acoustic Brain Research Tapes
Do Tom Kenyon's Acoustic Brain Research cassettes have merit? Robert Anton Wilson seems to think so ... File under brainwave machines, binaural beats, mind control, brain modification.
:: STARTED BY cirranon
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:20 22.03.04
Tiglon?
Take genes from columns A and B
Mix them up, and then we'll see
How the hybrid creatures look
And if you like them... kiss the cook!
:: STARTED BY Buk
:: 28 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:56 21.03.04
(RT) Mothman Movie - cryptozoology hits the big screen
This big winged fellow fills people with fear
He starred in a movie alongside Richard Gere
In Cornwall, they call him the Owlman, and tremble --
But some say those Point Pleasant hucksters dissemble.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 34 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:06 16.03.04
Fad Diagnoses and Personality Disorders
Overdiagnosed Disorders
:: STARTED BY sophists
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:13 16.03.04
Ecstasy- Parkinson's Link Re-established.
Primates given higher-than-average doses of MDMA get brain-fried. Dopamine receptors get all screwed up.
This ain't so good.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:19 14.03.04
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