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Quick Takes 04.29.2009

By Kurt | Published: April 29, 2009
• Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation – U. C. Irvine via EurekAlert! “OEA is part of the molecular glue that makes memories stick,” Piomelli said. “By helping mammals remember where and when they have eaten a fatty meal, OEA’s memory-enhancing activity seems to have been an important evolutionary tool for early humans and other mammals.” Dietary [...]
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Free Premium News From The WSJ Via iPhone

By Kurt | Published: April 16, 2009
The Wall Street Journal: There’s a free app for that – CNET Good news for news junkies and anyone who can still stomach reading about the stock market: The Wall Street Journal just took the wraps off an eponymous iPhone app, offering news, video, and even podcasts. Better still, there’s no charge for the app–or the [...]
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Quick Takes 04.06.2009

By Kurt | Published: April 6, 2009
• Birds Can ‘Read’ Human Gaze – Science Daily We all know that people sometimes change their behavior when someone is looking their way. Now, a new study reported online on April 2nd in Current Biology shows that jackdaws—birds related to crows and ravens with eyes that appear similar to human eyes—can do the same. . . [...]
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The Morristown UFO Hoax: Gullibility Exposed

By Kurt | Published: April 2, 2009
How We Staged the Morristown UFO Hoax – eSkeptic On January 5, 2009, we set out into the woods on the border of Morris Plains and Hanover, NJ, carrying one helium tank, five balloons, five flares, fishing line, duct tape, and a video camera. After filling up one 3-foot balloon with helium, we tied about five [...]
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