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Brock Baker

The surprise theory of everything - physics-math - 15 October 2012 - New Scientist - 1 views

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  • Brock Baker on 15 Oct 12
     
    A really cool take on the future of theoretical physics, where thermodynamics is the key to everything... including our understanding to time, gravity, etc... " In thermodynamics, meanwhile, the passage of time is entropy increase by any other name. A process such as dissolved dye molecules forming themselves into a clump offends our sensibilities because it appears to amount to running time backwards as much as anything else, although the real objection is that it decreases entropy.
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The Secret Language of Plants | Simons Foundation - 0 views

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shared by Brock Baker on 23 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • For example, the smell of cut grass — a blend of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and esters — may be pleasant to us but to plants signals danger on the way.
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Bloomin' Apps - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - 0 views

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  • Brock Baker on 11 Nov 12
     
    Amazing!  Bloom updated for the 21st century with a comprehensive toolkit of apps that help encourage and foster each cog of cognition. 
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You Are Not So Smart - 0 views

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  • Brock Baker on 16 Nov 12
     
    When of my favourite blogs/books - A celebration of self Delusion
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Deprive yourself: The real benefits of fasting - health - 22 November 2012 - New Scientist - 0 views

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shared by Brock Baker on 22 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • u could reduce it by, say, 70 per cent, wouldn't you? The only catch is that it takes five days without food to do this. But what if you could get the same result simply
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Meditation boosts genes that promote good health - health - 02 May 2013 - New Scientist - 0 views

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shared by Brock Baker on 03 May 13 - No Cached
  • xation techniques can boost the activity of genes involved in several processes beneficial to health, and they only take a few minutes each day to show results.
  • udy shows for the first time that gene activity changes too. This could explain the reported beneficial effects of meditation, yoga and prayer.
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