Feeny was hardly alone in his aspirations tobecomean astronautbut, unlike the millionsofkidswhodream of walkinginspace, Feeny is actually doing something about it.
During the dive, which takes up to four hours due to the high density of the water (it is filled with certain chemicals plus air pressure to simulate the circumstances found inspace), the cosmonauts in training practice spacewalking -- and may lose a few kilos off their waist line in the strenuous process.
Researchers at the University of Michigan studying 172 research scientists recently found that when the scientists shared the same buildings and overlapped in their daily workplace walking patterns moving between lab space, office space, and the nearest bathroom and elevator they were significantly more likely to collaborate: For every 100 feet of "zonal overlap, " collaborations increased by up to 20%.