New Scientist has a tendency to get way too excited about things that aren't quite there yet, and I can't see the full article yet because sadly McGill library doesn't get them until a month later (HINT HINT- my birthday is in October) but this is rather exciting news! It's good to see that stem cell research is progressing regardless of the obnoxious restrictions on them in the states.
Growing Up To Prozac
You know how old people are always going on about how kids are growing up too fast these days? They might be referring to Lindsay Hohan or Britney Spears' formerly cute sister who got pregnant or something but I'd like to think that they're referring to neurons maturing faster on Prozac. Let me have at least one delusion.
Irregular Exercise Pattern May Add Pounds
One more reason to stay home?
Listening For the Cosmic Symphony: Super computer will help scientists listen for black holes
Preliminary reports: it sounds eerily similar to Phillip Glass.
Actually, there is actually no listening involved, which is quite sad.
"Looking for gravitational waves is like listening to the universe," Brown says. "Different kinds of events produce different wave patterns. We want to try to extract a wave pattern -- a special sound -- that matches our model from all of the noise in the LIGO data."
But still - Oh, Computer. Is there anything you CAN'T do?
I mean, other than push back.
Also - Scientology World Wide Protest Tomorrow at noon!
For Montreal people, it's at the Montreal chapter of Church of Scientology near Park La Fontaine. I will be there covering it for the Daily. Should be interesting, if nothing else! If you're participating, remember to be anonymous!
Next A Pint & A Fight:
And if you can't think of what to do on Singles Awareness Day (AKA Valentine's Day)...
A lecture on the big bang! Perhaps the biggest.
This is the public lecture. The more rigorous scientific lecture will be held on Feb 15 from 15h00-16h00 at Strathcona Asbestos - er, I mean - Anatomy and Dentistry M1.
Growing Up To Prozac
You know how old people are always going on about how kids are growing up too fast these days? They might be referring to Lindsay Hohan or Britney Spears' formerly cute sister who got pregnant or something but I'd like to think that they're referring to neurons maturing faster on Prozac. Let me have at least one delusion.
Irregular Exercise Pattern May Add Pounds
One more reason to stay home?
Listening For the Cosmic Symphony: Super computer will help scientists listen for black holes
Preliminary reports: it sounds eerily similar to Phillip Glass.
Actually, there is actually no listening involved, which is quite sad.
"Looking for gravitational waves is like listening to the universe," Brown says. "Different kinds of events produce different wave patterns. We want to try to extract a wave pattern -- a special sound -- that matches our model from all of the noise in the LIGO data."
But still - Oh, Computer. Is there anything you CAN'T do?
I mean, other than push back.
Also - Scientology World Wide Protest Tomorrow at noon!
For Montreal people, it's at the Montreal chapter of Church of Scientology near Park La Fontaine. I will be there covering it for the Daily. Should be interesting, if nothing else! If you're participating, remember to be anonymous!
Next A Pint & A Fight:
| Date: | Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
| Time: | 5:30pm - 8:30pm |
| Location: | Benelux |
And if you can't think of what to do on Singles Awareness Day (AKA Valentine's Day)...
A lecture on the big bang! Perhaps the biggest.
| Date: | Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| Time: | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Location: | Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium McGill Downtown Campus |
This is the public lecture. The more rigorous scientific lecture will be held on Feb 15 from 15h00-16h00 at Strathcona Asbestos - er, I mean - Anatomy and Dentistry M1.
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