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Today on New Scientist: 7 January 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-8 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why we won't find consciousness in the brain, how mobile phones were good for Alzheimer's mice, and a keyboard that knows when you're stressed
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Optogenetics: controlling brain cells with lasers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-8 2:37)
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Brain cells can be switched on and off like light bulbs using microbial proteins– we explain the process and its implications
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The psychological tricks that scammers use
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-8 2:34)
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TV show The Real Hustle contains a lot of lessons for avoiding scams in real life, as Frank Stajano can tell you
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Egg white provides a puncture repair kit for fetuses
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-8 1:31)
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Better known for giving meringues their texture, egg white can also be used to patch leaks in the membrane that protects human fetuses
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You won't find consciousness in the brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-8 0:25)
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We have failed to explain how consciousness equates to neural activity inside the skull because the task is self-contradictory, argues Ray Tallis
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UK facilities cuts 'fair and balanced', says agency
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-7 23:51)
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John Womersley, director of science programmes at the British government's Science and Technology Facilities Council, responds to critics
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Microsoft's body-sensing, button-busting controller
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-7 21:30)
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The lead developer of Natal? a device that will let you play video games console using body movements and voice alone ? talks to New Scientist
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Cellphone radiation is good for Alzheimer's mice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-7 21:16)
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After years of demonisation, mobile phones might actually do us more good than harm
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Google phone is latest move against cellphone status quo
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-7 20:47)
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Google's new phone is just one of a series of moves by the company to shake up the way we pay to connect up our mobile gadgets
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Your keyboard knows that it's you and you're stressed
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-7 19:59)
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The unique way a person taps in a familiar username can be used to identify them– and also detect if they are under stress
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