September 30th, 2007
Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album: “
Sweet fancy Moses this is awesome!* BB reader Daniel says,
Radiohead has just announced the details for their new album, In Rainbows.
They’re only selling it through their website (at least for now), and for the digital download version, they’re letting listeners pick their own price for the album […]
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September 27th, 2007
WASHINGTON — The International Association of Fire Fighters accused Republican Rudy Giuliani of exploiting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because a supporter is holding a $9.11-per-person fundraiser for the presidential candidate.read more | digg story
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September 26th, 2007
Man lives after chair leg penetrates eye socket and throat: “
Seen above is an X-ray of Shafique el-Fahkri, a 20-year-old student who was attacked outside of a Melbourne, Australia nightclub in January. During a brawl, another 20-year-old, Liam Peart, threw a metal-framed chair at Fahkri. The chair leg went through Fahkri’s eye socket and down […]
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September 25th, 2007
Orangutan rips off tourist’s trousers: “Camera-shy orangutan snatches tourist’s backpack and ripped off her trousers when she took a photo.”
(Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest.)
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September 25th, 2007
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate-degrees/life-sciences/psychology/taught/cognitive-neuropsychology/
MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology
Aims and Overview
Cognitive neuropsychology studies the selective effects of brain damage on various aspects of mental life. The aim is to offer a detailed introduction to the methods and results of modern cognitive neuropsychology. The methods will include the application of theories of normal cognition to the study of cognitive disorders arising from […]
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September 25th, 2007
Sputnik turns 50, NYT science section pays homage: “
The entire Science section in the New York Times today was devoted to the space age, honoring the 50th anniversary of Sputnik. Russia launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957.
This is really a tremendous spread — about 10 articles, plus lots of multimedia […]
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September 25th, 2007
Severe depression treated with deep brain stimulation
(Via Neurophilosophy.)
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September 25th, 2007
Shyness is not a psychiatric condition
(Via Neurophilosophy.)
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