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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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