Category: science
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Phenomenon
I watched this new show called Phenomenon on Wednesday. Basically, it’s American Idol with magicians (mentalists, to be specific). Criss Angel plays the part of Simon Cowell, and Uri Geller plays the part of Paula Abdul. First of all, I loved the show. It’s all done live (supposedly), which gives it a realistic feeling that…
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Capital Idea
I was reading a charming little article at New Scientist, called “How Does it Feel to Die?”, and came across the following passage: Despite the public boasting of several prominent executioners in late 19th-century Britain, a 1992 analysis of the remains of 34 prisoners found that in only about half of cases was the cause…
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Your Brain Will Betray You
People are dumb. If they hear something that is unclear or ambiguous, they will hear whatever they want to hear, or whatever they are told to hear. And I don’t mean they’ll interpret “nice shoes” as a genuine comment when it was meant sarcastically; I mean people will actually hear completely different words depending on…
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