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Twitter With Your Brain!

GO BADGERS That was the post Adam Wilson made to Twitter by using only his brain.  Wearing a special red cap fitted with electrodes that connected to a computer flashing letters, by concentrating on the letters he wanted, Wilson was…

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susabelle
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What Hubble Brings Us or, Patience is a Virtue

The Hubble space telescope, now active for nearly 20 years, continues to send back images that amaze and astound scientists. And it’s not only the newest pictures being sent that are providing all of the “ooh” moments these days. Scientists…

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Matthew Greensmith
Science

Will You Celebrate Earth Hour? Is it Worth It?

At 8:30 PM your time, Earthhour.org is encouraging you to turn off your lights to say “Yes! I care about the Earth”. Is turning off lights the answer? It’s all about global warming. We use too much resources which release…

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Doodle Away During That Meeting…It’s Good For Your Brain!

A new study published in the February 26th journal Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that doodling while listening actually can encourage memorization of facts and events. The UK’s Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, U.K., tasked 40…

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Matthew Greensmith
Science

The universe actually exists.

I am sure that most of the GNC audience are familiar with the names Schrodinger, Bohr, Heisenberg, Young and potentially Hardy. All of these people have been instrumentally involved in quantum theory, and specifically for this article, in uncertainty theory.…

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Todd Cochrane
Science

Scotch Tape Xrays

Who knew that an ordinary roll of Scotch (TM) tape could be used to create Xrays? Apparently, the Russians did in the 1950’s, but it was never developed. Researchers at UCLA have been toying with the power that comes from…

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Matthew Greensmith