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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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