This article from <I>Technology Review</I> discusses a device marketed by Northstar Neuroscience that uses electric stimulation of the cerebral cortex to "enhance the brain's natural neuroplasty"—the ability of the brain to "reorganize" itself to effect repairs.
Or maybe it's birds. But don't Mistress Bagheera put the purr into <I>purrty</I>?
Huckleberry imitates a contemplative kitty. This only works with a still camera. Fact is, he put the <I>me</I> into meow.
According to <I>The Independent</I>, at any rate. Myself, I'm not so sure I need to know how to buy a diamond, but 19 out of 20 ain't bad.
New York restaurants organized by subway stop. I've been waiting for this since I moved here. Now, if it only included customer ratings . . . .
<i>Beck Hanson pokes his little pink head up and out from between a pair of Druids.</i>
This mild-mannered bunch of classical guitarists had me wanting to jump up on my seat and curse my brains out.
The Chicks' victory is nearly complete.
Take an F1 track and race a Fiat, Ferrari 360 Modena, and an F1 car for one lap. Who wins? Nah, let's make it interesting: Give the Fiat a 30-second head start over the Ferrari and don't even start the F1 until one minute and twenty-one seconds have passed. Yeah, same result, but a lot more interesting this way.
Great photo essay on the growth of Hummingbirds from eggs to fully grown—and leaving the nest.