Jan 03 2011

Why Being Grossed Out is Good for You

Maggots. Rotten meat. Pus-oozing sores. Grossed out yet? Probably. And a good thing, too. Just as fear protects us from a lion that would eat us disgust keeps us away from tiny little animals that would kill us.

Dec 17 2010

Digitized Book Analysis Reveals Culture’s Quirks

Tag: Books,Celebrities,Culture and Traditions,Internet,TechnologyDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:43 pm
A text analysis of Google's digital book archive tracks 200 years of language and societal trends.

Feb 26 2010

Ancient Bible Manuscript Fragments Reunited

Only a handful of Hebrew biblical manuscripts have survived the era in which they were written.