This is what I am reading today: trans fat and aggression “Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown — by each of a range of measures, in men and women of all ages, in Caucasians and minorities — that consumption of dietary trans fatty Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: brain imagine the hallucinating brain “Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being published in Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Best and Worst run states in America (Roger’s pleased that his birth state is the best run state in America. He was born in Wyoming) how many would you sacrifice to save five lives? ” Imagine a runaway boxcar heading toward five people Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: understanding emotions “Does understanding emotions depend on the language we speak, or is our perception the same regardless of language and culture? According to a new study by researchers from the MPI for Psycholinguistics and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, you don’t need Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: I control therefore I am “Earlier research had demonstrated the capacity of several species of primates, as well as dolphins, to recognize themselves in a mirror, suggesting a fairly sophisticated sense of self.” how a robot learns to share “Altruism, the sacrificing of Read more…