[iWon News]
A blow for the zero-sun fanatics: sunshine-produced vitamin D may be essential in preventing cancer.
22 May 2005 9:03 am PST
[EurekAlert!]
Too much knowledge can be bad for some types of memory.
17 May 2005 5:35 pm PST
[DukeMedNews]
Neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis of Duke's Center for Neuroengineering: A fundamental trait of higher primates, in particular apes and humans, is the ability to incorporate these tools into the very structure of the brain. In fact, we're saying that it's not only the brain that is adaptable; it's the whole concept of self...the sense of self is not limited to our capability for introspection, our sense of our body limits, and to the experiences we've accumulated. It really incorporates every external device that we use to deal with the environment.
10 May 2005 6:10 pm PST
[News.com]
Will the next virtual worlds be open source and p2p, combining the technology of MMORPGs like Sony's EverQuest and file-swapping networks like Kazaa?
9 May 2005 10:01 pm PST
[Wired]
The Flynn Effect: US test takers gained 17 IQ points between 1947 and 2001. Why?
5 May 2005 8:29 am PST
[Spiked]
A survey of over 250 renowned scientists, science communicators, and educators—including 11 Nobel laureates—asking what they would teach the world about science and why, if they could pick just one thing.
3 May 2005 8:54 am PST
[New Scientist]
Virtual reality headset being developed that can diagnose the extent of a head injury within minutes. Non-medical personnel will use it to quickly gauge the extent of concussion and brain damage, and the system works in noisy emergency rooms, on the battlefield or at the side of a sports field. It can also pick up early signs for dementia.