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Self Worth Theory: The Key to Understanding & Overcoming Procrastination | Nic Voge | TEDxPrincetonU
TEDx Talks Published on 20 Dec 2017 Nearly 80% of college students report that procrastination is a significant issue for them. Procrastination is not a matter of mere “laziness” and the solution is not simply “better time management”. Could it … Continue reading
A mind-blowing explanation of the speed of light | Michelle Thaller
Light exists outside of time. – The only things that travel at the speed of light are photons. – Nothing with any mass at all can travel at the speed of light because as it gets closer and closer to … Continue reading
RSA ANIMATE: The Divided Brain
Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It’s not simply “emotion on the right, reason on the left,” but something far more complex and interesting. A Best of the Web … Continue reading
Senses of smell may begin on the tongue – ScienceBlog.com
Scientists from the Monell Center report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human taste cells found on the tongue. The findings suggest that interactions between the senses of smell and taste, … Continue reading
New Subatomic Particles Are Shifting the Standard Model of Physics
The Large Hadron Collider just discovered a new pentaquark, but how does it fit in our current understanding of the Standard Model? Could Everything We Know About String Theory Be Wrong? – https://youtu.be/gVcwcaI_viQ Read More: LHCb experiment discovers a new … Continue reading
This Is What Exercise Does to Your Brain
Scientists are getting closer to understanding why exercise makes us feel good. (It’s more than endorphins.) If exercise were a drug, we would say its benefits were too good to be true. Not only does it keep us healthy and help … Continue reading
The Connected Universe | Nassim Haramein | TEDxUCSD
Through nearly 30 years of research in physics and writing multiple papers, Haramein has come to a deep understanding of the underlying mechanics of our universe, using his equations and theory to calculate the most accurate prediction of the charge … Continue reading
Fossil Site Reveals Day That Meteor Hit Earth and, Maybe, Wiped Out Dinosaurs
Sixty-six million years ago, a giant meteor slammed into Earth off the coast of modern-day Mexico. Firestorms incinerated the landscape for miles around. Even creatures thousands of miles away were doomed on that fateful day, if not by fire and brimstone, then by … Continue reading
Your words may predict your future mental health | Mariano Sigman
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how our words hint … Continue reading