Recent content by amhuizar

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    Something strange is going on with the North Star

    If the telescopes that have the proper angle to view Polaris can't function correctly with the level of brightness the star emits it seems to me that they could design a filter that fits over the lens to reduce the brightness.
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    What is quantum cognition? Physics theory could predict human behavior.

    The Iowa Gambling Task reminds me of a game that assess risk taking behavior that 23andme provides to their members. It has balloons that fill with mouse clicks. The more clicks the higher the points. A popped balloon awards zero points. Players are allowed to practice before taking part in...
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    Your Blood Type Might Influence Your Risk of Getting the Stomach Flu

    My son was hospitalized for three days before they were able to diagnose he had Norovirus. He began feeling sick one day driving home from work. When he got home he started vomiting blood and had black diarrhea. I had him at the urgent care within an hour of him arriving home. By time we got...
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    Has the Average Human Body Temperature Always Been the Same?

    Normal body temperature for my sister who was born in 1958 was about 94.7. My mom had to struggle to get nurses to realize that when her temperature was 99 degrees she had a significant fever. My daughter has also had a lower than normal normal temperature hovering around 96. It seems there...
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    This Is 'Lola,' a 5,700-Year-Old Woman Whose Entire Life Is Revealed in Her 'Chewing Gum'

    I find it amazing that someone would think to preserve that piece of birch bark after finding it in the mud.