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Just to go back to the original question of why we sleep...

I think we should look at what happens when we don't sleep.

Randy Gardner - Awake for 11 Days

Sleep Deprivation

Rats don't do too well either

I was thinking, I joined this forum back in high school (2005) and now I will be attending grad school.

Granted, I don't post a lot (0.14 posts per day, hah) - but I figured I'd post for this.

I will be going to a 1 year Social Psych grad program (Masters), specifically involved in Group Dynamics and Influence.

You may see more of me around, since I may be asking for help regarding some topics (testing out ideas) - seeing as I have to write a thesis and I'm not entirely sure what that will be.

Anyhow, just figured I'd share

hmm, interesting.

it looks me like her joints twisted the other way...? Like her knees bend the other way.

hard to tell though.

I was there too

And specifically iNow, it was at McCormick Place - a super-gigantic convention center.

edit: the reason why there were some posters without presenters was that the posters were up for 5 hours, and the presenters were scheduled to be there for only 1 hour of that time.

It's worth noting that books are not peer-reviewed sources

unfortunately

See post #8.

oops thanks, I thought someone else wrote that one.

I guess we should ask, why did you have the EEG?

this is why with EEG and MEG scans they need to shave your head and put the sensorstight against the skin.

I haven't read the whole thread, so I don't know if anyone has corrected this or not.

But you can do an EEG without shaving the person's head. A gel is used to help the signal.

anyway, carry on.

Wow, this thread has grown quite a bit since I last saw it, I'll definitely have to read it again

and btw, I saw altruism in animals was mentioned.

If anyone is interested, in APA's magazine "Monitor" - there is an article (in the most recent one) about monkeys being nice and food, and how sometimes they'll give the more desirable food to another monkey for seemingly no reason.

The Evolutionary reason being that it's easier to survive in a group than to go solo or try to find another group, so being nice and getting along can help out.

I must have to much common sense to do that kind of thing. Bah-it's not common.

Same here

Thanks for posting this, I'll have to share this with others I know

This makes no sense. The bullet will exit the barrel and continue in a straight path like any normal gun. Unless you mean when fired the barrel of the gun extends beyond the corner of the building/structure. That's the only way it would work.

yup, that's what he means

http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/imgcache/1562.png

some were even more curved

but as I said, they typically shattered/fractured the bullets.

The existence of a litter box does not stop my cats from using the outdoors as well. It's just convenient.

true, but it would certainly reduce the amount of time that the cat went into his yard.

I apologize for not reading the whole thread, but the answer is very simple.

Your neighbors need to buy their cat a littler box.

That's it.

It can still get "fresh air" - as the owners said; having a litter box does not mean the cat can't go out doors, it just means it'll do it's business inside.

My uncle's cat is an outdoor cat, still has a litter box though, and uses it all the time.

Really cool!

Got stuck at 2:4

There is an inverse correlation with education and religiosity. In general, the less educated, the more religious. The more educated, the less religious.

 

Interestingly, the same tends to apply with acceptance of homosexuality, as most often, homophobia and bigotry is fed by religious teachings (reinforced by the "us/them" mentality which comes with many faith based practices), not academia.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence

seems like the correlation is pretty good too.

I remember learning that the brain of an alcoholic can actually look like some other neurodegenerative disease because it has lost mass - I don't remember what it resembles, as we just touched on it.

I was just thinking, what other scientific fields have official symbols associated with them?

Medicine has the Rod of Asclepius, Psychology uses the Greek uppercase letter Psi [math]\Psi[/math]

Do any others have symbols corresponding with them?

Is it a specific tattoo, or in a specific location?

What about someone with a full sleeve?

For the belly ring, the age range is such that it doesn't hold any significance other than looks. I can't see it being different than an eyebrow ring, a nose ring, etc.

I haven't heard that it does mean that.

Ah alright, cool.

Thanks guys

You would need a constant supply of glucose.

but brain functioning does tend to decrease as time goes on.

So, are you asking for a healthy brain living for many years, or just any brain?

Yeah, it's almost as if he read my post #9 and drew inspiration from it.

lol, my apologies, I just found the closest one from the bottom

That was my experience, too. I know from at least two schools that low GRE scores count more heavily against a student than high GRE scores count for them - often there's a minimum score, below which the application goes in the 'rejection' pile automatically.

hmm, interesting.

From the schools I looked up it said that there's no minimum of GRE scores that they'll accept -- but I have a feeling that's only partially true.

Stevie, what you're asking for is just pure speculation. The only thing close to time machines that people can conceive that would not rely on magic are black holes, worm holes, and thing's of that nature.

It sounds like you're looking for a scientifically-based way of having someone step into a small machine.

and as SkepticLance said:

"I suggest you do not worry too much about how the time machine works, and just rely on it as a plot device."

If you go into too much detail, there are bound to be people who say "this isn't possible with his methods" - if you don't go into any detail however, you won't have that problem.