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The World’s 10 Safest Countries to Visit Right Now
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its Global Peace Index for 2018, an annual ranking of the world’s safest countries. Overall, the study found, the world is 0.27 percent less peaceful today than it was at this time … Continue reading
Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots – ScienceBlog.com
University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential to provide … Continue reading
Brain Cells Share Information With Virus-Like Capsules – The Atlantic
The Arc gene, which is critical for animals’ ability to learn from experiences, has an incredible origin story.[…] Source: Brain Cells Share Information With Virus-Like Capsules
How Doctor Who, Star Trek and Stranger Things are making a major scientific error about alternate realities – Radio Times
Alternate universes and alternate dimensions are not the same thing – and understanding the difference could lead to intriguing new sci-fi stories Source: How Doctor Who, Star Trek and Stranger Things are making a major scientific error about alternate realities
Women know what they want; men get pickier with age – ScienceBlog.com
Women under 40 seeking a partner online are more particular than men, especially when it comes to education, according to a QUT study into the online dating behaviour of more than 41,000 Australians. “Do men and women know what they … Continue reading
Why you should love gross science
What can we learn from the slimy, smelly side of life? In this playful talk, science journalist Anna Rothschild shows us the hidden wisdom of “gross stuff” and explains why avoiding the creepy underbelly of nature, medicine and technology closes … Continue reading
Around the world, people have surprisingly modest notions of the ‘ideal’ life – ScienceBlog.com
It seems reasonable that people would want to maximize various aspects of life if they were given the opportunity to do so, whether it’s the pleasure they feel, how intelligent they are, or how much personal freedom they have. In … Continue reading
Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong – ScienceBlog.com
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick — and get sick — medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of human subjects, the better. But new research led by UC Berkeley suggests this big-data approach … Continue reading
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