Here’s what we are reading today: the ‘heart bleed bug” “A major new security vulnerability dubbed Heartbleed was disclosed Monday night with severe implications for the entire Web. The bug can scrape a server’s memory, where sensitive user data is stored, including private data such as usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers. Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: meditation and the brain “Over most of its history, meditation was performed within religious contexts. More recently, however, many people have used meditation techniques to reduce stress. When asked how they feel when meditating, experienced practitioners report a “blissful” emotional state. What might Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: If you like your google glass, you can keep it ( if you buy it first) Another way to get your google glass on Amazon! ( I love mine!!) home to millions of bats!! “When bats began migrating to Austin, Texas in the Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Squids make you nervous?? “”The Squid and its Giant Nerve Fiber” was filmed in the 1970s at Plymouth Marine Laboratory in England. This is the laboratory where Hodgkin and Huxley conducted experiments on the squid giant axon in the 1940s. Their experiments unraveled Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: first impressions from faces “The research, led by psychological scientist Emily Cogsdill of Harvard University, shows that the predisposition to judge others based on physical features starts early in childhood and does not require years of social experience. The study is published in Psychological Read more…