Like xkcd's creator Randall Munroe, Tim Urban also draws those stick-figure accompanying pictures on his blogs. I love this bloke. I love anyone who talks very complex topics in plain and funny terms. Last year he blogged on Elon Musk, the raddest man on Earth. I knew he would come up with something on Interplanetary Transport System announcement. I hurried to check his blog and his reportage on Hitchhiker's Heart of Gold. You may want to check out few of his other uproarious blogs as well.
Diagnosis of neurological disorders is tricky as stated in the essay. "One neuropathologist described LBD and PD as being at opposite ends of a disease spectrum. That spectrum is based on something they share in common: the presence of Lewy bodies—the unnatural clumping of the normal protein, α-synuclein, within brain neurons. I was also surprised to learn that a person is diagnosed with LBD vs PD depending on which symptoms present first." @PepperPot, that's a share-worthy link to raise awareness and talk about these issues.
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"How I wish he could have known why he was struggling, that it was not a weakness in his heart, spirit, or character."
OMG! OMG! This Rosetta animation series by ESA is one of my favourite videos. Back in 2014 ,when I watched the below video I was as emotional as a jelly. Go Philae, go!
In 2017, what do you want to bury with a vengeance? Here's a vignette: 7 bad science and health ideas that should die with 2016 I remember the doses of coldarin, vicks, and other blister packed medicines my mom used to shove down my throat. This time I will draw few sketches and explain to her , "Mommy, this is virus and this is bacteria". Being my mom I know she will scream at me and say haldi milk will kill even bogeyman.
The discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets, orbiting a star 40 light-years away, is all over the news today. Nasa.gov has excellent graphics describing the newly discovered exoplanet system of the ultra-cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: Largest batch of Earth-size, habitable zone planets Brought to mind this lovely short movie. -- WANDERERS (4 minutes) Based on the sheer numbers of exoplanet discoveries taking place every year, one wonders how long it will be before we find signs of life on other worlds. As it turns out none other than Winston Churchill contemplated this question in an essay penned in 1939, which was only recently rediscovered -- Winston Churchill’s essay on alien life found