https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Hermes_crioforo.jpg/800px-Hermes_crioforo.jpg Kriophoros Hermes (which takes the lamb), late-Roman copy of Greek original from the 5th century BC. Barracco Museum, Rome p.s. a quick reply: in Japan the phenomenon of "checking out" ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/LeMisanthrope.jpg Unknown - Octave Uzanne, Le Livre, Paris, A. Quantin, 1885. Front page of Le Misanthrope (1666) by Molière (1622-1673) Dear forum adventurers, for some reason this evening, I was thinking about Hermits (eremites, anchorites, recl...

I personally haven't even got to scratch the surface of all I want to explore of a biological nature here in this physically experienced time space coordinates I find myself in, and really don't welcome some kind of pseudo cyber reality being thrust upon me. People need to know what they are actual...

Here's some things to ponder about the AI controversy: 1.) what made scientists think it's morally acceptable to put intelligence in a body that can't experience pleasure? Not even the mean ol' Testament God did that. :lol: 2.) is enslavement just a handy side effect of having no defensible/recogniz...

This is one of the most mystifying subjects out there. The bit about the double slit experiment, although it's not directly related, reminds me of a recent posting about Plutonium. Scientists wanted to know why Plutonium lacks normal magnetism. They found out that Plutonium is in a state of constant...

You know, it's not that strange to believe. Very interesting topic! On the former site there was a thread about Betelgeuse apparently shrinking. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17282-betelgeuse-the-incredible-shrinking-star/ Well, perhaps when stars like our sun pass through less dense clouds...

Uhoh, here's some sad news: (CNN)Paul James Lioy, an environmental scientist known for his analysis of the health effects of the dust produced by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, died this week after collapsing at Newark Liberty International Airport. He was 68. http://www.c...

Not squirrel germs causing the so-called "epidemic" of autism spectrum, although it's real easy to copy/paste from Medpage Today email listings, haha. Alex Jones has a very interesting piece on his news list today, about "new" (haha) technology that allows scientists to transfer...

Haha, get this -- the stalker I left PA over, made a thread today, about how he believes touching squirrels causes mental illness. Maybe someone should tell him, most people just toss them peanuts, they don't give the squirrel a hand job... :D In case you're wondering who I'm talking about, it's the...

Whoops, got smacked by the edit timeout, another link, related to autism and foster care, the perspective of a social worker who is the father of an ASD child: http://www.autismfile.com/treatment-therapy/asd-foster-care some snips: Phil Heslop ASD & Foster Care I am a Social Worker and Training ...