Mar 08 2010
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a rapidly expanding inventory of ailments–including heart disease , cancer and the common cold . A new discovery demonstrates how the vitamin plays a major role in keeping the body healthy in the first place, by allowing the immune system's T cells to start doing their jobs. [More]
Source: “Another reason vitamin D is important: it gets T cells going”, Scientific American
Jun 07 2009
Derek Paravicini has absolute pitch, which is better than perfect pitch. When he hears a chord with ten notes in it, he can identify them all. And, he can play the piano like crazy.
“He can master any melody on earth, has a databank of thousands of songs in his head and can play any one of them at will, improvising as he goes,” The Daily Mail reports.
Interestingly, Paravicini (now in his 30s) was born 14 weeks premature and not expected to survive. He is blind and severely disabled. But man, can he play.
Jun 05 2009
By PASTOR CASEY SCOTT, Outreach Minister, Broadway Christian Church
As the outreach minister here at Broadway Christian Church, I spend a lot of time reading about what causes people to choose the church that they do.
So in case you’ve been thinking about going to church (or going back to church because you have kids now and you’re fine, but they need it!), here are four suggestions that you might want to consider:
Jun 05 2009
HOW fast you reply to an email could reveal whether you are stressed, driven or relaxed.
Feb 18 2009
THE Hunter could have its second university by 2016.
A national review agency has found that Avondale College is well on its way to achieving university status.
Source: “Avondale College on road to uni status”, The Herald
Feb 10 2009
A TWO-year-old girl who spent 20 minutes under water after falling into a swimming pool has stunned British doctors by making a full recovery in hospital.
Source: “Toddler survives 20 minutes under water”, NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
Jan 28 2009
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[Below is the original script. But a few changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast.]
Confession of a crime is considered highly persuasive in court. It seems inherently honest. Why would an innocent confess guilt? It appears counterintuitive to basic human self-interest.
“When an Innocent Confesses to a Crime”, Scientific American
Jan 11 2009
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends – Martin Luther King”
“in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends – Martin Luther King”, Verba Volant
Jan 11 2009
“A study finds a link between happiness and spirituality among ‘tweens’ and kids in mid-childhood.
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“Spirituality, Not Religion, Makes Kids Happy”, LiveScience.com
Jan 11 2009
“A non-Christian supporter of CMI’s design arguments argues for the ‘copycat’ origin of Christianity. Yet this charge is so baseless that even informed atheists reject the ‘copycat’ author cited.”
“Was Christianity plagiarized from pagan myths? Refuting the copycat thesis.”, Creation On The Web