Posts Tagged ‘science’

Blackhole Schlackhole

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Ever wondered what a Black hole actually is? I find it’s one of those words that we don’t pay much attention to when we hear it or use it - we have a vague notion so we don’t worry about it. But until I happened across this extensive explanation, the truth was I didn’t really know what one was at all. Now I do. God bless the internet.

Human Evolution

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The human race is growing apart:

“Our study denies the widely held assumption that modern humans appeared 40,000 years ago, have not changed since and that we are all pretty much the same. We aren’t the same as people even 1,000 or 2,000 years ago.”

Personally I’m a fan of being able to drink Milk in to adulthood.

Company makes films better

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Apparently watching films on your own isn’t as good as watching with others:

A report from Science Daily says that scientists have proven that the presence of other people may enhance our movie-watching experiences by influencing and gradually synchronizing viewer emotional responses.

[via Slashdot]