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POPSOur remarkable ability to see and understand the 3-dimensional structure of objects As a first step toward this neuroaesthetic question, the Connor laboratory plans to collaborate with the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore to study human responses to sculptural shape. .My interest is in finding out what happens between a visitor's brain and a work of art," said Vikan. "Knowing what effect art has on patrons' brains will contribute to techniques of display -- lighting and color and arrangement -- that will enhance their experiences when they come into the museum".
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POPS8 Ways To Ease Yourself Out Of Nosy Questions Without Being Rude It depends on what the meaning of “is” is Take Bill Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony, for example, ATTORNEY: Whether or not Mr. Bennett knew of your relationship with Ms. Lewinsky, the statement that there was “no sex of any kind in any manner, shape or form, with President Clinton,” was an utterly false statement. Is that correct? CLINTON: It depends upon what the meaning of the word “is” is. If the-if he-if “is” means “is and never has been and is not” –that is one thing. If it mean there is none, that was completely true statement. Now how can one retort to such answer?
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POPSNose Reshaping Surgery Rhinoplasty surgery or nose surgery is the procedure of reshapening the nose by widening it or making the nose appear thinner rhinoplasty can also make the nostrils look thinner or wider and can help with breathing problems
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POPSThe Coming Convergence The message is clear: the choices we make now will converge to create a near and distant future that will be almost unbelievably wonderful or unimaginably catastrophic, or both. This knowledgeable, fascinating glimpse into the future is a must read for everyone interested in technology, upcoming innovations in business, science fiction, and the future.
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POPSSo, you want to be a Werewolf? Part IV
The Native American culture looked upon the wolf as a beneficial spirit that was ferocious and unyielding, but loyal to its pack. Wolf Societies dominated the Plains Tribes and many warriors were guided by the Guardian Spirit of the Wolf. The Belt is a lesser known facilitator of the Change but it was a more permanent type also. Some famous trials of the 14th century actually have the suspected shapeshifter, usually a drunk or a mentally damaged person, claiming the privilege of wearing the Belt at that time! When the court would usually demand to see the belt it was , of course, invisible and that proved they were a werewolf or it WOULD BE VISIBLE! One young man actually claimed that the fur was on the inside of his skin and therefore hidden until the Change was due. This poor fool was drawn and quartered to see if they could find the skin! What do you say then? Well the Devil took back the skin so no one could see it! Inquisitions - lucrative work if you can get one started!
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POPSThe Butterfly Effect "People grasp that small things can make a big difference," Emanuel says. "But they make errors about the physical world. People want to attach a specific cause to events, and can't accept the randomness of the world."
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POPSVirgin Media is the Law Another BBC post, I do read other sites, but I figured this I should share. Virgin plan to send letters to those people it feels are downloading and sharing music, working in conjunction with the BPI. Ok, so I know there is the whole legal issue here, but the context of the article is more related to TV shows, and I must admit, the guy has a point, we've all done it at some point I'm sure, whether it's downloading, or streaming from site like youtube. For instance, right now I'm watching music videos for Poets of the Fall on youtube, totally illegal, but the easiest way to see them. At the moment I'm using the 20Mb service from Virgin, and although it suits my needs (I have a housemate who uses it lots, I play the xbox online lots, and I host an FTP server for my dad to backup his files every night, so bandwidth usage is hgh) I may consider changing if this is the shape of things to come.
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POPSJune's Young Crescent Moon - Astronomy Picture of the Day The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon appear as if it is changing shape in the sky. This is caused by the different angles from which we see the bright part of the Moon's surface. These are called "phases" of the Moon. Of course, the Moon doesn't generate any light itself; it just reflects the light of the Sun. The Moon passes through four major shapes during a cycle that repeats itself every 29.5 days. The phases always follow one another in the same orde
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POPSdynamic architecture those of you in Dubai - any thoughts on this? I must admit i know nothing about it, but am very intrigued by the concept!
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POPSClouds of Suspicion When clouds go bad. This basketball-sized cloud floated back and forth across the peak of the roof, changing in shape from a small globular mass to a larger ovoid and finally becoming an abstract, muticurved, dark, vaporous ‘something.'
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POPSCrying Wolf? Many people will look at this story and similar ones as proof that they somehow can't trust in science. Every day we're told of these scientists "changing their minds". Hormone therapy is bad, hormone therapy is ok. Polar bears are in danger, polar bears are doing fine. What's a person to believe? Remember people that it's not the role of science to proclaim dogma but to investigate reality and that is one complicated job. New facts are discovered every day which necessitate shifts in viewpoint. Contrary to public opinion, this is the strength of science instead of the weakness of science. We need to remind ourselves how our ability to predict the path of storms and the possibility of other natural occurring events is unimaginably complicated. Considering our track record so far I think we're doing pretty good.
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POPSMouse click reveals ancient coastline The link 'map' is to the page where the map is displayed. It is still a work in progress, and requires 1024x768 screen resolution, and fast internet connection (500kB download) plus flash player.
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POPSCarr on IT changing human intellect
If this higher consciousness were to be some form of emergent group consciousness, then we wouldn't "see" it unless we were part of that self-deluding component of the mind which kids on that it is self aware and has an executive role. If we are any other strand of thought, we would continue to perform our roles, oblivious to the fact that we were a component of a higher consciousness. Probably ;-) Is the sleep of reason necessarily a bad thing? Is rational argument actually any better than rhetorical, or was it a necessary substitute for the immediacy of social connectivity which allows the rhetoric to flourish again? If "we're lapsing into a dream state", doesn't this imply that we are either all doing it individually (I'm not...) or 'we' constitute parts of a whole which can dream? What sorts of things can dream? I agree that our mode of consumption shapes our intellects - everything we do does. But I don't think we should write our intellectual lives off just yet.
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