Monday, December 13, 2004

Are We Puppets or Free Agents?. Interpretations of the insanity plea have changed through the ages, but advances in neuroscience promise to redefine free will and personal responsibility, and change the way we think about punishment. By Rowan Hooper. [Wired News] 3:02:40 PM      Google It!.

Diabetes vaccine trials to begin. UK researchers are to begin testing a vaccine on people which they believe will cure Type 1 diabetes. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 2:56:11 PM      Google It!.

Blind man 'sees' emotions. Scientists at Bangor University believe a blind man possesses a "sixth sense" that allows him to recognise sad faces. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 2:47:11 PM      Google It!.