Tuesday 27 May 2014
INTERVIEW WITH JON DOWNES by mark antony raines-ghostman
jon downes is the main dude of cfz and to me the holy gail to get for a interview -amazing what youcan get for doing a bit of gardening a-hope you enjoy sorry about sound but mirophone on vidcam crap-filmed by me and i have to puta disclaime about weirdweekend reference as was asked to edit out but did not know how-mark-ghostman
Sunday 25 May 2014
Flies pause while 200 neurons help with tough decisions
Just like us, fruit flies dwell on difficult decisions, according to a study published in the journal Science.
They spend more time choosing between a strong and a weak smell if the difference is small.
The research links this deliberation to a particular gene, FoxP, and the activity of fewer than 200 neurons.
Mutations in FoxP, also associated with cognition and language in humans, made flies' decisions even slower without affecting which choice they made.
Gathering information before committing to a decision is a hallmark of intelligence. If the information is unclear, the choice is trickier and the decision takes more time.
We do it, other primates do it, even rats and mice do it - but now it seems that flies do too.
Confident choices
"This is the clearest evidence yet of a cognitive process running in a very simple brain," said Prof Gero Miesenböck, whose team did the work at the University of Oxford's Centre for Circuits and Behaviour.read more
A Point of View: Is it better to be religious than spiritual?
More and more people are rejecting religion but embracing spirituality. But have they got things the wrong way around, asks Tom Shakespeare.
After a relationship break up a few years ago, I signed on to a dating website. Filling in my online profile, I was interested to discover that the question on religious belief included an option that was new to me. You could tick boxes for the major religions, or for atheist, or for SBNR, which I discovered stands for "Spiritual But Not Religious".
Whereas the word "religion" generally refers to organised forms of worship and a wider faith community, "spiritual" often describes people's private individual beliefs.
A few minutes on Google revealed that SBNR is more than just an acronym. One in three Americans defined themselves as spiritual but not religious. Millions of people now think of themselves as on their own personal spiritual path, but not affiliated to any specific religion. American sociologists Robert Putnam and David Campbell talk about "Nones" - people who belong to no religion but still believe in God. Others have used the term "moralistic therapeutic deism" to refer to how young people are turning towards a vague belief that God exists and the point of life is to be happy. You could also call it "pseudo-religion".read more
Andrew Ferguson-INTERVIEWED BY MARK ANTONY RAINES-GHOSTMAN
Hello firstly what got me into wrestling is I think my dad watched it back along &my friends also seem to like it in our school days when wwe used to be good still! , I don't watch wwe anymore because cannot stand the pg rubbish & I still think that wrestling isn't for kids as they copy everything they see at that age ...not good! , tna is the bomb& I'm so glad I'm able to watch it regularly now in the UK ...my only regret is that I didn't have chance to watch it & follow it since the beginning but tna always makes me smile & the company deserves lot more praise & respect of course, I'm not sure about the direction of British wrestling at the moment but yes I would love to see more British wrestling & for it to be emphasized more like they are doing as regards to Mexico & Japanese wrestling etc, my plans for the future are to try to stop dissin wwe -even if they deserve it ! ....but other than that it's just as normal... TNA.....CROSS THE LINE!
Very many thanks. ...from a true wrestling fan
weirdweekend-15-17th august 2014 promo
Some truely fantastic lectures this year and of course the one and only Ronan Coghlan will be there, get your tickets while stocks last!
Weird Weekend 2014 - August 15 to 17th 2014
The Weird Weekend is the largest gathering of mystery animal investigators in the English-speaking world. Now in its fifteenth year, and going strong!
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The Weird Weekend is the largest gathering of mystery animal investigators in the English-speaking world. Now in its fifteenth year, and going strong!
Community: 209 like this
Anthony Wallis-interviewed by mark antony raines-ghostman
Hi Mark, here are some answers mate, hope they're ok. "what inspires your art?" Seeing the creativity and skill of my favourite wildlife and paleontological artists always spurs me on to try new things and improve. I've always been fascinated with the natural world and have been drawing animals, both real and imagined, since I was a tiny child. Seemingly bizarre creatures of the past, and the fact that some MIGHT still exist today is a constant fascination for me. "What are your plans for the future?" Finish off my new website! www.antwallisillustration.com . Produce more artwork depicting paleontological subjects! "what advice would you give to anyone wishing to learn to draw?" draw constantly, carry a sketchbook around and draw things you see. Copy your favourite artists too (yeah, you heard that right), your own style will develop out of this. Cheers. Ant
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