Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar as it defines a number of theological doctrines. However, Easter has always been a movable feast which can take place on any date between 22 March and 25 April inclusive. The actual methods for calculating Easter have changed down the centuries and, whereas the Gregorian Read More… »
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New revenue sharing writing website just launched: TheInfoMine. What you really want to know is how much you’re going to get. TheInfoMine shares 80% of the Adsense impressions with the writers and it keeps 20% for itself. You can also use Amazon’s affiliate program with 100% of ad impressions. There is no referral program so Read More… »
» Dalai Lama to Visit University of Wisconsin-Madison Neurolab 15-16 May – Free Tickets Available
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. UW-Madison neuroscientist Richard Davidson established the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) to scientifically determine how healthy qualities of mind develop and to investigate interventions to Read More… »
» Dalai Lama to Visit University of Wisconsin-Madison Neurolab 15-16 May – Free Tickets Available
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. UW-Madison neuroscientist Richard Davidson established the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) to scientifically determine how healthy qualities of mind develop and to investigate interventions to Read More… »
» Meditation Changes Brain Waves, Study Finds
It was once thought that the brain structure was fixed after a certain age. That has now gone into the bin as we discover that the brain is highly plastic. That means we can change our own brain structure through exercises such as meditation – rather than letting life’s random events shape it. Research with Read More… »
» CERN Liquid Containment Unit Leaks on Camera
One of CERN’s liquid containment units is shown to leak profusely when an attempt is made to put it into commission. This engineering feat was recorded on video. It is hoped that CERN have better quality control standards for their suppliers as this could cause widespread distress. Perhaps those mini black holes have punctured this Read More… »
» Can The Internet Actually Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
Nominations for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have closed and, amongst a record 237 nomination, it includes “The Internet”. All of it, apparently! Every computer, every server, every router that is part of the global phenomenon that is the Internet. But can it win? Who would stand up and receive the prize, and make a Read More… »
» Chatroulette! New Free Video Chats
Where do you go to if you want a random video chat? yes, there are many places to text chat online, there are many places to see videos, but what about live webcam chats? Well, Andrey Ternoskiy had the same problem so he created his own website. Chatroulette lets people have random webcam chats with Read More… »
» Family see Jesus image in Marmite Jar
It may not be immediately obvious to everyone, but one family are convinced they can see the face of Jesus on the lid of a jar of Marmite. She told the South Wales Echo: “Straight away Jamie said ‘that looks like God’, and my other boys (Robbie, four, and Tomas, 11) even said they could Read More… »
» Why Fat People Don’t Lose Weight. The Diet Delusion
The internet is bursting to the seams with weight loss programs, slimming advice, nutrition counselling, fitness regimes, low fat, low carb, low salt, low sugar, low motivation diets. It’s enough to drive one to drink, except that it would also make you fatter…or would it? Finally, someone has dissected all the lies out of the Read More… »