There are some things about animals we just don’t understand yet. Take Oscar, a prescient four year old cat living in a Providence Rhode Island nursing home. Oscar has consistently and reliably been able to sense when residents are approaching their final hours. He curls up next to them and won’t leave until they have […]

Scientists have found definitive evidence that the northern hemisphere of the earth was put into a speedy deep freeze 12,800 years ago, over a period of just months, resulting from a sudden slowdown of the gulf stream. This allowed ice to spread hundreds of miles southward from the arctic. Previous research suggested that the change […]

/>9 out of 10 of the top grossing films were science fiction or fantasy. This may account for the coming spate of sci fi films and the interest in new literature written about the future of mankind. The top films included: 1) Lord of the Rings; 2)Star Wars III; 3)ET; 4)Shrek; 5) Dark Knight and […]

A 2007 article in Good Magazine summarized the work of Bruce Bueno de Mesquita who claims to predict mathematically, “virtually any international conflict, provided the basic inputs are accurate.” Bueno de Mesquita can also be seen on You Tube giving lectures. His work, which some dismiss too readily, raises important issues concerning the use of […]

Scientists, studying the behaviors of plants have now found significant evidence that they can recognize kin and demonstrate altruistic behavior, just as plants can demonstrate competitive behaviors by growing larger leaves, crowding out competition for light. It has long been shown that plants have the ability to sense and respond to other plants. In a […]

Take a look at the video on the right hand side of this website entitled FLIGHT SIMULATOR CURVED MONITOR. I haven’t tried it yet but I would sure like to! Slowly but steadily, progress is being made in the creation of more realistic virtual reality environments and that is combining with the richness and realism […]

Technical advances in brain scanning now allow individuals to post electronic messages just by thinking them. Last month, Adam Wilson posted a message “Go Badgers” on Twitter and became the first person to post an electronic message just by thinking it, when aided by a scanning device developed at the University of Wisconsin. With a […]

9 out of 10 of the top grossing films were science fiction or fantasy. This may account for the coming spate of sci fi films and the interest in new literature written about the future of mankind. The top films included: 1) Lord of the Rings; 2)Star Wars III; 3)ET; 4)Shrek; 5) Dark Knight and […]

After reading THE ROAD, I went back to the library to find another book by Cormac McCarthy. I found NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. That’s how I seem to find books. This process is too haphazard, devoid of creativity in my choice of reading but it is what I do and I expect others do […]

A study published in the Oct 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that iodine supplements boost mental functions in children who have a mild deficiency of the nutrient. Iodine is a trace element needed for normal growth and development of the brain and it comes from food including seafood, dairy products, […]