Oh and generally infrared cameras are used to track eye movements, which tend to look for the darkest part of the eye (the pupil). Unforch these results can be contaminated by heavy eyeliner, mascara, or false lashes - yet another problem.
@NorwegianBlue Jollyboy does make a good point about storage, but it's not "stealing energy" that otherwise would have been reflected, absorbed by the ground, or a roof, and dissipated.
That energy that is extracted is such a miniscule proportion of all the light falling in a particular area, even one scattered with solar panels, that I would be surprised if it in any way affected the weather or ecosystem. The weather is a powerful force and it would take more than solar panels to significantly affect it.
I saw a talk by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki on whether renewable energy could be used to power Australia/the world, who is qualified to talk about this issue, and he did not even raise "stealing energy" as a concern for the ecosystem.
I love the fully sick rapper! He sometimes guest stars on Triple J (an Australian radio station) and he is so funny! He is perfectly suited to being a radio personality.
Agreed. And of course if you've had a few drinks or have any condition that in any way affects the vestibular system, your eyes move totally differently. Even tiredness could affect the results.
@Jim Hubbard, that evolution is not perfect only serves to highlight that it is indeed how animals evolved into their present state today. If all animals were perfect in every way, that would only give the creationists fuel for their arguments that they were created in their present state. Although I must say that the outcome is pretty damned close to perfect in some animals.
There are plenty of examples of imperfect evolution such as the way that our esophagus and wind pipe are right next to each other, creating a choking hazard.
For all we know birds will evolve bumps on their wings in the future. Or perhaps bumps only improve aerodynamics in water.
"Psychiatrists have been trying to classify everyone as insane. The DSM 5 is going to be a huge joke. After it is published, no one in the world can be considered normal."
Riduculous exaggerations and blanket statements only serve to make you look even more like a crazy conspiracy theorist...not that you need any more help in that department.
Bahaha! My boxer did the same thing when we had to protect our freshly varnished floorboards for about a week or so. She managed to make it to her kennel and then refused to come out, looking longingly at anyone who walked past.
@EmilyO, I don't think Miss C is implying that these are actually Allie's dogs, rather I think the point is that they're experiencing the same thing that Allie described with the shoes and what not.
In order to interrupt the consolidation of memories, you'd have to give them the drug IMMEDIATELY, almost as the traumatic event is actually happening. Once consolidated you wouldn't be able to differentiate the traumatic from the rest of our memories. We don't have the technology yet.
I did a study last year where we were able to isolate the consolidation and retrieval aspects of memory in rats using the radial arm maze. We expected that MDMA would interrupt the consolidation of memory but we actually found that moderate doses improved it in the short term. Interesting...
It's never going to happen. Statistical abnormality is not a sufficient basis for something to be included in the DSM as a disorder. In order to be included they generally have to cause significant distress to the individual or others.
E.g. if someone had all the symptoms of OCD except that they rather enjoy the obsessions and compulsions and neither they or others experience distress as a result, then technically according to the DSM they can't be diagnosed with OCD.
@Jdoozie, don't assume than this sort of proposal is representative of psychiatry/psychology. It's just never going to happen. There are tonnes of legitimate psychological disorders that are yet to be included in the DMS because researchers are still gathering evidence to classify it as such.
I found a wallet the other day with $300 in it. The guy's phone number wasn't in there nor was it listed, so instead of handing it into the police station (they would probably take their sweet time to contact the guy and by then he would already be inconvenienced by having to cancel all his cards), I drove to his house to return it to him directly.
I didn't expect a reward and wouldn't have accepted it if he offered (even though I'm an unemployed student with a huge student loan) because I would have hoped that anyone would offer me the same courtesy if my wallet was lost.
I really can't even conceive of keeping money that belongs to someone else. The guilt would consume me.
Jollyboy does make a good point about storage, but it's not "stealing energy" that otherwise would have been reflected, absorbed by the ground, or a roof, and dissipated.
That energy that is extracted is such a miniscule proportion of all the light falling in a particular area, even one scattered with solar panels, that I would be surprised if it in any way affected the weather or ecosystem. The weather is a powerful force and it would take more than solar panels to significantly affect it.
I saw a talk by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki on whether renewable energy could be used to power Australia/the world, who is qualified to talk about this issue, and he did not even raise "stealing energy" as a concern for the ecosystem.
There are plenty of examples of imperfect evolution such as the way that our esophagus and wind pipe are right next to each other, creating a choking hazard.
For all we know birds will evolve bumps on their wings in the future. Or perhaps bumps only improve aerodynamics in water.
I have never experienced mitochondrial myopathies, Leigh’s disease, or inguinal hernias ever let alone on a daily basis.
"Psychiatrists have been trying to classify everyone as insane. The DSM 5 is going to be a huge joke. After it is published, no one in the world can be considered normal."
Riduculous exaggerations and blanket statements only serve to make you look even more like a crazy conspiracy theorist...not that you need any more help in that department.
@EmilyO, I don't think Miss C is implying that these are actually Allie's dogs, rather I think the point is that they're experiencing the same thing that Allie described with the shoes and what not.
I did a study last year where we were able to isolate the consolidation and retrieval aspects of memory in rats using the radial arm maze. We expected that MDMA would interrupt the consolidation of memory but we actually found that moderate doses improved it in the short term. Interesting...
E.g. if someone had all the symptoms of OCD except that they rather enjoy the obsessions and compulsions and neither they or others experience distress as a result, then technically according to the DSM they can't be diagnosed with OCD.
@Jdoozie, don't assume than this sort of proposal is representative of psychiatry/psychology. It's just never going to happen. There are tonnes of legitimate psychological disorders that are yet to be included in the DMS because researchers are still gathering evidence to classify it as such.
I didn't expect a reward and wouldn't have accepted it if he offered (even though I'm an unemployed student with a huge student loan) because I would have hoped that anyone would offer me the same courtesy if my wallet was lost.
I really can't even conceive of keeping money that belongs to someone else. The guilt would consume me.