Have you been watching games of the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) on the cable tv lately? I have. I have known a long time ago that basketball is the acknowledged national diversion of many Filipinos, and today the PBA is the biggest sporting event in the Philippines in terms of the number of viewers who […]
What makes us human…
Scientists have identified a gene that controls the size of the brain, a finding that will give an insight into what it means to be human. Humans have extraordinarily large and complex brains, even when compared with our close relatives. Andrew Jackson of the Medical Research Council, MRC, Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh and colleagues at […]
Court denies Ibori bail And Supporters pull down court’s wall
Former Governor of Delta State , Chief James Onanefe Ibori on Monday lost his bid to regain his freedom as the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna refused his bail application. Presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu, who gave his ruling in an oral application for bail brought by Ibori’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu (SAN), ordered […]
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF YOUR MIND
What is the self? How does the activity of neurons give rise to the sense of being a conscious human being? Even this most ancient of philosophical problems, I believe, will yield to the methods of empirical science. It now seems increasingly likely that the self is not a holistic property of the entire brain; […]
Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” put online.
Officials put Da Vinci’s master piece the “The Last Supper” online. Now you need not get to Milan to see “The Last Supper”, all you need an internet connection. The online image is of 16billion pixels; 1600 times stronger than the images taken with a typical 10million pixel digital camera. The high resolution will allow […]
Orchids for Beginners
Orchids have become extremely popular since the advent of tissue culture has made these once-expensive plants affordable. It’s easy to catch orchid fever, and beginners need to proceed carefully if they want to wind up with a satisfactory collection. Here are some ideas for building one: 1) You’ll be tempted to buy every beautiful flower you see, but […]