BRAIN SPEED

//////////////////////*************************Research shows the brain'sprocessing speed is significantlyfaster than real timePhysOrg.com Nov. 15, 2007* Arizona professor of psychology andphysiology, and his colleague DavidEuston have shown that during sleep,the reactivated memories ofreal-time experiences are processedwithin the brain at a higher rate ofspeed. That rate can be as much assix or seven times faster, and whatMcNaughton calls "thought...http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=7500&m=33138



/////////////////First Direct Images of CarbonNanotubes Entering CellsPhysOrg.com Nov. 15, 2007*************************For the first time, scientists havedirectly imaged carbon nanotubesentering and migrating within humancells, determining as a result thatwhether the nanotubes cause celldeath depends on the dose andexposure time. Transmission electronmicroscope image shows carbonnanotubes (dark areas) within a cell...http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=7499&m=33138



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Best and the Worst
20 October 2007, 12:45:32 vmission
The most destructive habit Worry
The greatest joy Giving
The greatest loss Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work Helping others
The ugliest personality trait Selfishness
The most endangered species Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource Our Youth
The greatest “shot in the arm” Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome Fear
The most effective sleeping pill Peace of Mind
The most crippling failure disease Excuses
The most powerful force in life Love
The most dangerous pariah Gossiper
The world’s most incredible computer Brain
The worst thing to be without Hope
The deadliest weapon Tongue
The two most power filled words “I Can”
The greatest asset Faith
The most worthless emotion Self-Pity
The most beautiful attire SMILE
The most prized possession Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication Prayer
The most contagious spirit Enthusiasm
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////////////////////Don't Forget to Back Up Your BrainFox News November 15, 2007*************************Renowned computer scientist GordonBell, head of Microsoft's MediaPresence Research Group, isdeveloping "surrogate memory"lifelogging technology. An earlyversion of this, MyLifeBits, is "asystem aimed at capturingcyber-content in the course of dailylife with the goal of being able toutilize it in various ways at work,in our personal...http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=7497&m=33138




////////////////////Is mathematical pattern the theoryof everything?http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626303.900 Nov. 17, 2007*************************An elegant, eight-dimensionalpattern may at last reveal the linkbetween gravity and the otherfundamental forces in the universe.Is mathematical pattern the theoryof everything? In a physicspre-print archive, physicist GarrettLisi hopes he has uncovered arelationship underlying all theuniverse's particles and forces,including...http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=7492&m=33138



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