Archive for September, 2008
Indian Courts Accept Brain Scans To Show Lying & Knowledge Of Crime
The new technology is, to its critics, Orwellian. Others view it as a silver bullet against terrorism that could render waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods obsolete. Some scientists predict the end of lying as we know it.
Now, well before any consensus on the technology’s readiness, India has become the first country to convict someone [...]
A Vegetarian Diet Shrinks the Brain
According to a new study, vegetarians and vegans are six times more likely to suffer from brain shrinkage than meat eaters.
The link was discovered after scientists at Oxford University ran memory tests, physical checks and brain scans on 107 people between the ages of 61and 87, and then retested them five years later.
Researchers speculate the [...]
Get Your Head Together in the Wellness Skull
Dutch designers Atelier Van Lieshout think that the best place for you to relax and reflect is inside a giant skull.
But as we all know, it’s difficult to fully relax without a bath and a sauna, so this cranium comes equipped. And yes, steam comes out of its eyes whenever the hot water is running. [...]
Marijuana Quickens the Onset of Psychosis
Spanish researchers have established a link between marijuana use and the onset of psychosis at a younger age.
The study looked at those who needed inpatient care for a first psychotic episode and found that the event came about 10 years earlier for marijuana users than it did for those who abstained from taking the drug.
The [...]
Garmisch Exercise Tests Soldiers, Host Nation Emergency Services
GARMISCH, Germany – “Exercise, exercise, exercise,” was a repeated caveat here Sept. 5, as this normally quiet outpost nestled at the foot of the German Alps erupted with activity.
Garmisch has been a U.S. Army garrison since 1945, but seeing Soldiers – in a post-Cold War era – wearing gas masks in full battle-rattle with weapons [...]
