Cinderella Lives! Oreo® Upsets Chocolate Mousse

post from Science &... | Everything... From A Science Angle on 08 November 2010 11:25:03 PM. © Science &... | Everything... From A Science Angle

The lowest seed Oreo® Cheesecake pulled off another upset last week by defeating the #4 seed Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake in the recent quarterfinal matchup of the First Ever Cheesecake Playoffs. Who’da thought that the #12 seed in the 12-seed playoffs … Continue reading →

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Volcanic Eruptions Change Rainfall

post from FUTURISM NOW on 08 November 2010 10:06:33 PM. © FUTURISM NOW

Members of a rescue team walk among debris in Glagaharjo village, which has been hit by Mount Merapi eruptions, to search for more victims, in the Sleman district of Indonesia's central Java province November 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas

The eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia is not big enough to stop climate change temporarily, as Mount Pinatubo did, but it may contribute to changing rainfall patterns in Asia.

Unfortunately southeast Asia, already suffering from flooding and torrential downpours, will probably see more of that in the months to come.

“The largest volcanic eruptions that took place on our planet most likely caused an important shift to appear in worldwide rain patterns, in the sense that certain areas got drenched more, whereas others were subjected to floods and excessive rain.

New data show that the phenomenon is a lot more widespread than originally thought, which means that the rain pattern disturbances affect a lot more regions on Earth than researchers first estimated.

The new work was carried out by researchers based at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, which is located at the Columbia University, in Ithaca, New York.

Tree ring analysis experts there looked at the traces that about 54 large eruptions left in the rings of trees over the past 800 years, and determined that central Asia usually dries out following an eruption. On the other hand, regions in southeast Asia, such as for example Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, get more precipitations than usual. These findings are the exact opposite of the ones made with climate computer models.

After analyzing tree ring data, the scientists determined that active volcanoes have been contributing to the surprising increased rainfall.

One free will-1: Cartesian dualism and the
Cartesian Theater

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:46:58 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

It's been awhile since I inflicted on this blog's readers a long multi-part series of posts but I have decided to look at the question of free will, something that I have not addressed before, and this is such a weighty and controversial subject that it requires a somewhat lengthy discussion.

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On free will-1: Cartesian dualism and the
Cartesian Theater

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:46:58 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

It's been awhile since I inflicted on this blog's readers a long multi-part series of posts but I have decided to look at the question of free will, something that I have not addressed before, and this is such a weighty and controversial subject that it requires a somewhat lengthy discussion.

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Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer's symptoms

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:44:37 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

A Canadian science team has found more dramatic evidence that speaking two languages can help delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms by as much as five years.

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DHA improves memory and cognitive function in
older adults

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:42:17 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

A study published in the November edition of Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association suggests that taking docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve memory and learning in older adults with mild cognitive impairments.

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Cellular communicators for cancer virus

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:36:01 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

A new discovery by UNC scientists describes how cells infected by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) produce small vesicles or sacs called exosomes, changing their cellular "cargo" of proteins and RNA. This altered exosome enters cells and can change the growth of recipient cells from benign to cancer-producing.

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Play with your kid, for their mental health's
sake

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:33:13 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Learning a hobby or other complex task in childhood with assistance from a trusted adult may help guard against the emergence of a personality disorder (PD) later on in life, reports a study in the current issue of the journal, Development and Psychopathology.

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Quantum memory for communication networks of the
future

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:30:36 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in storing quantum information using two 'entangled' light beams. Quantum memory or information storage is a necessary element of future quantum communication networks.

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'Altruism' gene located

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 08 November 2010 09:28:56 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Do you like to do good things for other people? If so, your genes might be responsible for this. At least, the results of a study conducted by researchers of the University of Bonn suggest this.

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