Day: March 26, 2015

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Once and future sins

Fernando Kaskais

Photo by Rafael Marchante?reuters In 2115, when our descendants look back at our society, what will they condemn as our greatest moral failing? by Stefan Klein and Stephen Cave (Stefan Klein is a German physicist, essayist and science writer. His latest book, Survival of the Nicest (2014) was awarded ‘Science Book of the Year’ in its original German edition. He lives in Berlin.) (Stephen Cave is an English philosopher and journalist. His latest book is Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How it Drives Civilisation (2012). He lives in Berlin.) Edited by Ed Lake In 100 years it will … Continue reading Once and future sins

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Man’s best friend can save your life from cancer! Dogs detect cancer with 90 percent accuracy

Fernando Kaskais

by: David Gutierrez, staff writer The future of cancer screening may not be in expensive, invasive tests, but simply in having dogs sniff a urine sample. In a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Diego, a rescue dog name Frankie had a 90 percent success rate at distinguishing between urine from people with thyroid cancer and urine from people without the disease. Although many dogs have previously been trained to detect various human cancers, Frankie is the first dog … Continue reading Man’s best friend can save your life from cancer! Dogs detect cancer with 90 percent accuracy

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This is why some children think they’re more special than everyone else

Fernando Kaskais

by Eddie Brummelman, University of Amsterdam Narcissistic children feel superior to others, believe they are entitled to privileges and crave admiration from others. When they don’t get the admiration they want, they may lash out aggressively. Why do some children become narcissistic, whereas others develop more modest views of themselves? We have undertaken research into this question and we found socialisation plays a significant role. I’m special (and more special than everyone else)! Narcissism is well known for the Narcissistic Personality Disorder, but narcissism itself is not a disorder; it is a normal personality trait that varies between individuals. It … Continue reading This is why some children think they’re more special than everyone else

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Placebo Effect – The Amazing Power of Consciousness

Fernando Kaskais

by Keith R. Holden, M.D., Contributor, Waking Times Research on the placebo effect is revealing some amazing discoveries about the power of belief. Placebos were created to control for suggestion, imagination, and bias in both investigators and patients in clinical studies.(1) At the time placebos were first introduced into medical research, investigators didn’t know how they produced their effects. As the field of neuroscience has evolved, it is becoming clear that belief induced within the context surrounding the placebo produces very specific and powerful physiologic effects. Research shows there are actually multiple placebo effects. In other words, there are multiple … Continue reading Placebo Effect – The Amazing Power of Consciousness

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Pilot of doomed Flight 4U 9525 jet was ‘locked out of cockpit minutes before crash and tried to smash door down’, black box recorder reveals

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Source: Daily Mail One of the pilots of the ill-fated Germanwings plane was locked out of the cockpit minutes before the aircraft plummeted into a remote region of the Alps, it was sensationally claimed last night. Audio files taken from the black box voice recorder that was salvaged from the wreckage of the Airbus A320 reportedly indicate the pilot left the cockpit and could not re-enter. The pilot is heard knocking lightly on the door of the cockpit before trying to ‘smash the door down’ when his colleague fails to answer, according to the New York Times. The revelation is … Continue reading Pilot of doomed Flight 4U 9525 jet was ‘locked out of cockpit minutes before crash and tried to smash door down’, black box recorder reveals