WEIRD SCIENCE
Vestigial Pt.2 | I’ll Take A Breast Please
Ok men, I would like to take you aside for a second and ask you a very indiscreet question if that’s ok. I suppose I’d have to ask myself the same one and it’s not something I really like talking about, but here goes. Why do we have nipples? Our breasts serve no...
The Mystery of Prions
In general, infectious diseases are caused by agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other organisms, which contain DNA or RNA. Therefore, it was a surprise when evidence began to mount that a group of brain and nervous system diseases known as transmissible...
Epigenetics and DNA | What are Your Intentions?
In 1953 the structure of DNA was discovered, although a Swiss physician, Friedrich Miescher, had isolated it back in 1869. With that discovery the way we saw ourselves, and life in general changed dramatically. We had a way to individually identify and find the...
Schumann Resonances | Om My God The Awakening
The sound of Earth is changing. It’s happening right now, this very minute and scientists are scratching their heads while gurus and transcendentalists are preparing. So… there is this natural phenomenon called the Schumann Resonances, named for physicist Winfried...
Defining The Generations | Baby Boomers To Gen Next
Each generation since WWII has been labelled as distinctly different from each other, and popular wisdom has it that they do not get along very well. But all this name calling can get confusing. Are Baby Boomers the parents of Millennials? Are Gen Y the offspring of...
10 Grossest Things Humans Do Without Realizing It
Human beings are disgusting. That is an absolute given. Whether it is denied or embraced depends on the person and where their standards lie or how little shame they have. Yet, despite our compulsions or bad habits that make us such uniquely gross creatures, we...
5 Super Weird DNA Facts
Did know about these DNA facts? All life on this planet comes from DNA, the molecule within all living cells that determines the characteristics of the life the cells create. The sequencing of the four individual nitrogenous bases within the double helix strand...
The Anatomy of A Black Hole
Space is filled with many marvelous and mysterious objects besides stars and planets. One of the most mysterious objects in the cosmos is a black hole, but just what is it? A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so dense that not even light can escape....
Heart Mind Connection | It’s A No-Brainer
The broken heart, it has been written about in stories, plays, and song. Most of the time we can relate to our own experiences of ended relationships; that wrenching feeling in our heart that seems unbearable. According to recent scientific developments we should feel lucky that we survived.
Synesthesia | The Sound of Color and More
What is the flavor of an E flat? What is the sound of white? What if we lived in a world where sights had sounds and feelings where interchangeable? According to professor Daphne Maurer of McMaster University we once did live in such a world. Today, however, only 1% of all adults still have such abilities.
