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University of Michigan researchers George Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., and Jimo Borjigin, Ph.D., provide the first scientific framework for near-death experiences. "The "near-death experience" reported by cardiac arrest survivors worldwide may be grounded in science, according to research at the University of Michigan Health System. Whether and how the dying brain is capable of generating conscious activity has been vigorously debated"

Under just the right conditions-which involve an ultra-high-intensity laser beam and a two-mile-long particle accelerator-it could be possible to create something out of nothing, according to University of Michigan researchers.

"Ein Weg wäre es daher, einfach Pflanzenabfälle zu nutzen - beispielsweise Stroh, Holzhäcksel oder andere Reste, die bei der Ernte oder der Holzverarbeitung übrig bleiben. "Die Biosynthese von Treibstoffen aus dieser Biomasse ist eine vielversprechende und nachhaltige Alternative zu erdölbasierten Treibstoffen", erklären Jeremy Minty von der University of Michigan in Ann Arbor und seine Kollegen."

"ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) - There's something beyond plain old ignorance that motivates Americans to believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a first-of-its-kind study of smear campaigns led by a Michigan State University psychologist."

Further discussion of a fringe science article I mentioned earlier, over on the Ravine, my journal / homegroup here on Diigo.

A very strange fringe science piece that I'll talk about in a bit (see next link, one place up on my profile): somebody claims to have found an ancient stone circle under the Lake that, as one looks at it, doesn't seem very circular. Thinking that somebody might be a little desperate to find something to publish.

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"Metacognitive experiences and the intricacies of setting people straight" decision making by few arguments better than more cognitive greed, info overload http://ed.iiqii.de/gallery/Science-TheOnlyNews/FrontalCortex_wired_com warum wir nur bis 3 zählen können