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It’s a first for neuroscience, scientists have created an electronic link between the brains of two rats. They demonstrated that signals from the mind of one can help the second solve basic puzzles in real time — even when those animals are separated by thousands of miles.
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Dolphins are the only other living beings on the planet to assign such specific monikers to known family members and associates.
One of the defining characteristics of human intelligence is language. We like to think that the complexity of our social interactions is one of the things that makes humans unique, but we do know that other animals do communicate with each other. Dolphins are one of the other smartest species on Earth, and new research suggests they may have language skills that are a lot more complex than we thought, as they’ve demonstrated their ability to call each other by individual names.
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“7 little freedom fighters sleeeping in the bed. One fell off and shot another in the head,
roll over, roll over! 6 little freedom fighters…”
Quote of the Day: “Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they’re going to catch you in next.” – Franklin P. Jones
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Aquaculture provides many products for food consumption like these sockeye salmon.
Jeffrey Silverstein, aquaculture program leader for the USDA, points out that 70 percent of the Earth is covered in water, yet only 1.5 percent of human food is drawn from it.
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Nanocapsules reduced the blood alcohol levels in the drunken mice.
Intoxicated mice were injected with a nanocapsule containing enzymes that are instrumental in alcohol metabolism. The nanocapsules reduced the blood alcohol levels in the mice. The treatment demonstrates a novel drug delivery technology that could have broad medical applications.
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The real life of Tom and Jerry
Quote of the Day: “Here’s something to think about: How come you never see a headline like ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?” – Jay Leno
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Livestock consumption of antibiotics reached a record nearly 29.9 billion pounds in 2011.
The Food and Drug Administration, last year, proposed a set of voluntary “guidelines”designed to nudge the meat industry to curb its antibiotics habit. Since then, the agency has been mulling whether and how to implement the new program. Meanwhile, the meat industry has been merrily gorging away on antibiotics—and churning out meat rife with antibiotic-resistant pathogens—if the latest data from the FDA itself is any indication.
Continue reading… “Four-fifths of all antibiotics are consumed by the meat industry”
There may be some truth to the assumption that on average animals get one billion heartbeats out of their bodies before they die based on the relationship between metabolic rates, volume, and surface area.
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Homeless and addicted to Google Goggles in the year 2029
Quote of the Day: “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” – – Oscar Wilde
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…and in a blink of an eye, daddy was lying on the floor crying
Quote of the Day: “I don’t mind what Congress does, as long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses.” – Victor Hugo
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DARPA plans to pre-select the smartest recruits using newly available brain-scanning methods.
Long before Rin Tin Tin, dogs have been been an important part of military operations—from bomb-sniffing to supply-delivery. But training military working dogs is an expensive and time-consuming process. Anyone who’s spent any time trying to get a dog to even follow the “sit” command knows that some dogs are sharper than others.
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Soccer nom!
Quote of the Day: “Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.” – – Carl Gustav Jung
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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