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Category Archives: Science
Huh, what? Oh yeah, I remember
Until the 20th century, most people in the western world believed in objective memory, that what we remember is an accurate mirror of events that actually happened. With the birth of psychoanalysis and concepts of the Id and unconscious mind, … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Imagination, Psychology, Science
Tagged authors, books, imagination, memory, Psychology, Science
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Ancient Roman greenhouse gasses
Before the industrial revolution, humans did not pollute the atmosphere, right? That is what most scientists thought until a study of greenhouse gasses trapped in ice revealed that human activity has generated significant traces of methane dating back at least … Continue reading
Thich Nhat Hanh on climate change
On monday, in his inaugural speech, President Obama said that ignoring climate change amounts to betrayal of our children and future generations. Also on monday, Justin Gillis, a New York Times writer, published the findings of geologists whose study of … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Current Events, Science
Tagged Buddhism, Climate change, Events, Science, Thich Nhat Hahn
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The end of the world as we know it
Having slept through Black Friday, the next big event on my calendar is the Mayan apocalypse, scheduled for December 21. I had no intention of blogging about this until I received the Winter 2012 issue of the University of Oregon … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Holidays and Festivals, humor, Myth, Nature, Science, Spirituality
Tagged current events, folklore, humor, religion, REM, spirituality
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The 2012 Ig Nobel Prizes
There’s still time to get tickets for the September 20 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony at Harvard, where ten researchers will receive recognition for unusual discoveries. The prizes are the brainchild of Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of “The Annals … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Current Events, humor, Nature, Science
Tagged 2012, contests, current events, humor, Ig Nobel prizes, Nature, Science
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Man on the moon
There are moments we always remember. Sadly, most of them are bad, like Pearl Harbor for my parents’ generation and September 11 for us. Sometimes, however, the news is good, even fantastic. Those of us who remember July 20, 1969 … Continue reading
