Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: A fine article by a historian of science, on the question of whether
God had any choices when He made the world, based on the thoughts of
Galileo and Boyle, two of the greatest scientists of the past.
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware reports on a web page that helps you
send out a newsletter, free.
If you are a Facebook member, Facebook automatically puts together a short video of your most popular posts.
Science: Nature says that the
Lacks family, and the National Institutes of Health, have reached
an agreement over the question of publishing the DNA sequence of HeLa
cells, the most important human cell culture. These cells were taken, without the consent or knowledge of Henrietta Lacks, decades ago. Oprah
Winfrey's film company is making a file of the story of Mrs. Lacks, and her cells.
National Public Radio reports that modern humans (many of them, anyway) are carrying genes
from Neanderthals.
NPR also reports on what
happens to our actual achievement when our self-esteem is artificially boosted, or lowered. Perhaps not what you'd expect.
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You have inspired me to look some of this info up, esp. the science section. Thank you for a fine post. DM
ReplyDeleteThank you, DM.
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