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A story teller at the gates of dawn

about 17 hours ago

On the Threshold of a Dream I've always been fascinated by the nature of our perception and awareness. Interestingly, the scientific study of how our brains function is not that old, but a few artists have…

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Where the Wild Things Are I enjoy picking fights with extinct or dangerous species. When I see one, my caveman circuits turn on, and I immediately think: how would I defend myself if it attacked me? I…

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5 days ago

Get High with a Little Help from Our Friends I've been obsessed with space since I was a child. The idea of being an astronaut is a boyhood dream that many of us put in our bucket list as 'when I grow up, I wanna be an…

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9 days ago

Seeing and Believing Psychologists are always finding entertaining ways to mess with our minds and remind us that our reality is constructed by the interaction between our brain systems and external…

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13 days ago

Neuroballer To Hans’ surprise, his neighing horse raised his fronts legs then reared back, throwing the young military trainee clear onto the ground. It all happened quickly, his stomach and…

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19 days ago

Black And White

All Aboard the Monomad Challenge The Monomad Challenge would be a cool name for a ship like this one parked beside Canada Place on Canada Day. The city has thousands of visitors because of the World Cup right…

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24 days ago

Family Matters I was feeling nostalgic the other day, and I began perusing through the hominid family album. The current scientific consensus is that humans evolved from earlier species of…

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about 1 month ago

Metatechnological Musings on the Street “But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said…

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about 1 month ago

Stairway to Pinball Heaven The sky above the arcade was a brilliant blue, filled with the sound of machines tuned to retro-futuristic channels. Besides lunch money, I

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38.428 STEM

about 1 month ago

A Photo Finish Camera tech has improved throughout the years, and this display at Science World shows how the technology used to photograph the game of soccer has changed across time. There…

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