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Apr. 5th, 2006
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Study claims ice, not water, kept Jesus afloat
University professor attempts to explain miracles with science
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- The New Testament says that Jesus walked on water, but a Florida university professor believes there could be a less miraculous explanation -- he walked on a floating piece of ice.
Professor Doron Nof also theorized in the early 1990s that Moses's parting of the Red Sea had solid science behind it.
Nof, a professor of oceanography at Florida State University, said on Tuesday that his study found an unusual combination of water and atmospheric conditions in what is now northern Israel could have led to ice formation on the Sea of Galilee.
Nof used records of the Mediterranean Sea's surface temperatures and statistical models to examine the dynamics of the Sea of Galilee, which Israelis know now as Lake Kinneret.
The study found that a period of cooler temperatures in the area between 1,500 and 2,600 years ago could have included the decades in which Jesus lived.
A drop in temperature below freezing could have caused ice -- thick enough to support a human -- to form on the surface of the freshwater lake near the western shore, Nof said. It might have been nearly impossible for distant observers to see a piece of floating ice surrounded by water.
Nof said he offered his study -- published in the April edition of the Journal of Paleolimnology -- as a "possible explanation" for Jesus' walk on water.
"If you ask me if I believe someone walked on water, no, I don't," Nof said. "Maybe somebody walked on the ice, I don't know. I believe that something natural was there that explains it."
"We leave to others the question of whether or not our research explains the biblical account."
When he offered his theory 14 years ago that wind and sea conditions could explain the parting of the Red Sea, Nof said he received some hate mail, even though he noted that the idea could support the biblical description of the event.
And as his theory of Jesus' walk on ice began to circulate, he had more hate mail in his e-mail inbox.
"They asked me if I'm going to try next to explain the resurrection," he said.
Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/04/jesus.science.reut/index.html
University professor attempts to explain miracles with science
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- The New Testament says that Jesus walked on water, but a Florida university professor believes there could be a less miraculous explanation -- he walked on a floating piece of ice.
Professor Doron Nof also theorized in the early 1990s that Moses's parting of the Red Sea had solid science behind it.
Nof, a professor of oceanography at Florida State University, said on Tuesday that his study found an unusual combination of water and atmospheric conditions in what is now northern Israel could have led to ice formation on the Sea of Galilee.
Nof used records of the Mediterranean Sea's surface temperatures and statistical models to examine the dynamics of the Sea of Galilee, which Israelis know now as Lake Kinneret.
The study found that a period of cooler temperatures in the area between 1,500 and 2,600 years ago could have included the decades in which Jesus lived.
A drop in temperature below freezing could have caused ice -- thick enough to support a human -- to form on the surface of the freshwater lake near the western shore, Nof said. It might have been nearly impossible for distant observers to see a piece of floating ice surrounded by water.
Nof said he offered his study -- published in the April edition of the Journal of Paleolimnology -- as a "possible explanation" for Jesus' walk on water.
"If you ask me if I believe someone walked on water, no, I don't," Nof said. "Maybe somebody walked on the ice, I don't know. I believe that something natural was there that explains it."
"We leave to others the question of whether or not our research explains the biblical account."
When he offered his theory 14 years ago that wind and sea conditions could explain the parting of the Red Sea, Nof said he received some hate mail, even though he noted that the idea could support the biblical description of the event.
And as his theory of Jesus' walk on ice began to circulate, he had more hate mail in his e-mail inbox.
"They asked me if I'm going to try next to explain the resurrection," he said.
Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/04/jesus.science.reut/index.html
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OREGONIAN ARTICLE: The Teenage Mind
Apr. 5th, 2006 04:46 pmAs much as I would love to repost the article that is the headline article in today's Science section, IT ISN'T ONLINE ANYWHERE! Very perturbed about it and it is way too long to transcribe.
"With the help of new imaging technology, scientists find that the brain of an adolescent undergoes a previously unsuspected biological makeover."
I plan on using this article for my Health class, so after I write up my summary, I will post it. It is so fascinating. It speaks about how the brain goes through another growth spurt during puberty and the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20's. So mind opening and it just leaps to so many new questions.
If you can get today's Oregonian, I highly suggest it.
"With the help of new imaging technology, scientists find that the brain of an adolescent undergoes a previously unsuspected biological makeover."
I plan on using this article for my Health class, so after I write up my summary, I will post it. It is so fascinating. It speaks about how the brain goes through another growth spurt during puberty and the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20's. So mind opening and it just leaps to so many new questions.
If you can get today's Oregonian, I highly suggest it.
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Apr. 5th, 2006 09:58 pmSean found the article for me. :) He's such a lovely man. Thank you. :)
The headline isn't exactly as it was portrayed in the Oregonian, but the content of the story is the same. And although they do concentrate more on teenage drivers, the basis of the study is so much more important than that. The discovery of the surge of synapse generation during adolescence through early adulthood has far reaching implications, especially when you think about different substances that can inhibit brain growth during that time span, and maturity levels of individuals in and of themselves. This is just the beginning of what I hope to be many more studies into the developing teenage brain.
TRIBUNE SPECIAL REPORT: TEENS AT THE WHEEL
Teens driven to distraction
Research shows why a teen brain capable of reasoning like an adult's is hijacked by emotions and impulses
By Ronald Kotulak
Tribune science reporter
March 24, 2006
By the time puberty is over in the middle to late teens, when adult height and full reproductive capacity have been achieved, the body is at its peak--the strongest, swiftest and healthiest it will ever be.
But the brain lags behind, laboring to adapt to the most complex society that has existed.
This mismatch--between a fully grown body and an immature brain that is trying to cope with emotions, sexual urges, poor judgment, thrill seeking and risk taking--is a key factor making motor vehicle accidents the No. 1 cause of death among adolescents and young adults, followed by murder and suicide.
Using powerful new imaging technology to look inside the brain, scientists are beginning to unravel the biology behind this critical period of development. They are finding that an adolescent's brain undergoes a previously unsuspected biological makeover--a massive growth of synaptic connections between brain cells.
This spectacular surge kicks off an extensive renovation of the brain that is not complete until the mid-20s. Scientists say the resulting learning curve, when teens struggle to shed childish thoughts for adult ones, is why adolescence is such a prolonged and perilous journey for so many.
It helps explain not only why teens are more prone to crash a car than at any other time of life, but why they are more likely to engage in risky sex, drug abuse or delinquency. Although teens often can think as logically as an adult, the process can be easily derailed by flaring emotions or other distractions.
"The reason that kids take chances when they drive is not because they're ignorant," said Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg. "It's because other things undermine their better judgment."
( Read more... )
The headline isn't exactly as it was portrayed in the Oregonian, but the content of the story is the same. And although they do concentrate more on teenage drivers, the basis of the study is so much more important than that. The discovery of the surge of synapse generation during adolescence through early adulthood has far reaching implications, especially when you think about different substances that can inhibit brain growth during that time span, and maturity levels of individuals in and of themselves. This is just the beginning of what I hope to be many more studies into the developing teenage brain.
TRIBUNE SPECIAL REPORT: TEENS AT THE WHEEL
Teens driven to distraction
Research shows why a teen brain capable of reasoning like an adult's is hijacked by emotions and impulses
By Ronald Kotulak
Tribune science reporter
March 24, 2006
By the time puberty is over in the middle to late teens, when adult height and full reproductive capacity have been achieved, the body is at its peak--the strongest, swiftest and healthiest it will ever be.
But the brain lags behind, laboring to adapt to the most complex society that has existed.
This mismatch--between a fully grown body and an immature brain that is trying to cope with emotions, sexual urges, poor judgment, thrill seeking and risk taking--is a key factor making motor vehicle accidents the No. 1 cause of death among adolescents and young adults, followed by murder and suicide.
Using powerful new imaging technology to look inside the brain, scientists are beginning to unravel the biology behind this critical period of development. They are finding that an adolescent's brain undergoes a previously unsuspected biological makeover--a massive growth of synaptic connections between brain cells.
This spectacular surge kicks off an extensive renovation of the brain that is not complete until the mid-20s. Scientists say the resulting learning curve, when teens struggle to shed childish thoughts for adult ones, is why adolescence is such a prolonged and perilous journey for so many.
It helps explain not only why teens are more prone to crash a car than at any other time of life, but why they are more likely to engage in risky sex, drug abuse or delinquency. Although teens often can think as logically as an adult, the process can be easily derailed by flaring emotions or other distractions.
"The reason that kids take chances when they drive is not because they're ignorant," said Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg. "It's because other things undermine their better judgment."
( Read more... )