Roy gmail.com> writes: >=20 > Ahh but Russell does find some good information that exercises the brain > helping to keep Alzheimer's at bay=20 >=20 > Roy >=20 =20 > A thought: Could Russell be a space alien attempting to destroy > earth by draining earth's best brains ? whaahhhhahaahahah We have at least 2 competing processes, both utilizing or affecting brains. Somebody should write a system of differential equations to describe the status of brains and see where an equiibrium will be. The "Russell Effect" might be beneficial for humanity if the rate of Alzheimer prevention is higher than the rate of brain drain. There could be also other positive effects, e.g. due to calming effect when one is sucked into viewing Russell's photos.=20 Sergey --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .