Science: January 2007 Archives

Mandelbrot's in heaven

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Or he should be, at least metaphorically, after watching this wonderful music video for Jonathan Coulton's Mandelbrot Set. The creators of the video are teens from Sobriety High, a school for kids recovering from substance abuse, and their work provides yet another illustration of the link that many people for millennia have found between mathematics and higher meaning. Speaking of which . . . stay tuned!

Ropadopamine

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For centuries spiritual meditation has been a leading path to inner peace.  Now that we know meditation releases certain chemicals that can induce calm, why not go straight to the source? 

Pictured left:  a pendant with the molecular structure of seratonin, accompanied by dopamine earrings.