New Study On The Eye

A new study on the eyes of small animals shows that they can process visual information faster than humans can. So from their visual perspective they can see larger animals moving in slow motion. This adaptation help the small animal evade its attacker or attackers. Animals with this ability are golden mantled ground squirrels and pigeons. Some humans can somewhat see in this way as well. Athletes can process visual information faster than non-athletes. The same is true for young people who can get the information faster than the old.

 

 You might be wondering how the measured this. Well the scientist used a technique called critical flicker fusion frequency to measure the speed at which the eye processes light. Taking the results and putting them on a graph showed that it also had to do with the body size as well.

I founde the article here.

An Artical I Read About Syria

There has been a lot of talk about this issue, and a lot of people don't know how real it is. in Syria there is a Civil war going on between the people and the Syrian government. The war started 2 years ago when citizens went out into the streets in protest for political reform against the ruler Bashar Al-Assad. Assad responded to the protests with cruelty and brutality that ended up starting the civil war. The "presidency" has been in his family since his fathers death 11 years ago.

In more recent events, Syria used chemical weapons on its citizens witch has the US president wanting to interfered bomb Syria. The president claims it wont be a repeat of Iraq and Afghanistan. Many US citizens are against interfering with the war in Syria.  I read this Article.

One Choice Defines You

When i saw the book Divergent it didn't look very good and I passed it of as just another book. After a while a couple people started to recommend it and I decided that I would give it a shot and ended up finishing it in 2 1/2 days. It was that good. so for those who have taken the time to read this i highly recommend the book Divergent.Divergent takes place in what seems like the far future and centers around a 16 year-old girl named Beatrice. in her society there are 5 different factions in the one city. the factions have different traits that the embody in their society.

The five factions and their beliefs are Candor the honest, Abnegation the selfless, Dauntless the brave, Amity the peaceful, and Erudite the intelligent. In this society evey sixteen year old of that year takes a test that will determin which faction they are best suited for and once you choose the faction you under go initiation and become a member of the faction. This book is about choice and how the choces a person makes can define them and who they are. when Beatrice chooses to leave her factioon and home for a new one it is  a choice that shapes who she will become.