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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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