“Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.”
Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal? [J Abnorm Psychol. 1996] – PubMed result.
Grats for these folks for scientifically confirming this one.
“Gliese 581d — can be considered the first confirmed exoplanet that could support Earth-like life”
“the most important implication of these results may be the idea that life-supporting planets do not in fact need to be particularly like Earth at all.”
kivikauden ihmiset keräsivät ja kuivasivat kasveja ja jauhoivat niitä ravinnoksi jo 30 000 vuotta sitten. Löytö muuttaa käsityksiä, joiden mukaan kivikauden ihmisten ruokavalio olisi koostunut vain lihasta ja satunnaisista marjoista ja hedelmistä.
via Kivikauden ihmiset söivät hiilihydraatteja – HS.fi – Ulkomaat.
“— Peter Diamond, along with Dale Mortenson and Chris Pissarides, has won the Nobel. — And yes, this is the same Peter Diamond whose nomination to the Fed board has been held up because of Republican doubts about his qualifications.”
These folks have found a way to make stem cells and then program then to specialize to certain type of tissue, like muscle tissue, that uses cells from adult and synthetic RNA. The main difference to earlier methods is that the resulting tissue does not carry any leftover DNA from the reprogramming process.
If you ever thought Yellowstone hot spot is scary, just read this – it is powerful enough to split tectonic plates:
Yellowstone Hot Spot Shreds Ancient Pacific Ocean : Discovery News.
There’s been a lot of mentions in the news about Katla always erupting when Eyjafjallajökull does, but no time frames have been mentioned. It was a bit challenging to dig it up, but here it is:
Eyjafjallajökull’s most recent eruption, December 1821 to January 1823, was followed by an eruption of Katla in June and July 1823
Eyjafjallajökull and Katla: restless neighbours « The Volcanism Blog.
The one before that was in 1600s and it’s a bit uncertain if both even erupted then, let alone knowing which one went first.
With these 1.5 data points it seems we might very well have some time to fly around right now.
The eruption of Katla is well past the schedule, however, so if not right now (meaning in year or two), it will happen soonish, unless something extraordinary happens. There’s record of Katla erupting from 900s to present and it has been erupting twice per century all these centuries, and now it’s already 92 years from the previous one (1918).
This is rather interesting. Not just the obvious US disparity, but also how Japan combines top-of-the-chart doctor visit count with low costs and very good results.
http://www.laakarilehti.fi/kommentti/index.html?opcode=show/news_id=8272/news_db=web_lehti2009/type=7/ref=rss
Interesting and intriguing!
Optical illusion that plays with our recognition of gender:
These are damn interesting, and sometimes downright scary:
a man who was convicted of paedophilia late in life, but was later found to have a brain tumour, and on removal of the tumour his sudden interest in children disappeared. It reappeared again when the tumour once more began to grow
Mind Hacks: Dramatic sexuality changes after brain disturbance.
Enpä ollut uskonut näkeväni tällaista vuonna 2009:
Tutkijat paransivat kaksi apinaa värisokeudesta – HS.fi – Ulkomaat.
Tutkimus: Tetriksen pelaaminen kasvattaa aivoja – HS.fi – Ulkomaat.
Pelasin teininä yökaudet Tetristä ja pilkin sitten päivät koulussa. Taisin sittenkin voittaa!
Porttiteoria toimiikin juuri toisin päin:
Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats
Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats.
I have long suspected the skewed sex ratio in some large asian countries will cause unpredicted sociological and economical consequences. This is one of them:
Across Chinese provinces, there is clear evidence that local savings rates tend to be higher in regions with more unbalanced sex ratios.
Why Do Chinese Save? Boys Want to Marry – Floyd Norris Blog – NYTimes.com.
