It gives "Nasa 33% of its results for less than 2% of its budget." Of course it’ll be retired. We can’t have cost-effective equipment operated by the government. People might start expecting it all the time.
Eyeing a post-Hubble Universe
By Rachel Clarke
"Not since Galileo turned his telescope towards the heavens in 1610 has any event so changed our understanding of the Universe as the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope."
“Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care (about time)?” – Chicago
What time is it? Well, no one knows for sure
As the Earth spins slower, methods of telling time diverge. Experts warn this could end in disaster
David Adam
“Working Group 7A of the International Telecommunication Union’s Study Group 7 may sound like an anonymous international committee like any other. But this is no quango of grey bureaucrats in greyer suits arguing over the desired colour of toilet paper. At the heart of this group’s discussions is something of fundamental importance to anyone who has ever taken a second to fall in love or to score a goal: time itself, and how to define it.”
Innocent by reason of tumor?
Frontal Lobe Tumor causes Pedophilia in a Man
Science raises questions for criminal justice system
Neurolgists at the University of Virginia reported that the removal of a frontal lobe tumor ended a male patient’s sexual behavior toward children. The patient had begun to have poor sexual impulse control several years eariler. The Tumor actually grew back once, with the sexual behaviors returning. The behaviors ceased again when the second tumor was removed.
I know some tone-deaf folks who could make use of this. I'd personally like to use it to pick up a couple instruments.
Brain machine 'improves musicianship'
"Scientists have created a technique that dramatically improves the performance of musicians. The system – called neurofeedback – trains musicians to clear their minds and produce more creative brain waves. Research, to be published in the journal Neuroreport, indicates the technique helps musicians to improve by an average of 17% – the equivalent of one grade or class of honours. Some improved by as much as 50%."
I'm certainly no fan of Reagan or his administration, but I think this may be going a bit far. Then again, this study came out of Berkeley. That place is rabid with brainless liberalism. On a side note, I think this brings to light a flaw in the so-called "political spectrum." It lacks sufficient dimensionality.
Berkeley study links Reagan, Hitler
Psychological research on conservatives finds them 'less complex'
"In a study that ponders the similarities between former President Ronald Reagan, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Rush Limbaugh, four American university researchers say they now have a better understanding of what makes political conservatives tick."