Science Etecetera Moonday, 20080114

Posted on 14th January 2008 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera - Tags: , , ,

Aye Aye

Aye Aye

  • Number 16 on EDGE’s list of evolutionary distinct & globally endangered species, a new Aye-Aye has been born at the Bristol Zoo Gardens. Yay!!!
  • Congo’s Gorilla Sanctuary is also a War Front, where 120 rangers have been killed in the last decade.
  • A little girl named Mary Anning’s discovery of fossilized dinosaur bones set the stage for Darwin and the usurping of the Biblical account of creation.
  • A computer can tell with 78 percent accuracy when you’re thinking about a hammer and not pliers.
  • Eureka! Scientists have grown a working rat heart.
  • Finally!!! An affordable Foot-Powered Portable Energy Source.
  • Edmund Hillary, the First to reach Everest’s peak, died on January 10th at the age of 88. At the time, when space travel was still science fiction, his accomplished was thought to be the pinnacle of human achievement.
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    1. The article about mindreading research is incredible. It reminds me of another mindreading project in which unspoken thought is translated.

      Comment by doranchak — January 14, 2008 @ 6:36 am

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