In his original message, N mentioned another member of his family, a seven-year-old girl, who could count to 100 in three languages and could pick out words spoken in other languages and say what they meant.
Neither 'N' nor his family were prepared to grant an interview on the subject. This was frustrating for linguists trying to study hyperpolyglottism, particularly because N had mentioned another hyperpolyglot in his family.
Asked if there was any reason someone couldn't learn dozens of languages, Pinker replied: "No theoretical reason I can think of, except, eventually, interference; Similar kinds of knowledge can interfere with one another."
The CT scanner is made up of several computer systems, including the host computer, which organizes the entire process. One computer converts the raw data into an image, while another lets the technician control the gantry.
Another way to gather information would be to transport a vessel to and from the planet. The technology exists to do this, but at 20 light years from the Earth, it would take 200 years for astronomers to receive the result.
In 1974, a binary string known as the Arecibo message was beamed from the Arecibo Observatory towards the star cluster M13. People hope that eventually it will be read by another intelligent race.
In 1974, a binary string known as the Arecibo message was beamed from the Arecibo Observatory towards the star cluster M13. People hope that eventually it will be read by another intelligent race.
Evidence of the region's climatic history suggested that at around AD 560 to AD 650 there was a thirty-year period of exceptionally wet weather, followed by a severe drought lasting another thirty years.
James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 in "Goldfinger" was hot. His Aston Martin V12 in "Die another Day" was hotter -- he could make it invisible. But the hottest will be the Aston Martin DB10 in "Spectre" coming out in Nov. 2015.