Scientism ≠ Science.
Religion ≠ Spirituality.
Belief ≠ Direct Experience.
‘Starving yogi’ astounds Indian scientists
An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period…
Read the full story» ‘Starving yogi’ astounds Indian scientists
Source: breitbart.com
Girl frozen in time may hold key to ageing
Read the amazing full story on Times Online
Source: timesonline.co.uk
Listening to Mozart WON’T make you smarter
Yep, folks, you were “had”. It’s all a rather lucrative money-making idea. Nice idea though, I’m sure the trademark has earned them a few bob. Pity it wasn’t science though.
Just because some guy (called a researcher) did some “flimsy” tests and then wrote a book, we’re all meant to believe it.
HowStuffWorks “Mozart Makes You Smarter”
More about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_effect
Source: health.howstuffworks.com
Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of Bubble Wrap
How did I miss this birthday? What was I thinking? A man so dedicated to popping bubblewrap, who even has a bubble-wrap-popping-app on his iPhone!!
Many happy returns!
via
Celebrating 50th Anniversary, Bubble Wrap Joyfully Bursts Own Bubble | Popular Science
Source: popsci.com
We Are All Connected!
Carol Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye all singing about the universe. Yes, that Carl Sagan.
It’s good fun and there’s more like that on YouTube and http://www.symphonyofscience.com
Symphony of Science - ‘We Are All Connected’ (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)
(thanks Richard, for finding these)
Source: youtube.com
