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Keepin' Cool in Augusta, GA

2008-06-08T23:00:35Z

Hey , cool cats! If you're—geez—almost anywhere in the U.S. except the Pacific northwest, you know one thing is true: it's HOT!! Is the globe warming?? Or are we just having a heat wave? I realized the other day that I hadn't heard the term "h...

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The Possibility of Hearing After Being Deaf All Your Life

2008-05-09T01:53:13Z

I just watched a documentary about a long-married couple, who, having both been deaf since birth, decided to get cochlear implants at the age of 65. Talk about amplifying possibility into reality. The husband adapted more readily than the wife,...

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Is It an Eye for an Eye...? Or a Tooth for an Eye...?

2008-02-28T15:05:56Z

57-year-old Irishman Bob McNichol was blinded two years ago when red-hot aluminum exploded in his face. This year, he's had his eye rebuilt using his son's tooth and regained some sight. Yes! They've put his son's TOOTH in his EYE. And he can...

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In Time for New Year's: The Possibility of Drinking Without Hangover

2007-12-27T17:08:22Z

Here's a guy who says he figured out how to transfer the intoxicating effects of alcohol into water without all of those debilitating side effects using a spin field generator: http://www.rialian.com/rnboyd/spinfield-effects.htm Here's how to bu...

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10 Things I Love About The Future

2007-11-16T15:50:14Z

10. There's so much of it. Or at least, I think there is. Like most humans, I consider myself relatively immortal. The older I get, the more I become familiar with my own creaking life cycle, but I still can't see the end on the horizon... 9....

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The Gutter Man

2007-10-30T18:05:26Z

A gutter installer named Rick came by my house to give me an estimate at 7:30 this morning. He was a pleasant man, and his business was just a few blocks from my house. The first thing he asked me was, "How did you hear about us?" (If I could ...

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Brain Processes Real and Imagined Objects Differently

2007-07-28T16:25:29Z

A study conducted in 2002 at Vanderbilt University showed that two completely different parts of the brain are used when recognizing objects in the real world (ventral pathway) versus imagining them (dorsal pathway). When examined in the light o...

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Turning Possibility into Reality

2007-01-31T01:12:04Z

Yesterday I ran 8 miles for the first time in my life. In a row. Next week, I will run 10. And on February 18th, I will run a half marathon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As I reach each of these milestones, getting my body to do things it's nev...

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