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Einstein said..."Imagine"

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:50:36 GMT

clipped by: Brimstone
clipper's remarks: Now if he could only tell my boss this.

Clip Source: thinkexist.com

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”

“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”

Tags: philosophy

Heart Transplants and Spirits?

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:17:06 GMT

clipped by: Brimstone
clipper's remarks: "I was given a young man's heart - and started craving beer and Kentucky Fried Chicken. My daughter said I even walked like a man"

"Now that I could eat like a normal person, I found, bizarrely, I'd developed a sudden fondness for certain foods I hadn't liked before: Snickers bars, green peppers, Kentucky Fried Chicken takeaway. As time went on, a strange question crept into my mind. Although I hadn't thought much about my donor, I was acutely aware that I was living with a man's heart - and I wondered whether it was conceivable that this male heart might affect me sexually."

"The only thing which interrupted my story were the exclamations of amazement. When I'd finished, many eyes were misted over with tears. "None of the other people who received his organs have been in touch with us," Tim's sister Carla said."

-On today's episode of THE OUTER LIMITS
-This is actually a really cool article
-It really opens the door for more questions
-Many people change after operation an

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Yesterday, the Mail told the extraordinary story of how a heart transplant recipient in America committed suicide - just like the man whose heart he had received 12 years previously. In another extraordinary twist, it emerged that the recipient had also married the donor's former wife.

So can elements of a person's character - or even their soul - be transplanted along with a heart?

One woman who believes this to be the case is CLAIRE SYLVIA, a divorced mother of one

Here, in an extract from her book A Change Of Heart, Claire tells her remarkable story...

Because I was the first person in the state to have such an operation, there was a lot of publicity, and two reporters came to the hospital to interview me.

Now that you've had this miracle, what do you want more than anything else?

I replied, "I'm dying for a beer right now.

I didn't even like beer

For some bizarre reason, I was convinced that nothing else in the world could quench my thirst.

Tags: news, science fiction, science, interesting

Strange creatures from the Antarctic

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:11:37 GMT

clipped by: Brimstone

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

Giant sea stars or starfish that measure 24 inches (60 centimeters)

They and other researchers collected 30,000 sea creatures—many new to science—during a 35-day census in Antarctic waters

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

This hydroid—likely a new species—measures 2.5 inches (6.5 centimeters)

in southern Antarctica's Ross Sea

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

A mysterious animal with a small crustacean perched on its back floats 7,218 feet (2,200 meters) below the surface

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

giant sea spider

9.8-inch-long (25-centimeter-long)

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

Antarctic octopus found at 3,280 feet (1,000 meters)

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

This predatory fish, called a stareater, uses its luminous red chin appendage to lure prey into striking distance

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

19-inch-long (50-centimeter-long) daggertooth sports a striking iridescent body and sapphire blue eyes

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

shrimplike crustacean was collected 985 feet (300 meters) deep

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

sea cucumber

s known as a sea pig

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

sea star or a starfish

492 feet (150 meters) below

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

The New Zealand crew of the Tangaroa vessel conducted parallel sonar sweeps

to map the geography of Antarctic sea life

Tags: nature, photography, science

Harry Potter we know your secret

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:17:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scientists Are Closer Than Ever To Invisibility

Clip Source: www.efluxmedia.com

The scientists at the University of California, Berkeley are extremely close to a major scientific break-through

on developing a material that could make people and objects invisible

At first, they were only able to cover thin two-dimensional objects so the progress’ announcement was received with great enthusiasm, presenting great potential for numerous activities, such as military applications

The materials used in the study are called metamaterials, and their properties help deflect the light around objects, in a way that does not create shadows or reflections

metamaterials are composed of metal and a series of circuit board materials such as Teflon, fiber composite and ceramic

The study

will be detailed later this week in the journals Science and Nature

Tags: science, science fiction