does anyone know what music this is? It's hauntingly familiar, but I can't nail it down - is it from the Nutcracker?

Neuronal connectivity is one of the most fascinating aspects of our nervous system - and we know very little about it! One of the rare occasions that my students are awed is when I tell them that our brain has about 10^14 synapses, which is more than our Milky Way has sun-like stars...

@shimanopower: yes, AND it attracts the opposite sex!

@dave_t: seconded! I'm often thinking that people don't get to 'live' the moment, because they're busy fiddling with their gadgets (shouldn't say that on Giz, I know).

@Nauthiz: What the... I knew about Project Gutenberg years ago (even had a bookmark), but hadn't checked for, well, also years, I guess, and had totally forgotten about it! Thanks for reminding me - that's really great.

Does anyone really know how much books contribute to wood 'consumption'?

The nightmare of every archaeologist - the detectorist.

@Anonymoose: genius! What you've missed is to note that the device must be really heavy, in order to counter that massive buoyancy of that lady!

Isn't that... a REACT officer behind the door?

mmmh - a visible beam in clear air. What could possibly go wrong?

@JohnnyricoMC: It's not really 'ancestors' - it's just one generation ago. So, yeah, no swastikas, we've had enough of them for the next 100 years...

@JohnTheTree: Actually, the belief that more metal is safer is wrong. There's many crash tests showing that relatively small cars (e.g. VW Golf class) are safer than big, ladder frame based vehicles. Of course, from a certain point on, mass is king, but I'm quite sure that a 40mph head-on in a, e.g., Chevy Blazer…