No, this is not the title of a new sci-fi flick soon to be released in your neighborhood theaters. It is, rather, the story of an extraordinary young girl who has been the focus of much attention and controversy. She is considered an anomaly, a medical upstart who can quite literally see through people and correctly diagnose their medical problems without aid from ultra sound or even x-ray equipment. I… [Read more]
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Ray Kurzweil Wants The Alpha Male To Live Forever
What's up with Ray Kurzweil? The boy genius who was on What's My Line? at age 13 (he'd invented the first player-piano software program) and made his first million bucks before he was 21 (by computer matching high school kids with prospective colleges) is on a new kick lately: the pursuit of immortality through the human assimilation of machine intelligence. That's right. It's basically the plot… [Read more]
Pandemic Flu Viruses: An Old (And Formidable) Adversary
Has the H1N1 virus been around longer than previously suspected? American and Hong Kong researchers now say yes. They have discovered connections between the different (but similar viruses) that have in the past wreaked havoc on populations unprepared for their onslaught. Recent scientific discoveries represent an important milestone in understanding flu epidemics and are considered important… [Read more]
Sit on Your Ass and Watch Videos – Help Some People Out
Alright fellow AMOGers – it’s time to listen up and give back a little to the community. We were recently notified about the world’s easiest way to donate those in need. You just have to sit there on your computer and watch a piddly little video. Trojan Condoms is donating one condom to those in need for each video that is viewed from the site. This means that all you can now watch videos… [Read more]
10 Animals to Watch Out For This Summer (Because They Might Kill You)
1. Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus Would you believe that the number one creature on the list is only 2 to 4 inches long and weighing about an ounce? It's true, but the venom in this tiny octopus is so potent that it will first paralyze then will kill a human in mere minutes with one bite. What makes this even more dangerous is that there's no known antidote for the venom. The good news is that… [Read more]
