Controversial Science of 2009

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Spanking bad for the brain

I do agree to the research. The parents in now days are trying to make their children listen to them. They are willing to use any method, included hitting the children. But they don't realize how much damage that they have caused over years. Like spanking the head, that may stun the childrens' development. I think every parent should be aware to this research.


Dinosaurs succumbed to toxic algae

It is very interesting because no one know the truth to the end of the dinosaurs. It may be the truth. But no one knows which is right because many theories stated they are right. Some say the ice age cause the races of dinosaurs vanished. But some say the most dinosaurs died in asteroid impact. Sometime I wish I can go back in time and see what happened.

Fetuses have memories

I think this is awesome. Fetuses can think while they are still in the womb? So we may have a chance to "hear" the world( since we can't "see" it). But this reseach also bring up a good question: If we choose to get a abortion, then... are we killing a "life"? I think people want to get an abortion should think twice.

Our ancestor, 'Ida?'

When I look this research, my mind was like "WHAT?". Our ancestor was a 9.4 in. animal? This is amazing. Ida has a very long tail, but we have none. Also our appearences do not look ida at all! I think the mother nature has created us for a reason, which I don't know yet.