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In the news: The Large Hadron Collider

Bengt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:05:24 +0000

It is hard to miss the fact that the Large Hadron Collider started now. Daily Bits writes about The Day of the Large Hadron Collider. There are links to Wikipedia as well as an interesting TED-presentation at YouTube, Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider.

The Large Hadron Rap is facts presented in a very different way. And finally you can check Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?

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Foodluvin – Spreading the love one bite at a time

Bengt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:06:25 +0000

I recently found Foodluvin which has this presentation:

Foodluvin reports on all things food. We dig up and review the newest and best gourmet food, gadgets,appliances, events, food related travel, recipes and anything else that may come across our paths and palates!

Foodluvin has great photos and interesting recipees.

GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms

Bengt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:26:54 +0000

GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms is a nice site and the site has an Idioms index. I like the way the site looks, take a look at Birds of a feather flock together or You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover.

How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time

Bengt — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:07:10 +0000

I am testing Zemanta which shows related articles while you are blogging. When blogging about meditation it showed an article at Time titled How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time. In the article Walter Zimmermann attributes his brain’s enduring sharpness to 40 minutes of meditation each morning and evening. The practice helps him maintain the clarity he needs. “Meditation,” he says, “is my secret weapon.”

Time writes that:

Everyone around the water cooler knows that meditation reduces stress. But with the aid of advanced brainscanning technology, researchers are beginning to show that meditation directly affects the function and structure of the brain, changing it in ways that appear to increase attention span, sharpen focus and improve memory.

Richard Davidson, director of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin, says that:

One of the most important domains meditation acts upon is emotional intelligence—a set of skills far more consequential for life success than cognitive intelligence.

How about that, in addition to getting smarter you also get improved emotional intelligence.

A related post in this blog is based on BBC, Scientists probe meditation secrets.

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Scientists probe meditation secrets

Scientists probe meditation secrets

Bengt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:45:07 +0000

When browsing the net about meditation I came across an article at BBC: Scientists probe meditation secrets. The article says that scientists are beginning to uncover evidence that meditation has a tangible effect on the brain.

Research into the health claims made for meditation has limitations and few conclusions can be reached, partly because meditation is rarely isolated – it is often practised alongside other lifestyle changes such as diet, or exercise, or as part of group therapy.

The BBC article is interesting, it says that:

It is a new area of research, but indications are intriguing and suggest that meditation may have a measurable impact on the brain.

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Convert HTML to PDF or JPG

Bengt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:01:48 +0000

Sometimes you might want to get a site in PDF-format or as a JPG-image. If that is the case then you can use Convert HTM to PDF or Screenshot tool..

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Science and nature at BBC

Bengt — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:11:06 +0000

BBC has an interesting section called Science & Nature with sub-sections for Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body & Mind, Space and HOT TOPICS – The science behind the news.

BBC Languages offers many online courses

Bengt — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:30:21 +0000

The BBC website has a really interesting section titled BBC Languages. You find courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Greek, Chinese as well as some other languages.

There is an online course titled Mi Vida Loca which is Spanish for beginners, I think I will try that one.

White lines make your text standout

Bengt — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:50:13 +0000

I subscribe to a newsletter from Springwise and found White lines make paper stand out.

Whitelines® is amazingly simple, when you see the finished product, and judging from the image it makes a lot of difference.

I intend to have a look at the real thing, I found a reseller in the city I live.

Image from Springwise.

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Science cafés

Bengt — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:41:17 +0000

A link to Science cafés turned up in one of the mailinglists I am on. It is an interesting concept:

Science cafés involve a lively conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone, and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses.

There are more sites like Cafe Scientifique (UK), Science Café (Sweden) and Videnskabscaféen (Denmark).