Category: psychology
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Magnets: Beyond Holding Things to Fridges
Some random but fascinating tidbits that I’ve learned while writing my comps today: There are over fifty known sensory systems that have been identified in living things. Why, then, is a “sixth sense” seen as a far-out impossibility? The genome of bacteria that can sense magnetic fields is only about 4.3 megabytes. All the information…
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Book Review: Cell, by Stephen King (Plus a Rant About Braaaaiiiins)
Stephen King has done all the typical monsters: vampires, werewolves, aliens, robots, clowns. Until now, though, he hasn’t done zombies. Cell is Stephen King doing zombies. Nothing more, nothing less. He does, of course, add some twists to the genre, which I won’t give away here. The twists are done in context though; it’s obvious…
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From Popper to Potter
I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night. It was pretty good. I think it’s very hard to translate the Harry Potter books to film. Part of what makes the books so interesting is the extreme detail in them. They have a cast of hundreds of characters, each with their own…
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