How you CAN forget painful memories through intentional forgetting, study says

Embarrassing middle school pranks, awkward quarter-life antics and terrifying flashbacks from the past – could all be a distant memory.

Researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland are testing ways to help people forget their not so pleasant recollections.

Malcolm MacLeod, a Psychology and Neuroscience Professor, had been conducting research on memory and the means in which people can improve their memory.

Forget me not: Most human memories are stored in [...]

‘US does not believe Iran trying to build nuclear bomb’

Jerusalem Post
Friday, February 24, 2012

‘LA Times’ reports highly classified US intelligence assessment indicates that Iran is conducting research that could eventually enable it to develop a nuclear weapon, but that it has not sought to do so.

US intelligence agencies do not believe that Iran is actively trying to build a nuclear weapon, The Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday, citing a highly classified intelligence assessment from early 2011.

According to the [...]

WHO ‘deeply concerned’ by mutated birdflu research

Health workers carry culled poultry for disposal at Gandhigram village, about 35 …

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization issued a stern warning on Friday to scientists who have engineered a highly pathogenic form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying their work carries significant risks and must be tightly controlled.

The United Nations health body said it was “deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences” of work by two leading [...]

The National Security Agency Releases Over 50,000 Pages of Declassified Documents

The National Security Agency (NSA) announces today that it has declassified and released to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) over 50,000 pages of historic records. These records cover a time-frame from before World War I through the 1960s.

This release of documents is the first in a series of releases planned over the next two years as part of NSA/CSS’s commitment to meeting the requirements outlined in the President’s [...]

Wonder why the US mint has not sold a single ounce of silver so far in March? Here is a clue:

by ZH

2011 Silver Sales Totals
(in ounces / number of coins)

Month
One
( oz. / #coins )

January
6,422,000
6,422,000

February
3,240,000
3,240,000

March
0
0

Total
9,662,000
9,662,000

United States Mint Seeks Public Comment on Factors to be Considered in Research and Evaluation of Potential New Metallic Coinage Materials

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced that it is requesting public comment from all interested persons on factors to be considered in conducting research for alternative metallic coinage materials for [...]