I think studies like this are important they help us look at problems in a different light. We are taught that certain substances cause addiction and although this is not in dispute it seems the reasons for addiction might not be as simple as first thought. There is a simple well known experiement in which you put a rat in a cage alone with two water bottles one containing a addictive substances and the other plain water. The rat will quickly become obsessed with the water containing the substance and will eventually kill itself. Professor of Psychology Bruce Alexander noted the experiment odd. So instead he designed it differently....

The modern age of the UFO runs along parallel to the history of the Cold War. Both began shortly after World War II during the late 1940s and continued for 4 decades. Those years produced the majority of ‘classic’ UFO cases that fill books, websites and TV documentaries with most of their content to this day. By the early 1990s the Cold War was over. Shortly afterwards the last flashes of that ‘classic’ UFO age also seemed to blink out with the Phoenix lights in 1997. This post looks at how just one Cold War project may have been linked to UFO cases of that era. It is something of a spin off from my previous post: It probably has some relevance to this thread as well : ...

I DO NOT HATE, I CARE, I HAVE LOVE, I DON’T DEBATE HATE, THESE ARE MY OPINIONS, NOT #AceNews - DON’T HATE! Please I will leave the title above, and say again “Majority of Americans WILL NOT debate these images” Many will dismiss...

In a world of limited resources and with an ever increasing population is it moral or even functional to have a few amassing these resources and depriving the masses of those resources? "But even the architects of the crisis-ridden international economic order are starting...

Want to see some pure, 100% BS with absolutely no shame whatsoever? "http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/01/24/think-loaded-guns-are-the-biggest-of-the-tsas-concerns-wait-until-you-see-the-claymore-mine-and-the-pri son-shanks/ On Friday, the Transportation Security Administration...

The "Phoenix Lights" are now known as a series of two separate events that occurred in the late evening hours of March 13, 1997. The first event involved a V-shaped formation of lights that traveled across the state and were reported between 8:30pm and 8:45pm. The second event involved a string of multiple...

" Oklahoma Republicans are fighting the legalization of marriage equality in their state with a number of bills restricting same-sex or atheist couples from being able to wed. The Daily Oklahoman...

I found a It seems it might be a sign of the rise of the Mahdi, and I'm not talking about Usual Muad-Dib, either. " A hadith in Ghaybat Al-Tusi quotes Mohammed discussing when that reappearance would be: “On doomsday, a man who is carrying the name of an animal ascends to the throne, after which a man named Abdullah comes to...

While Science Logic COO, Don Pyle and five of his family are still , we may presume all have been tragically killed in the horrifying fast-moving fire that consumed his Annapolis, MD mansion. Several reports indicate that friends and family believe they were in the house at the time...

I'm a fan of accidental archaeological find stories and this one that just showed up on is a perfect example! Twelve years ago a farmer in East Rudham, Norfolk, was plowing his field when he discovered a bent piece of bronze in the soil. Not quite realizing what he'd found,...

edit on 21-1-2015 by watchitburn because: I didn't use the original title of the article because I found it a little sensationalist, and this isn't a News forum, so yeah... Now, I'd never claim to be the brightest spoon in the tool box. But I like to think I'm smarter than the average bear....

Hello ATS It might sound like something from a science fiction film like Avater but there is increasing evidence to suggest that plants and trees form there own networks capable of sending resources and communication. These networks can link hundreds of trees together at a time and are formed between...

"A federal judge has done what Congress and the Obama administration have failed to do — open a discussion on whether marijuana should continue to be listed as a Schedule 1 drug, a classification that is supposed to be used only...

I read so many threads of unhappy people here. Lots of could have been, I hate my life, she is my problem, he is my problem, I am my own problem, etc. Here is the thing. Life is what you make it. Even in the direst of circumstances there can be joy. If you doubt, watch a child. They can find and play with anything, and find laughter. Big secret,...