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MINI ALMANAC
Calendar
Moon phase
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 Deep
Space 1
meets comet Borrelly
Deep Space 1's risky encounter with comet Borrelly has gone extremely
well as the aging spacecraft successfully passed within 2,200 kilometers
(about 1,400 miles) of the comet at 22:30 Universal Time (3:30 p.m.
PDT) today.
"The images and other data we collected from comet Borrelly so far
will help scientists learn a great deal about these intriguing members
of the solar system family," said Dr. Marc Rayman, project manager
of Deep Space 1 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It's very
exciting to be among the first humans to glimpse the secrets that
this comet has held since before the planets were formed." ...read
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 Origins
When did life on earth started and how? Who was the latest
common ancestor of all humans? Where did she live and how?
And how did the universe begin? Why did we start using language?
Even: what is the origin of the word 'origin' ?
A unique perspective about things can be achieved when reflecting
about their origins.
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Extraterrestrials
The existence of extraterrestrial life forms seems to be an
extremely important issue for our species. It would not be
possible to explain otherwise the extreme positions of both
deniers and believers ...In a way, it questions our role as
privileged citizens of the universe, in a mich stronger way
than evolutionary theories did in the XIX century ...
Science is now dealing with this issue, and many of our views
might be about to change.
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PATTERNS:
- ZIPF LAW
- TITIUS-BODE'S LAW
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 Nobel
Minds
The Nobel prize was started in 1901 thanks to a donation by
Alfred Nobel. It is the most famous international award in
physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace (later
extended to economics).
The prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma, and a prize
amount.Since then, scientists and intellectuals of all the
world have competed to conquer the maximum honor for achievement.
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In the Mind of Serial
Killers
 What
makes people kill? What happens in the mind (and brain) of
serial killers, mass murderers, spree killers ? But also in
the mind of stalkers, serial rapists ... A branch of psychology
studies them with the aim of producing psychological profiles
to help investigations. In a series of books, FBI psychologist
John Douglas Douglas probes the minds of both the hunter and
the hunted in this powerful exploration of human behavior.
With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny
understanding of the penetrators, Douglas exposes the chilling
obsessions that compel the murderers, rapists, and stalkers
of modern times.
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