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Is the Universe Actually Made of Math?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:11:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "he explores not what the laws of nature say but why there are any laws at all."

Clip Source: discovermagazine.com

Is the Universe Actually Made of Math?

Unconventional cosmologist Max Tegmark says mathematical formulas create reality.

he explores not what the laws of nature say but why there are any laws at all.

“there is only mathematics; that is all that exists.” In his theory, the mathematical universe hypothesis, he updates quantum physics and cosmology with the concept of many parallel universes inhabiting multiple levels of space and time. By posing his hypothesis at the crossroads of philosophy and physics, Tegmark is harking back to the ancient Greeks with the oldest of the old questions: What is real?

Tegmark has pursued this work despite some risk to his career. It took four tries before he could get an early version of the mathematical universe hypothesis published,

and when the article finally appeared, an older colleague warned that his “crackpot ideas” could damage his reputation. But propelled by optimism and passion, he pushed on.

What Evolution is Not

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:16:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.allianceforscience.org

"A theory on the origin of the universe"

Cosmology and Big Bang Theory deal with the origin of the universe, and are separate fields from biology. While "evolution" is sometimes used poetically in these fields, they do not refer to biological evolution. Creationists typically have to make this erroneous connection in order to claim silly things like evolution is trying to replace God.

"A theory on the origin of life"

No. The study of the origins of life is called abiogenesis. Abiogenesis is a young, exciting, and most importantly a distinct field, and evolutionary theory is valid no matter what abiogenesis researchers discover. Perhaps someday enough evidence will be gathered and the two theories will be merged, but for now they remain separate entities.

"A hierarchy, with humans at the top"

No modern organisms are more or less “evolved” than others. All are equally well adapted to their respective environmental niche. There is no direction to the process; species cannot "devolve".

Tags: evolution, science, correct definitions, atheism

10 Minutes Of Staring at Boobs Daily Prolongs Man's Life by 5 Years...

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:00:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Sexual excitement gets the heart pumping and improves blood circulation. There's no question: Gazing at large breasts makes men healthier. Our study indicates that engaging in this activity a few minutes daily cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half." said Weatherby, who even recommended that men aged over 40 should spend at least 10 minutes daily admiring breasts sized "D-cup" or larger.

She said that this was as healthy as going to the gym for 30 minutes daily and prolonged a man's life by five years.

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10 Minutes Of Staring at Boobs Daily Prolongs Man's Life by 5 Years...

A German research published in New England Journal of Medicine said that men staring at women's breasts in fact prolong their lives with years.

"Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female such as Baywatch actress Pamela Lee is equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out," said author Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist.

The team led by Weatherby was made up of researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany, and found this results after monitoring for 5 years the health of 200 male subjects, half of whom were asked to look at busty females daily, while the other half had to abstain from doing so.

For five years, the boob oglers presented a lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and decreased risk of coronary artery disease.

Tags: man, health

7 ways to catch your breath

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:23:01 GMT

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Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

When you are in the middle of trouble, just trying to survive, solutions seem out of reach. The best you can do is prepare yourself in advance by learning these 7 ways to catch your breath, before you need to use them:

Run down your reserves

Reserves like these are only good if you know when to use them and this may be the time.

Lean on your friends

If all you need is to catch your breath, you should not be hesitant to ask your friends for support (then be willing to do the same for them later)

Tear off half your to-do list

Ask for mercy

Explain what you need, why you need it and how they can help. You will be surprised how many people will willingly help you if you make a personal request and explain why.

Think long term survival first

Downgrade your expectations but mark your place

However, before you stop doing something, mark where you are up to so that you can quickly get back on track later.

Take one step at a time and do one thing at a time

Tags: life, lifehacks, advice, tips, readiness

7 Powerful Tips to Overcome Failure

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:17:15 GMT

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Clip Source: www.lifeoptimizer.org

1. Rise up and don’t regret; you have spent your time wisely

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
George Bernard Shaw

The regret lies not in doing, but in not doing.

2. Understand that failure is there to bring you wisdom

Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.
William Saroyan

3. Learn as much as possible from the failure

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Albert Einstein

So don’t waste the opportunity to learn; harvest wisdom as much as possible from the failure.

4. Don’t give up; maybe you are only one step away from success

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas A. Edison

5. Maintain your enthusiasm

6. Keep dreaming big dreams

7. Keep your confidence in yourself

Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.
Belva Davis

Tags: failure, life, advice, wisdom, howto, attitude, success

10 Simple, Sure-fire Ways to Make Today Your Best Day Ever

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:44:06 GMT

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Clip Source: zenhabits.net

Instead of thinking about all the things I had to do today, I brought myself into the present moment.

Do you have to follow these things step-by-step? Not at all. Find your own methods, or pick and choose a few of these. Main thing, though: take steps to make today your best day ever.

1. Be present.

2. Do less.

(but focus on the important — not urgent — stuff) and you’ll be less stressed out.

3. Get one important thing done.

When I say important, I mean things that will have a huge impact on your life (personally or career wise) over the long run.

4. Plan your perfect life.

pick the 4-5 most important things in your life, and build your perfect life around those things, eliminating most of the rest if possible.

Now schedule those first steps over the next week, including one today.

5. Declutter.

6. Go for a walk.

7. Focus on 3 projects.

8. Listen to great music.

9. Watch a sunrise or sunset. Trite? Yes, definitely. But does it work? Yes, definitely.

10. Spend time with a loved one.

Tags: zen habits, family, health, tips, advice, simplicity

6 of 10 scientific reasons to have sex

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:07:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My husband has been telling me this for years!

Clip Source: www.despardes.com

1. Scientific tests find that when women make love, they produce double amounts of the hormone estrogen, which make hair shiny and skin smooth.

2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.

3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.

4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscles in the body. It's more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps and you don't need special sneakers!

5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases the body endorphin into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.

6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!

Tags: health;

Scientists 'color the wiring,' for brain mapping

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:40:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scientists have grafted a gene that causes florescence into mice, and make only their neurons glow. They are learning to trace neural messages along the pathways. This can be used to gain understanding of the physical aspects of the connections and the traces, that are characteristic of diseases like autism, mental retardation, and bipolar disorders

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Julie Steenhuysen

Mice neurones have been manipulated to light up in a rainbow of fluorescent hues, creating a powerful tool for mapping the brain's complicated wiring plan, US researchers say.

In 'brainbow' transgenic mice, nerve cells randomly express fluorescent proteins of different colours

This 'brainbow', as they call it, will allow researchers to trace neurones throughout the nervous system, gaining new understanding of its organisation and function.

"There is more and more reason to imagine a lot of diseases of behaviour are diseases of those circuits," he says.

the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, which has a gene that makes a glowing green fluorescent protein.

Researchers have figured out how to splice this gene into laboratory mice to make only their neurones glow.

At first, they only glowed green. But others have tinkered with the gene to create hues of red, yellow and blue.

Now, the researchers have figured out how to mix and match these colours to create roughly 90 bright hues.

Tags: brain, science, neurin, dendrite, florescent, colour, glow

Aliens among us

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:24:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: To love flies up-close

Clip Source: www.pbase.com

Tags: flies, nature, photography

25 Unexpectedly Useful Websites for the Uncommonly Curious

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:33:13 GMT

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Clip Source: www.webupon.com

This eclectic list of websites contains so many out of the ordinary pleasures that it is hard to know where to start.

Guerrilla Mail

Chain of Thoughts

Ted

Wiki Travel

Fix It Club

Simple Help

Life Script

Full Books

Study Guides and Strategies

Meta Religion

Bibliomania

World Freedom Atlas

My Fit

How to Clean Anything

Dear Cupid

Help With PCs

Sclipo

Speed Test

Google Translate

Movie Duo

Foodio 54

Big Oven

Beer Advocate

Music Mesh

Live Plasma

Tags: web 2.0

Seven rules of motivation 1

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:28:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.motivation-tools.com

#1 Set a major goal, but follow a path. The path has mini goals that go in many directions. When you learn to succeed at mini goals, you will be motivated to challenge grand goals.

#2 Finish what you start. A half finished project is of no use to anyone. Quitting is a habit. Develop the habit of finishing self-motivated projects.

#3 Socialize with others of similar interest. Mutual support is motivating. We will develop the attitudes of our five best friends. If they are losers, we will be a loser. If they are winners, we will be a winner. To be a cowboy we must associate with cowboys.

#4 Learn how to learn. Dependency on others for knowledge supports the habit of procrastination. Man has the ability to learn without instructors. In fact, when we learn the art of self-education we will find, if not create, opportunity to find success beyond our wildest dreams.

Tags: education

Clear Your Memory

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:49:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I am running Vista and use this all the time. It really works for those who don't have a whole lot of memory. It's a whole lot easier than re-booting.

Clip Source: www.spence.nu

How To Clear Your Memory Without Restarting

If you run a windows computer you’ll know like many others than after a while your system will in doubt start running slow. Most people will restart their computer to remove and idle processes. But if there’s a simpler way, why restart every time windows decides it doesn’t like you today?

1. Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and select New - Shortcut.

2. Type %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks in the box.

3. Click Next.

4. Give your shortcut a nice name like “Clear Memory”.

5. Click Finish and you’re done.

Now whenever your computer starts running slow click this shortcut to clear out your memory and get your computer running at a normal pace again.

Tags: clear, memory

40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:03:10 GMT

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Clip Source: www.makeuseof.com

If you’re a long time makeuseof reader, at one point or another you may have seen several of these websites before. We have covered lots of lists and round-ups but this one is quite different: it lists undiscovered webservices that are original, rather unique, unusual, useful, free, and must-be bookmarked type. You won’t find any collaboration, storage or ToDo service here. Enjoy!

1. BugMeNot - instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.

2. DailyLit - read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, etc.).

3. FranceRadio - neat MP3 Search Engine that lets you Find, Play and Download favorite MP3s for FREE.

4. Google SMS - provides mobile users with a quick access (via SMS) to a wide range of practical information and tools (i.e. business listings (pizzerias, shops, etc.), weather, movie listings, driving directions, currency converter and lots more.

Tags: computers

Breaking rules makes your brain light up.

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:10:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: They write their findings could have implications for understanding the behaviour of psychopaths. They mention the activity regarding subjects that are presented with the possibility of punishment for their actions. Should guilt be another focus of this study? Guilt is related to both the action, and the fear of punishment. There is the idea that a psychopath has a conscience that is dysfunctional, but if this research leads to means if inducing subjects to condemn themselves, for failing to comply with arbitrary regulation, what can this research contribute to the development of crowd control, and social engineering aspirations? I know this seems alarmist, but they are trying to gather what they can from the location of a thought. When we have trouble explaining consciousness. While the conscious mind may be the tip of the ice berg, we have no idea how much ice there is.

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Researchers say they have identified the part of the brain that processes the threat of punishment for flouting social rules.

Parts of your prefrontal cortex light up when you know you're acting antisocially but go ahead anyway

In a study published today in the journal Neuron, the researchers say their findings could have implications for understanding the behaviour of psychopaths.

In a series of experiments, investigators used brain scans to monitor the mental activity of volunteers as they thought about how to respond to a challenge involving a social norm, in this case the principle of fairness.

The challenge was configured two ways: one involving sanctions for behaviour that violated accepted standards of fairness, and one that didn't involve sanctions.

Brain scans performed on the principal actors in the challenges, or person A, showed that areas of their prefrontal cortex lit up when they were making decisions they knew could bring punishment.

Tags: brain, frontal, cortex, decision, punishment, rule, social, fairness.

You can't control what you can't predict.

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:55:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If someone has been in a rut for a while, they can forget they are in a rut, become creatures of habit (perhaps even conservative,) and ask few questions. The rut needs to be removed by people who can shock victims of habitual thinking into thinking for themselves. Doing something that does not fit a pattern, can cause people to have to try and draw their own conclusions.
They suggest being mysterious, but comforting. Another way they describe it is as acting crazy, without seeming dangerous. One good example (My example not theirs, so don't blame them if it doesn't work, I'm sure there are many) Is to replace an expletive with a word that that sounds similar, but has nothing to do with the subject. (Sometimes this needs practice.)- and no minced oath. The best curses are absolutely original.
I'm sure everyone can find their own way to be mysterious, without cursing at all. More suggestions on how to act crazy without being committed are on the page.

Clip Source: www.mindpowernews.com

By JK Ellis
Author of The Full Fact Book of Seduction Patterns

This is how comedians make you laugh. They allow you to assume one thing and then shock you into laughter with another.

Con men come out of the blue, never telling their mark that they are going to con them and steal their money.

There exists an understanding among con men, comedians, stage magicians and mind control experts that comes down to a simple axiom.

"No one can defend against what they can cannot predict."

Stage magicians use misdirection that causes their audience to assume one thing while something else entirely is taking place.

Mind Control, the covert attempt to influencing others thoughts, is no different

So something that seems to come "out of the blue" can be of great benefit.

There are two benefits to this strategy. First, it will aid the subject to draw their own conclusion. Second, it will stop them from making their usual assumptions and create what is called in NLP a "pattern interrupt".

Tags: mind, control, pattern, influence, thought, seduction, conclusion, assumption