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Where Is God Located In the Brain? Importance of Religion Is Related To Thickness Of The Cerebral Cortex
Made entirely of gray matter and distinguished by its characteristic folds, the cerebral cortex is the brain's outermost layer covering the hemispheres. Now, researchers from New York State Psychiatric ...Full Article
Does Evolution Explain Religious Beliefs?
This is the eighth in a series of interviews about religion that I am conducting for The Stone. The interviewee for this installment is Michael Ruse, a professor of ...Full Article
Creationism Banned From UK Schools
The United Kingdom government has banned the teaching of creationism as a scientific theory in free schools and academies, which are the equivalent of a ‘public’ school in the ...Full Article
Whirling Wi-Fi: Vibrant images reveal how wireless networks sweep and surround us
A student has produced a series of vivid photographs that reveal what the networks that keep us connected to the web look like. The images, created by Luis Hernan ...Full Article
Sugar on trial: What you really need to know
Imagine you are siiting at a table with a bag of sugar, a teaspoon and a glass of water. You open the bag and add a spoonful of sugar ...Full Article
Does “Free Will” Stem From Brain Noise?
Our ability to make choices — and sometimes mistakes — might arise from random fluctuations in the brain’s background electrical noise, according to a recent study from the Center ...Full Article
Ask A Scientist: Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?
Sugar is sugar. And honey is (mostly) sugar. But if you're choosing between the two from a health perspective, err on the side of the sticky stuff.Full Article
Prolonged fasting ‘re-boots’ immune system
Results of a new study on mice and a phase 1 trial of humans suggest that prolonged cycles of fasting - for 2-4 days at a time - not ...Full Article
A new twist on a twist
Nature abounds with perfect helices. They show up in animal horns and seashells, in DNA and the young tendrils of plants. But helix formation can get complicated: In some ...Full Article
Each will forever live the results of his own deeds!
Duke researchers have found a new type of neuron in the adult brain that is capable of telling stem cells to make more new neurons. Though the experiments are ...Full Article