The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday called for applications for one of the most demanding human experiments in space history: a simulated trip to Mars in which six "astronauts" will spend 17 months in an isolation tank on Earth.

The brain cranks out memories near its center, in a looped wishbone of tissue called the hippocampus. But a new ( Read more... )

From the good ol' Kung Fu Monkey: I wish Friends had ended in a car crash.

Really, Travis, it could've been worse...

[UPDATE: This, however, should reaffirm my 'genius' statement about Chase, though. Link courtesy of the KFM, again.]

Tonight, just a few minutes ago, The Sopranos ended ( Read more... )

My computer came back healthy, hale and hearty (yay! AppleCare!) so I'm dropping this in before the weekend takes over. Some thoughts that have occured since Wednesday ( Read more... )