By marlow | Published: July 24, 2012
“Visible light” corresponds to a wavelength of 400 – 700 nanometers or 10-07 meters. The visible colors from shortest to longest wavelength are: violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. You’ll notice that the color pink doesn’t appear anywhere on that list. Recently, there has been debate as to whether or not the color pink [...]
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By marlow | Published: March 14, 2012
Consider this scenario: as you leave work one day, an annoying co-worker corners you and asks you out on a date. As quickly as possible, you have to come up with an excuse for why you can’t go. What would you say? How quickly could you make up a story? How convincing would it be? [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 10-to-plus03, 10-to-plus12, Adrian Raine, brain, connections, electrical signals, gray matter, information, liar, lying, neuron, Pinocchio, Radio Lab, Scientific American, trillion, University of Souther California, white matter, Yaling Yang