(Untitled)- June 26, 2006 Lab tuned to gravity's 'ripples' (BBC News, 26 June 2006) One of the great scientific experiments of our age is now fully underway. . . . A GermanUK team has put the giant GEO 600 gravitational wave detector in a continuous observational mode. . . . The Hanover lab is trying to detect the ripples created in the fabric of space-time that sweep out from merging black holes or exploding stars. . .http://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/2006_06_01_archivescience.html#115133564962837684 (Untitled)- June 23, 2006 'Thirst For Knowledge' May Be Opium Craving (ScienceDaily, June 20, 2006) Neuroscientists have proposed a simple explanation for the pleasure of grasping a new concept: The brain is getting its fix. . . . The "click" of comprehension triggers a biochemical cascade that rewards the brain with a shot of natural opium-like substances, said Irving Biederman of the University of Southern California.http://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/2006_06_01_archivescience.html#115108009117947667 |