Inflatable Wings
NASA is building aircraft with inflating wings to save space on probes in our atmosphere... and …
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Intestine Rejection
Irradiating intestines before transplant can prevent rejection
Computer Linguistics
Teaching computers to understand ordinary language
Filtering Fluoride
Is fluoride taken out by a filter- a water filter? (only minute amounts by Brita and Pur charcoal …
Chalky Ice Cubes
My ice cubes evaporate and leave a particulate behind-- what is it? (calcium carbonate, chalk, …
Musical Pleasure
Why is music pleasureable? (because it may help us learn better, in the end, helping us survive)
Hearing Loss
Why is your hearing dull or muffled after a loud concert? (because there's some damage after …
Calorie Burning
How are daily calorie requirements calculated? (Using a formula or by measuring metabolic rate)
Learning English
Computerized speech can teach Japanese adults to distinguish Ôr' and Ôl'
Obesity and Dopamine
How overeating in obesity may be caused by insensitive dopamine receptors in the brain
False Memories
People may not be able to pick out what memories are real and which are imagined, but the brain …