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Follow Your Nose: Sniff Controller Gives the Severely...
By Escape The Illusion on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
By Ferris Jabr. A new device allows profoundly paralyzed people to communicate, surf the Web and guide a wheelchair using only their breath Assistive technology that helps severely paralyzed people navigate the world and communicate with others often taps into whatever abilities the disabled retain... -
fossil record – crossbreeding origins of man ca...
origins of man http://www.aulis.com/twothirds2.htm The Inter-Breeding of Ancient Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon … the Outrageous Implications for Modern Society excerpt: ” … when Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon interbred. Now we can understand why our culture has so many establishe... -
Gene Switches Sexual Desires of Female MiceBy Escape The Illusion on July 9, 2010 | No Comments
A GENE has been discovered that appears to dictate the sexual preferences of female mice. Delete the gene and the modified mice reject the advances of the males and attempt to mate with other females instead. While it is impossible to say whether the finding has any relevance for human sexuality, it... -
D’oh, we may never decode the universeBy Vaughn on June 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
Jonathan Leake. SOME of the greatest mysteries of the universe may never be resolved because they are beyond human comprehension, according to Lord Rees, president of the Royal Society. Rees suggests that the inherent intellectual limitations of humanity mean we may never resolve questions such as t... -
NASA Rover Finds Clue to Mars’ Past and Environ...By Escape The Illusion on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
Rocks examined by NASA’s Spirit Mars Rover hold evidence of a wet, non-acidic ancient environment that may have been favorable for life. Confirming this mineral clue took four years of analysis by several scientists. ~FULL STORY HERE~ ... -
Out of Flatland: Orbits Are Askew in a Nearby Planeta...By Escape The Illusion on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
Two massive objects orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae are well out of alignment. MIAMI—The more we learn about planetary systems throughout the galaxy, the more our own solar system appears to be rather unique. A research group measured the orbital tilt of two large objects circling the star Up... -
Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness RevealedBy Escape The Illusion on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Creativity often goes hand-in-hand with mental illness, such as schizophrenia. Now scientists think they know why: The brain responds differently to the “feel good” chemical dopamine in both schizophrenics and the highly creative, a new study suggests. The results showed similarities bet... -
All present-day life arose from a single ancestorBy Escape The Illusion on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
By Tina Hesman Saey. One isn’t such a lonely number. All life on Earth shares a single common ancestor, a new statistical analysis confirms. The idea that life-forms share a common ancestor is “a central pillar of evolutionary theory,” says Douglas Theobald, a biochemist at Brandeis University... -
QUT physicist corrects Oxford English DictionaryBy Escape The Illusion on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
Dr Stephen Hughes said he had discovered last year that the dictionary’s definition of the word siphon, and most other dictionaries’, was incorrect. A siphon is a tube commonly used to empty containers of liquid that are otherwise difficult or impossible to empty, such as fish tanks or p... -
12 Twisted Tornado FactsBy Escape The Illusion on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
Despite improved warnings and forecasts over the past few decades, tornadoes still cause many deaths each year. To learn a little more about these violent storms, here are 12 facts that illustrate how destructive tornadoes can be, where they can occur and how to prepare for them. ~READ MORE~ ...
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