Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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