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Scientists have long tried to figure out why some people are gay. Despite certain religious and political statements to the contrary, it’s well known that people are born with this predilection, and not only that–it’s a "spectrum," like autism, meaning that some people are "more gay" than others. It’s now been discovered that a chemical in the brain controls sexual preference in mice, and mice bred without serotonin (the "happiness" chemical) lose their preference for females. Could the same sort of thing be true for male homosexuals?
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As the baseball season winds down and the football season is poised (hopefully) to begin, it’s interesting to think about why some people become professional athletes and others don’t. It’s not just a matter of talent and determination–it also involves having the right GENES. In other words, what’s more important: nature or nurture?
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This object has been dismissed as a LED kite, but these new videos make that less clear. For one thing, wind velocities were low over Sao Paolo on July 23. Were they high enough to keep a large rotating kite fitted with lights and batteries aloft? Unfortunately, without knowing the weight of the kite, it’s impossible to be certain. Perhaps somebody will come forward with a definitive explanation. However, it never carries out any manuevers that couldn’t be done by a kite, so, until proven otherwise, this will continue to be our assumption here.
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