Finding the positive in the inevitable Peek onto this piece that optimistically issues our possibilities to choose in life, seeing inevitability as what keeps us trying to learn how to avoid it, anticipating a road of self-improvement and, hopefully, growth towards more complex models. Read it next. Don't grow old on me! Then according to a recent UK poll, one in ten people have felt discriminated for their age. But many of them are only 35 years old! Is this a consequence of contemporary obsession about youth, or a reflection of people's actual state of mind when reaching mid 30´s? The Camellia sinensis plant used for green tea may offer us some benefits, and light drinking may cut diabetes risk in women too. Researchers have found a way to grow arteries that can be transplanted into humans. Then, scientists believe they have found a new way to get tumor cells to self-destruct, and finally they also seem to have a lead on Parkinson disease.		June 12th, Thursday, 2003, ip nº43 Matrix - the anomaly Neo's message, movies and philosophy To the surprise of some part of the audience, Matrix Reloaded is not as good it should be (according to the expectations raised by part I), in fact it's nearer to being a total flop than to satisfying the highly anticipated work of art many foresaw. But which was exactly the thrill of Matrix? The reading of the main story served as a vehicle to criticize certain cultural models pushing us to reevaluate the way we live. Then, we got Reloaded, which made Matrix seem an anomaly, a rather fortuitous act where thoughts and images merged through some random process into a potent abstraction, and on the other side led us to wonder if the creators' intention behind the Matrix project ever was what we imagined it was. It's surprising even to find that in many of the philosophical aspects Matrix is stuck, dealing with unproductive issues such as the nature of reality, which were already tackled. Here, data on how the American intellectual scene processes matrix's philosophy. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_43_4.html Then, some explanations of the meaning of certain features in the first film (Matrix) firsthand from its creators, and selected fragments from different articles, to try to shed some light on the creators´ intentions behind the movie. This material also gives evidence of the excessive versatility of Matrix's concept. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_43_5.html Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_43_6.html Programmed to live? Clock of ages More evidence on the not so bad character of genes, this time based on the fact that all animals would appear to have a kind of genetic switch that can alter normal lifespan, showing that a change in a single gene could alter the lifetime of a living being. Which is clearly not only a good way of finding in genetics an enhancement of human potential, but also a pretty good piece of news for those who wish to stick around more time… Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_43_7.html Then, new research on genetics is discarding the existence of races, a valued feature in the building of people's identity, in the current persistent mood of defining ourselves. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_43_8.html Appeared in The Globe and Mail (Canada).		>More on how our memory works: It seems older folks remember less of the negative aspects of their experiences than younger people, gaining on emotional health, and dodging the stereotype of old people being depressed. Cultural Ads More on the recurrent need of integration, and the reproduction of certain cultural models: Continuing with the subject of the demand of the state's recognition from minority groups, a Canadian court issued a landmark ruling, and could be about to legalize gay marriage. And New Hampshire Episcopalians choose a gay bishop. The disappearance of raw material for planet formation left scientists puzzled over planet formation. Winds of change hit Saturn. And researchers hope to unlock the secrets of the origins of the universe with a new project.