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| The Woman Who Never Forgets
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| posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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What would you do if you couldn't forget anything in your life? For
most of us, our memories fade as we age, and only the occasional song,
smell or photo will take us back to a particular time and place. But
for the woman formerly known to the world as simply "A.J.," her memory
is so powerful that it dominates her life. She sat down with ABC News'
Diane Sawyer recently to reveal herself publicly in the hopes that
others with unusual memories like hers will come forward and be studied.
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| How David Blaine Held His Breath 17 Minutes
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| posted on Monday, May 05, 2008
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For most non-medical people, the term "apnea" is most familiar when
coupled with the word "sleep," and refers to a dangerous condition in
which people inadvertently stop breathing while asleep. But the word
literally means a temporary cessation of breathing and it is practiced
(on purpose) around the world by an international community of extreme
athletes -- a brotherhood that now includes magician and stuntman David
Blaine. On the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 30, Blaine broke
the world record by holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds --
proving that just how temporary apnea can be is a question of training,
endurance and will.
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| British Psychics See Big Trouble Over New Laws
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| posted on Friday, April 25, 2008
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Fortune-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers marched on the home of
the British prime minister at Downing Street on Friday to protest
against new laws they fear will lead to them being "persecuted and
prosecuted."
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| Heart Transplant Woman Begins Acting Like Male Donor
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| posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008
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She was 47 and dying from a disease called primary pulmonary
hypertension when, in 1988, she had a pioneering heartlung transplant
in America. She was given the organs of an 18-year-old boy who had been killed in a motorcycle accident near his home in Maine. Claire, a former professional dancer, then made an astonishing
discovery: she seemed to be acquiring the characteristics, and
cravings, of the donor.
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| The Emergence of 'The Higher We'
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| posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008
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There are two discussions I wanted to be sure all of you had a chance
to listen to. Both conversations revolve around an emerging topic
called "The Higher We". Coined by Andrew Cohen, the term "The Higher
We" refers to what Cohen believes (and I agree) is the next stage of
our individual and collective development. It is "an experience of
shared consciousness that emerges when people come together beyond ego
and narcissism, and points to a radically new way to live and relate to
one another".
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| The Cotard Delusion
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| posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Here's another "neuropsychiatric disorder" to add to the growing list
of brain and/or psychological afflictions that can upend normal
perceptions of physical reality.
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| World's Tallest Man Struggles To Fit In
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| posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Stadnik, who Guinness World Records says is the world's tallest human,
says his condition has also taught him that there are many kindhearted
strangers. Since his recognition by Ukrainian record keepers four years ago, and
by Guinness last year, people from all over Ukraine and the world have
sent him outsized clothing, provided his home with running water and
recently presented him with a giant bicycle. And on Monday, he got a
new car, courtesy of President Viktor Yushchenko.
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| Scientist Turns Microscope On Herself
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| posted on Saturday, March 01, 2008
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One of the most fascinating talks at the TED conference
<http://www.ted.com/> so far was given by Jill Bolte Taylor
<http://drjilltaylor.com/>, a neuroanatomist, who gave a riveting
account of a stroke she experienced in 1996. (TED stands for
Technology, Entertainment and Design.)
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| Russian 'Bird-Boy' Discovered In Aviary
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| posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008
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Russian care workers have rescued a seven-year-old “bird-boy” who can
communicate only by “chirping” after his mother raised him in a virtual
aviary, it has been reported.
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