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If the brain is convinced the body will freeze to death, it is said the person will become hypothermic and would die, because the brain is convinced of it. (Nocebo effect is well known to scientists and fully accepted) there was a case of a man misdiagnosed with cancer and he died months later of cancer like symptoms. look up 'voodoo death' on Wikipedia. it mentions that case. also a man believed sugar pills were real pills. he overdosed on them trying to kill himself. his blood pressure went very low even though the pills were harmless and needed medical attention. This case was mentioned in the Smithsonian Magazine ''Beware the Nocebo effect'' and Smithsonian is a reput…

This question came into my mind after I watched some documentary that showcased bizarre deaths in history. Some well known and others not so well known. One involved the 16th(I think?) Century murder. These guys broke into a house during the night and seized a man from his bed and took him to a cellar. There they tied him down and used awls to open veins then they sucked the blood until the guy died. I figured the context I mentioned was important because I know it'd hurt a lot to die of blood loss from a gunshot wound for instance. In this instance I don't think there should be much pain, I'm assuming it's just feeling sleepy and passing out? Or am I wrong?

If this is the explanation of Dark Matter, then such exotic galaxies may contain "Dark Intelligent Life Forms". In this case, we may never make contact.

Hello world How do I even begin? I feel like I've been holding back for so long and now instinct is telling me to just go for it because there are people waiting for answers and I might just be someone who can help or show the way. What are some of the ultimate goals out there? Immortality? Happiness? Fame? Wealth? Peace? Making the world awesome? Curing things? Power? Freedom? Living for thrills? Lounging about forever? Reaching some state of mind? Exploring the unknown? Finding answers? I'm serious when I claim to be possibly on the verge of breakthroughs that could (directly or indirectly) lead to other breakthroughs. The primary breakthrough that I'm refer…

Mathematics without understanding can be lethal. Yet we are constantly exhorting others to use mathematics and pushing the doctrine that 'mathematics rules OK'. Being human there are always those who will try to short cut the link between understanding and mathematics and technology, with its ever increasing computing power, is offering the illusion that this is possible by simply inputting data into preprogrammed systems that spit out answers. Here is a recent example from this forum http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/88108-please-help-with-calculating-limiting-reagent/#entry857546 This trend has long (always?) been there. I can remember the scandal …

-Please move to 'speculations' if deserved- Can you foresee the magnitude of general public chaos in the U.S.A. if the metric international system was mandated ? Together with the kilogram, Celsius, litre, Newton... No more fluid ounces, tablespoons, miles, bushels, gallons, pounds, Farenheit, horsepower, feet, inches, acres, mils, 2"x4" that are not, BTUs,... On a one-year term to convert ? I just smile when hear ..."half pound hamburger has 16 grams of fat"... Lucky some things are already turned with medicines, imported products, the Volt is already here to stay. What is your perception in the subject ?

He's fine and you can read the full article here: http://m.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31759873 but this line just cracked me up. Thank FSM for doctors playing golf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31711446 Happy chatting

Ultimate McLaren revealed ahead of Geneva debut http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/ultimate-mclaren-revealed-ahead-of-geneva-debut/ar-BBhIhOE?ocid=UP97DHP It has speed written all over it. Great design!

A map showing the number, place, and time of every nuclear explosion humans have detonated, 2053 total...

In secret they have been preparing for our demise, slowly but surely making their plans against us!

These are the 12 things most likely to destroy the world http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/techandscience/these-are-the-12-things-most-likely-to-destroy-the-world/ar-BBhLrv6?ocid=UP97DHP#page=12 Everyone of them would be the worst nightmare to live through.

Dear all, We're looking for innovative scientific projects and inventions to be presented in the Dolphinity World Festival. Dolphinity for us is a way of life and a worldview based on integrity, awareness and joy. Formally the Festival will be dedicated to cetaceans, but in large terms – to consciousness and life in general. We develop the Festival of Dolphinity as a scientific forum, a creative contest, and an international fiesta all at once. It is a unique cultural event as well as a continual project: an international community, a year-round research and information centre, an experimental base for new vivid transformational projects – a global practice of dir…

Here is one of the strangest stories I've read. "Indian bride marries wedding guest after husband has epileptic seizure during ceremony" http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/indian-bride-marries-wedding-guest-after-husband-has-epileptic-seizure-during-ceremony/ar-BBhI162?ocid=UP97DHP I wonder if she will keep her wedding vows?

I was searching for some inspiration for a frontispiece for a review I'm submitting and was once again surprised by just how bad some of them were - and all from some of the best chemistry journals out. I'm sure this can't be unique to chemists, but it sure seems to be especially prevalent in chemistry related papers / journals. Thought I'd share a few of the gems I came across. (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cs501366q) (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac501953z) Edit: I forget where this one came from, but it's a clear favorite.

Should we believe the Math? THEORETICAL Quantum Physicist Dr. Amit Goswami admitted today that he, and his peers, have absolutely ‘no fucking idea’ what they’re doing http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/02/10/we-honestly-have-no-fucking-idea-what-were-doing-admits-leading-quantum-physicist/

hi! my name is Na. i really want to have a friend who is interested in science. i'm not a native english speaker so sorry for my bad grammar;) the reason i'm interested in science is that i watch movies and science documentaries a lot! i'm a biomedical science student but i like to link medical science to other science subjects. it's interesting to see how different subjects can be related to each other! now you know i come here to find science friends here and if you're like me then that's great! since my old friends all hate science so i don't have friends whom i can talk to. want to text via skype or LINE if possible;)

As we all know, US higher education is ridiculously expensive, with many students having $150,000 in debts after graduation. How would you fix it and should Americans try to?

I have an idea for a movie where the private prison industry are the antagonists. The bad guy would be a typical evil narcissist CEO. It would be set in a future America where the private prison industry routinely sets people up for crimes they didn't commit and uses their financial resources to bribe the courts. African Americans and other individuals considered undesirable would be overwhelmingly targeted. This is used as a means to oppress those populations and keep them impoverished. The protagonist would be a brave courageous secret agent individual with incorruptible values and unbeatable combat skills. He always does the right thing and beats everybody …

As many of you know, it was the case that I was going to be a daddy. Well, that time has come! It's time to show off your kids. My son is now two days old. He was born on September 8 at 4:48pm and he weighs in at 1lb 13oz. He made it to one day before 28 weeks before he had to come out. If you've got kids, how many do you have? Any advice/tips/tricks?

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/feb/04/scientists-pledge-to-increase-interference-with-the-church I do love the name Dr Hugh Briss

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1 We may very well find out in 2016. Maybe this will finally be the impetus for campaign finance reform. I won't hold my breath on that, but this will be interesting to see how it plays out.

I am very curious about the following issues. In which countries in the World Scopus listed publications are highly appreciated and well-paid by institutions and, probably, higher education councils? How much do they pay for such publications?

Absolutely wild video!

person's virginity can get lost by oral sex only? We all know that oral sex is done without involving intercourse.