It means that phosphorus that is in the brain of a rat (and also in mine, and yours) is not the same phosphorus as it was two weeks ago, but that all of the atoms that are in the brain are being replaced, and the ones that were there before have gone away.

So what is this mind, what are these atoms with consciousness? Last week's potatoes! That is what now can remember what was going on in my mind a year ago—a mind which has long ago been replaced.

That is what it means when one discovers how long it takes for the atoms of the brain to be replaced by other atoms, to note that the thing which I call my individuality is only a pattern or dance. The atoms come into my brain, dance a dance, then go out; always new atoms but always doing the same dance, remembering what the dance was yesterday.

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out --Richard Feynman

It has been announced that British Eurosport will continue to broadcast MotoGP in 2009, but will not show live coverage of the MotoGP races.

Intended to 'compliment' the BBC's service, British Eurosport will air all practice and qualifying sessions live from the Friday and Saturday of each grand prix weekend, followed by live coverage of the 125cc and 250cc races on Sundays. The MotoGP races will be available on the channel on a same-day-delayed basis.

A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."

Stephen Crane

Valentino Rossi injured in home accident

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has injured his hand and foot after falling at his Italian home.
The 29-year-old was closing the curtains in his house when he tripped and fell on to a glass table.
The table smashed and Rossi cut his ring finger on his left hand and the sole of his left foot. He went straight to hospital where he received a few stitches in each injury.
The injury is not serious, but a decision is yet to be made whether he will be able to ride comfortably in Malaysia at this week’s MotoGP tests, which begin on Thursday.
A statement released from Yamaha said the Italian will fly to Malaysia today as planned, adding: “The injuries are not serious but it is not yet clear whether or not they will make him uncomfortable when riding this week.
"Nevertheless Rossi will fly out to Malaysia today as planned, where he will try to give 100% at the first test of the season, which starts on Thursday..”

"Tomorrow evening, just after sunset on January 30th, the spectacularly bright planet Venus will hang just below the thin crescent Moon. The last time this happened the switchboards at Astronomy Ireland were jammed with people who couldn’t believe what they were seeing!"

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Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalyov managed to chat to a truck driver on a road in South Africa as he flew hundreds of kilometers overhead in 1992.

Krikalyov sneaked an amateur radio onboard Mir and used it to establish a link with the truck driver, who was heading to Kimberley.

Despite Krikalyov’s efforts to explain that he was actually talking from high above, the South African refused to believe the cosmonaut. The driver rogered “See you in Kapstadt,” as he signed off.