Re: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Jed Rothwell
I do not know about this hypothesis, but it is well-established that the human brain takes enormous amounts of energy, and this has had a major impact on human evolution. Having a large brain is a tremendous burden. That is probably why there are few other highly intelligent species. During the evo

Re: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Harry Veeder
Energy is primarly the stuff of dreams, and dreams are not limited by the laws of nature. Harry On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Jones Beene wrote: > Need a break from Rossi madness? Slow slide into crazy? Do  you know about > the "Mental illness happy hour"? > > Well those guys have learned th

Re: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > Potassium doping in the Olympics? … well, “Special K” humor aside, it’s > remotely possible. I'd believe anything after learning a caterpillar fungus helped set Olympic records: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_sinensis "The West

RE: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Jones Beene
Potassium doping in the Olympics? … well, “Special K” humor aside, it’s remotely possible. Not sure what sports would benefit from a slight mental advantage, but now that they have badminton and ping-pong, who knows what is next? I never thought that “doping” would be such a big issue in cyc

Re: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Jones Beene wrote: > Start with a provocative science story, not quite pathological yet - and > take it from there... > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45230351/ns/technology_and_science-science/ Not to mention a provocative picture with a provocative caption. Ana

Re: [Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Michele Comitini
Jones, Is this paving the way to a new kind of doping in sports? To be seen at next Olympic Games! ;-) mic Il giorno 10/nov/2011 17:54, "Jones Beene" ha scritto: > Need a break from Rossi madness? Slow slide into crazy? Do you know about > the "Mental illness happy hour"? > > Well those guys

[Vo]:Food for thought?

2011-11-10 Thread Jones Beene
Need a break from Rossi madness? Slow slide into crazy? Do you know about the "Mental illness happy hour"? Well those guys have learned that co-mingling wry humor (or rye humor, if after 5) with pathological science is a good place to start. To that end, here is an unauthorized episode. Start w