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15 Real-World Uses of Genetic Algorithms

15 Real-World Uses of Genetic Algorithms

Genetic Algorithm: A heuristic search technique used in computing and Artificial Intelligence to find optimized solutions to search problems using techniques inspired by evolutionary biology: mutation, selection, reproduction [inheritance] and recombination. 1. Automotive DesignUsing Genetic...

Walking, Not Running, Better for Your Heart Per Latest Study

Walking, Not Running, Better for Your Heart Per Latest Study

A recent study conducted by Paul Williams of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Paul Thompson of Hartford Hospital found that walking, not running, is better for your heart and yields higher boosts to your health. Though both forms of exercise reduce blood pressure and cholesterol as well...

13 of the Craziest Crackpot Internet Sites

13 of the Craziest Crackpot Internet Sites

The internet is the great playing field leveler. On the internet, no one knows you're a dog, right? But it turns out that we have a pretty good idea if you're a paranoid schizophrenic with persecution complex — because that's what your website tells us about you. These 13 people are all crackpots...

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What Is Claustrophobia ?

Claustrophobia, which is derived from the Latin term claustrum meaning "a shut in place" is an abnormal fear of having no escape, being closed in, disconnected from the world. Claustrophobic patients dread closed and confined spaces like elevators, closed rooms etc. It is a type of mental disorder...

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What Is a Witch Doctor?

During the early times particularly during the time when people practicing a different way of healing apart from what the church prescribe, is labeled as a witch doctor. A witch doctor is the only person in the villages that is capable of performing healing rites and ceremonies and use herbal...

15 Cute Animals That Will Cause You Horrible Harm

15 Cute Animals That Will Cause You Horrible Harm

When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...

75 Great Black History Month Quotes

75 Great Black History Month Quotes

Black History Month is the annual remembrance of the events and individuals in the history of African diaspora beyond their traditional homeland. The United States and Canada have celebrated Black History Month every February since its inception in 1976, with the United Kingdom recognizing Black...

Pope Addresses Condoms With Surprising Support

Pope Addresses Condoms With Surprising Support

The Catholic church and its followers are running the gamut of reactions in response to Pope Benedict XVI's surprising support of condoms. The Pope recently addressed the issue in his interview with a German journalist entitled "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Signs of the Times."...

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What Is Swine Flu?

Swine Flu is also known as influenza A/H1N1, a new flu subtype with genetic material from the swine flu subtype, the avian flu subtype, and the A/H3N2 subtype. It began in Mexico and has quickly spread to countries across the globe. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness (bronchia, lungs)...

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What Is a Muscle Spasm?

Muscle spasms are the involuntary tightening of muscles. A muscle spasm is usually painful. Muscle spasms come in many different types and are usually treated using different medical solutions, a change in diet or with physical therapy. But there are also other types of muscle spasms that are more...