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 E-Mail IMAGE: While a red line can be seen in (A) due to an visual illusion, the line is actually gray. See the enlarged diagram. The difference is a contour formed from... view more  Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: A color illusion that strongly induces color contrast effect has been found by a research team at the Toyohashi University of Technology Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics-Inspired Interdi...

Does Rep. Marjorie Greene now have an even bigger platform?

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” — Newton’s Third Law “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatchin

Remember Newton? That guy who watched an apple fall from a tree and came up with the theory of gravity that keeps us from floating off into space?

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Exactly how long have we been expecting robots to take over the world? According to Wikipedia, L. Frank Baum introduced his readers to Tik-Tok, the first mechanical man assuming a

In this bi-weekly series reviewing classic science fiction and fantasy books, Alan Brown looks at the front lines and frontiers of the field; books about soldiers and spacers, scientists and engineers, explorers and adventurers. Stories full of what Shakespeare used to refer to as “alarums and excursions”: battles, chases, clashes, and the stuff of excitement. This column, up until now, has been devoted to exploring works of fiction. But looking around my den recently, I realized there have...

Author of the article: Patrick Kennedy Publishing date: Jan 15, 2021  •  January 15, 2021  •  5 minute read Patrick Kennedy suffered a gash on his forehead after taking a tumble in a dark room and landing head first on an arm chair. Photo by Lorraine Kennedy /Supplied Photo Article content Two friendly foes, Careless and Stupid, stopped by my house recently to do what they do best, namely stir up trouble. Though uninvited, they were warmly welcomed by yours truly, Brainless. We thre...

Here’s the thing: if caffeine and natural nootropics could do what Adderall does, we wouldn’t “need” Adderall. The stimulant drug would completely lose its appeal, and we wouldn’t be here searching for an alternative to Adderall. But it is notable that, despite Adderall being much more potent in action than your typical over-the-counter brain booster, here we are asking the question: What are the best natural alternatives to Adderall? If Adderall’s so great, why would we want to rep...

  Like red is the color of a good score in golf, a bad score in bookkeeping and a Republican score in an election, it is also an indication of odds getting longer for a horse. Who among horseplayers does not want that?   There were lots of 2-year-olds with drifting odds in the last week, especially at Circa Sports here in Las Vegas.   Risk supervisor and racing specialist Paul Zilm turned 110 of the 199 choices in the Kentucky Derby futures at Circa into horses of a different color. Nearly h...