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New Turmoil Over Predicting the Effects of Genes


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Sci, 2019-04-25, 01:37 AM

New Turmoil Over Predicting the Effects of Genes

Olena Shmahalo

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Various innovations in the field of genomics over the past few decades have given researchers hope that resolutions to l

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Why Does Exercise Guard Against Cancer? Inflammation May Play a Role


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Sci, 2019-04-24, 09:45 PM

Why Does Exercise Guard Against Cancer? Inflammation May Play a Role

Gretchen Reynolds

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One of the most important benefits of exerci

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The Haunting Beauty of the Reconsecration of Shinto Shrines


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-04-23, 02:14 PM

The Haunting Beauty of the Reconsecration of Shinto Shrines

Jessica Leigh Hester

Photographer Yukihito Masuura spent more than a decade documenting rituals that connect past and present.

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The Holoinformational Model of Consciousness: An Extension of Pribram's Monism


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Sci, 2019-04-23, 01:59 PM

The Holoinformational Model of Consciousness: An Extension of Pribram's Monism

Francisco D Biase - the paper says he's the Chief Neurosurgery-Neurology, Clínica Di Biase and S

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On Fenwick


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    7 Replies

Enrique Vargas, 2019-04-23, 11:10 AM

What do you think of this critique of Fenwick's views?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQp19qtW22c


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New Form of Neural Communication


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Sci, 2019-04-22, 05:18 PM

New Form of Neural Communication

Peter Dockrill


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Durand and his team investigated slow periodic activity in vitro, studying the brain waves in hippocampal slices e

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Psychology all the way down


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Sci, 2019-04-22, 11:13 AM

Interesting paper by physicist Ulrich Morhroff:

Psychology all the way down

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Quantum mechanics, the fundamental theoretical framework of contemporary physics, supports the following claim: by ente

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Feynman


General off-topic forum    4 Replies

Stan Woolley, 2019-04-21, 08:29 AM

I was just reading (again) about Richard Feynman. I’m not usually one who idolises people, but if Carlsberg were to idolise anyone, it would probably be him.  Wink

This might give us an idea of Feynman, the man.

[url=http://www.feynman.com/stories/roger-m-boisjoly-on-feynman/]http://www.feynman

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Non Dualism


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    8 Replies

Kamarling, 2019-04-20, 11:20 PM

I recently watched a video interview with Peter Fenwick talking about his research into the nature of the dying process and at one point in the interview he makes a claim about non-dualism. Perhaps it is best to hear his words rather than me summarising. His comments start at 43m 50s into thi

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Cryonics lawsuit: when your father gets decapitated


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Ninshub, 2019-04-20, 07:38 PM

In Cryonics Lawsuit, Son Fights for Father’s Frozen Head
[i]Kurt Pilgeram Alleges Alcor Life Extension Wrongfully Dec

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