Synaesthesia: what are your colors?

Posted by jillian under fun, science

What color is the text you are reading right now?
Black? Red? Blue? A mixture of many colors? Do you see a buffalo?

If you see plain boring black, then you do not have grapheme-color synaesthesia. Don’t feel bad, I don’t have it either, which is why I can say for sure that this text is actually […]

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“Personalized” Google searches?

Posted by lesly under science

Because SG readers tend to be plugged-in, “in the know” types, I thought I’d pose this question for public debate:
Recently, I’ve noticed that when I run a Google search, there are some times when the top results that show up are from my much-loved but little-known alma mater, West Virginia University. The searches that I […]

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Abrupt Disclosure: Interesting Science Tidbits

Posted by jillian under science

Considering that I spent the first half of the week lounging in bed, I had quite a bit of time on my hands for reading. This week I want to pass on some items that were worthy of capturing my limited span of attention. For those of you who may share my lack of focus, […]

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Technology, Entertainment, Design

Posted by adam under academia, science, tech

18 Minutes
How many times have you sat through a lecture, graduation, or speech and wondered when it would finally be over?  Sure, you may start out interested in the topic, but after the speaker has droned on for almost an hour, it gets harder to concentrate.  Don’t you wish the person would have taken the most […]

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rights and patents

Posted by lily under academia, policy, science, tech

so what do you think about this ancient concept?
Let’s say in the case of a land patent, if the U.S. grants a land patent to Mr. A for 25 years; Mr. A dies after 12 years, leaving everything to Ms. B; should that violate the land patent? (don’t worry about the laws, but what […]

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