Archive for April, 2007
The Zombie World News
The ZADL (Zombie Anti-Defamation League) might have something to say about this. Whether positive or negative… I’m not sure.
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Posted by dugh daren in Cool, Funny, News, Zombies | No Comments
Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Apparently Kryptonite is real and can be found in Serbia. Jadarite, as the new mineral is being called, has the same chemical formula as the fictional Kryptonite: sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide. Unfortunately it doesn’t glow green. Superman not available for comment.
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Posted by dugh daren in Cool, Interesting, Manga, Science | 6 Comments
Women’s World Cup!
For those of us who miss soccer, the Women’s World Cup is kicking off in China. USA is playing North Korea in what will be sure to be an interesting game. Here are the groups. Unfortunately it looks like we’ll have to wait till September…
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Posted by dugh daren in Cool, Sports | No Comments
I Want A New Drug
Brain drugs are the new dope. An anti-sleeping pill called Modafinil is being used (abused?) to brain power.
The drug is among a new class of cognition enhancing drugs. Professor Gary Lynch, from the University of California, Irvine, helped invent another class called Ampakines.
Professor Lynch designed them specifically to increase memory and cognition.
And he claims that animal experiments suggest that the drug enables the brain to rewire itself or make neural connections between different regions that normally people cannot make.
This rewiring, he claims, may enable people to “build thoughts that are a little bit beyond the normal brain”.
Does anyone have any experience with this stuff? And does the effect wear off?
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Posted by dugh daren in Interesting, Science | 1 Comment
Creation Science 101
Here’s a catchy tune for all you who want to know where the world really comes from.
Thanks to Kevin for the link.
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Posted by Zapski in Funny, Video | 2 Comments
Voynich Manuscript photos
We’ve mentioned the Voynich Manuscript a number of times in the past. For those of you curious about the cryptic text, an enterprising Flickr user has posted a collection of page scans here.
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Posted by gtodd in Books | No Comments
Nails, Joe Nix Jitters
As an interesting follow-up to the Bacon post, it seems that Smoking and drinking Coffee may help to prevent Parkinson’s Disease in those whose families are predisposed to the malady.
The rest of us? Cancer and Shakes.
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Posted by Zapski in Interesting, Science | No Comments
Bacon Kills!
Too much bacon might kill you! Ah! Can you imagine how much breakfast would suck if we had to give up bacon?
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Posted by dugh daren in Food, Scary, Science | No Comments
The Death Star Destruction: An Inside Job?
Here’s one for all you Independent Speculative Analysts (sounds so much better than “Conspiracy Theorists,” no?):
Is there something we haven’t been told?
Some Highlights:
3) Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to its destruction? Why was he allowed to escape, and why were several individuals dressed in Stormtrooper uniforms seen helping him?
7) Why has their been no investigation into evidence that the droids who provided the rebels with the Death Star plans were once owned by none other than Lord Vader himself, and were found, conveniently, by the pilot who destroyed the Death Star….
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Posted by Zapski in Funny, SciFi | 1 Comment
Men are Doomed?
I thought we had posted a previous article on the possibility of men going extinct because the Y chromosome was deteriorating at a measurable rate but I couldn’t find it. It would have been an ideal link for this article.
Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a pioneering study published today.
While it’s entertaining to imagine a world filled with Amazons it doesn’t bode well for men. What were these probably male scientists thinking?!? Thanks to Banana Boy for the link!
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Posted by dugh daren in Scary, Science, Sex | 1 Comment
