Idea Lightbulb: Fully Realized

Tufts University Social Psychologist Michael Slepian once wondered what was the link between an idea and the image of a light bulb. And, fittingly, he had a great idea: to study the link between light and thinking. Slepian's study, conducted at Tufts, revealed the following:

"These findings suggest that it takes more than light to promote enlightenment. Instead, the researchers suggest our brains respond favorably to bare lightbulbs because they are familiar symbols of insight."

The above quote is from www.livescience.com, from an article that details his entire study. The full story can be accessed here.

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Space Travel....not just for Lance Bass?

According to an article on MSNBC.com, space rides are now being offered for their lowest price yet--$102,000 a pop. According to the article, "Virginia-based firm Space Adventures has signed an exclusive deal with Armadillo Aerospace, a Texas-based company founded by computer game entrepreneur John Carmack, to sell space tourist seats on new suborbital rocket ships that are currently in development at Armadillo."

The rides will take guests up to 62 miles above ground, where the craft's engine is shut down momentarily so the visitors can experience weightlessness and view earth's horizon from their location in space.

The full article can be accessed here.

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