Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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