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by stenl 11y ago
Brain science is my expertise, and you're right that the lack of vasculature will limit the viability of this. It will never grow beyond a few mm, and will have a dead core most likely. Plus, at "5 weeks" there will be no a
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by stenl 11y ago
From that link: "the Swedish authorities have never explained why they refuse to give Assange a guarantee that they will not extradite him on to the US under a secret arrangement agreed between Stockholm and Washington." Weeeell,
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by stenl 11y ago
It annoys me when news stories don't link to their sources. Here it is: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.... The study is terrible. All the reported effects include 0 well within th
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by stenl 12y ago
Having never heard of Ze Frank, I had to check Wikipedia: "Ze Frank (born Hosea Jan Frank on March 31, 1972) is an American online performance artist, composer, humorist and public speaker based in Los Angeles, California. He was a pio
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by stenl 12y ago
It's definitely fantastic, and one of the books that had the greatest influence on my thinking (I read it as a teenager, 20+ years ago). If you want something less theoretical, more personal, poetic and emotional, his "Le ton beau
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by stenl 12y ago
Sorry, I should have said "from a predominantly catholic country".
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by stenl 12y ago
Incredible that Darwin should need defending in any advanced country today. I'm also a university (associate) professor and though I don't teach evolution per se it obviously crops up now and then (I teach molecular biology, in Sw
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by stenl 12y ago
And the front (cornea) has more pain receptors per surface area than any other part of your body. Not that this would necessarily help prevent cataracts if you expose your eyes to a magnetron.
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by stenl 12y ago
Men would get on average 1/3 daughters (XX) and 2/3 sons (XY and YX). The YY offspring would not be viable. Women would only get daughters.
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by stenl 12y ago
We did it four times, and now have four beautiful sons aged 4 - 15 (some requiring a couple of attempts). Not saying IVF will be easy for you, but that it's perfectly fine and - for some people - more efficient way of making babies. We
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by stenl 12y ago
USA emits 19 tons CO2 per capita, China only 5. As far as I understand, China refuses to sign any climate treaty that locks in a situation where US to emit so much more than other countries. Btw, the EU average is 8, and Sweden (my country)
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by stenl 13y ago
Unless you're starving, money is not important. You obviously want this - go for it! You'll have more fun (re)learning programming, and the challenge will make you grow as a person.
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by stenl 13y ago
The video is the first hit for "i have a dream speech full version" on YouTube. I just saw it - great speech. For some background, watch yesterday's Rachel Maddow show.
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by stenl 13y ago
So the rule is, the president can kill the family members of whomever he considers a terrorist? As in, not the terrorist himself, but his son? Where does that power end? Three degrees of separation, like NSA spying? Sorry, but this is the