Archive for October, 2008
Prehistoric Extractions In The News (stormy weather)
No commentsBy Aydan Corkern
I’m sure that you have, during some time your life, heard about some group of people finding some prehistoric fossil. Depending on the location or the size of the object, it could take months or even years to extract this piece of history. They will want to be able to take it out [...]
Cognitive Drug to Enhance Brain Functioning (weather forecast)
No commentsBy Robert Webb
A pharmaceutical company is now currently working on a new drug that may be able to be used as a cognitive enhancer. In theory it could improve a person’s working memory. Working memory is the process by which the brain can temporarily store and also manipulate certain information, such as remembering [...]
Computer Simulation of the Human Population (lightning storms)
No commentsBy Robert Webb
The power of computers is advancing at a rapid pace. Eventually, will we have the power to begin computer simulations of whole human populations? What would this mean economically if we were able to run these types of simulations? Could simulations of economic and political policies first be run on a computer before [...]
