WTF.
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Um, no.
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"To bees, human faces are just another flower: It turns out that if you consistently associate a picture of a human face with some sugar water, bees can actually be trained to identify specific faces. But, it turns out that bees are able to figure out faces because they recognize specific configurations of features; you can train them just as effectively on a smiley face."
Via ArsTechnica
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Broken Note - Terminal Static
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"i have to lick everything that is blue"
http://isitnormal.com/story/i-have-to-lick-everything-that-is-blue-28434/
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“For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.”
27 February 2010 - 23 May 2010
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Desert Sand by The Beach Fossils. Buy it on iTunes.
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"They are the fearless guardians of priceless works of art who patrol the corridors of the Royal Academy at night. But today the gallery’s security guards, including former army soldiers, have revealed how ghostly appearances have got them spooked."
Royal Academy security guards spooked by screaming nuns and slamming doors
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"No ill effects were reported by hundreds of volunteers who took part in a mass-overdose stunt around the world to demonstrate that homeopathic remedies are nothing more than sugar pills."
New Scientist / via Vhata
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via www.hs.fi
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Heard about this for the first time today while listening to the audiobook version of “13 things that do not make sense” by ex New Scientist editor Michael Brooks.
From wikipedia:
The Pioneer anomaly or Pioneer effect is the observed deviation from predicted trajectories and velocities of various unmanned spacecraft visiting the outer solar system, most notably Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11.
Both Pioneer spacecraft are escaping from the solar system, and are slowing down under the influence of the Sun’s gravity. Upon very close examination, however, they are slowing down slightly more than expected. The effect can be modeled as a slight additional acceleration towards the Sun.
The anomaly has no universally accepted explanation. The explanation may be mundane, such as measurement error, thrust from gas leakage or uneven radiation of heat. However, it is also possible that current physical theory does not correctly explain the behaviour of the craft relative to the sun.
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