Monday, April 25, 2005

Mind-reading machine knows what you see

"It is possible to read someone’s mind by remotely measuring their brain activity, researchers have shown. The technique can even extract information from subjects that they are not aware of themselves..."

Gotta admit: pretty cool...but spooky!

Bob - "I wasn't looking at porn!"
Boss - "That's not what your brain scan shows, Bob..."

// posted by Gary @ 1:47 PM 0 comments

Meteor shower sparks flurry of calls to police

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- A meteor shower Sunday night sparked a flurry of frantic phone calls to police departments across New England from people who saw bright lights moving in the sky, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said..."

Dang! That must've been pretty...here in Texas, I didn't see jack...

// posted by Gary @ 9:30 AM 0 comments

Exploding toads baffle German experts

"BERLIN (AFP) - Hundreds of toads have met a bizarre and sinister end in Germany in recent days, it was reported: they exploded.

According to reports from animal welfare workers and veterinarians as many as a thousand of the amphibians have perished after their bodies swelled to bursting point and their entrails were propelled for up to a metre (three feet)..."

Now THERE'S something you don't see every day!

// posted by Gary @ 9:27 AM 0 comments

Friday, April 22, 2005

Mice put in 'suspended animation'

"Mice have been placed in a state of near suspended animation, raising the possibility that hibernation could one day be induced in humans..."

It's no secret that I favor the idea of being frozen one day...one step closer perhaps?

// posted by Gary @ 8:54 AM 0 comments

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