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Published on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 19:00 | | 
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'This is the first example of a new class of pulsars,' says Stanford University's Peter Michelson, principal investigator for Fermi's Large Area Telescope. '[We think] it will give us fundamental insights into how these collapsed stars work.'
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Published on Tuesday, 21 October 2008 19:00 | | |
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We Think explores how the web is changing our world, creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate, ideas and information.
Ideas take life when they are shared, says Charles Leadbeater. That is why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and innovation.
It's also at the heart of why the web should be good for: democracy, by giving more people a voice and the ability to organise themselves; freedom, by giving more people the opportunity to be creative and equality, by allowing knowledge to be set free.
Published on Sunday, 19 October 2008 19:00 | |
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You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys
removed by black-market organ thieves? Well, this kind of cruel theft
is happening with other body parts as well!
My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick. The replacements had the texture of cooked oatmeal. Whose thighs were these and what happened to mine? I spent the entire summer looking for my thighs. Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans. And then the thieves struck again.
Published on Sunday, 19 October 2008 00:49 | | |
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Leading economists are convinced that the destruction of forests is losing us trillions of pounds a year and will cost us all far more than the banking crisis.
Trees perform many vital tasks, such as providing clean water and absorbing carbon dioxide. We chop them down at our peril.
Published on Friday, 17 October 2008 19:00 | |
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Aware that many of the audience at the Lincoln Men’s Conference he
was addressing had suffered breakdowns triggered by
extreme stress in the workplace, Tom Hodgkinson was hit by the truth that our
current system of work is literally driving us crazy.
Published on Wednesday, 15 October 2008 19:00 | | |
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It’s a common misconception that as we get older, our brain cells gradually diminish. In fact, scientists now say that the opposite is true.
The more we use our brain, it literally grows more cells, becoming larger, sharper and more active. It is possible to boost and improve our mental functions at any age, and also to develop new skills.
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Published on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 19:00 | | |
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'Just as a spring breeze awakens tender new shoots of green, sincere
encouragement can thaw a frozen heart and instil courage. It is the
most powerful means to rejuvenate the human spirit.'
These and other words of encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda