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4 Ways Ancient Infrastructure Can Prepare Us for the Future

Ancient civilizations developed clever solutions to their unique challenges and environments, and learning from those engineers can help us build a greener world today. […]

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How Do You Get Rid of Bacteria in Space Stations

[…] When astronauts go into space, they’re not always going alone. Hosted By: Hank Green […]

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Neuroscientist Explains Memory in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy, PhD, to explain memory to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and an expert. […]

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Psilocybin, love and the meaning of life | Mary Cosimano | TEDxKC

Johns Hopkins Researcher Mary Cosimano shares promising results from clinical trials of guided psilocybin sessions being utilized in the treatment of addiction, depression, and cancer/end-of-life. The impressive results offer much hope for an effective treatment to heal “hearts and minds.” … Continue reading

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Something Incredible Discovered About The Iconic Miller-Urey Experiment

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a very important discovery about the 1952 Origin of Life Miller-Urey Experiment Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159… https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primord… https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%… […]

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Healthy sleep and how to get it.

Sleep is a non-negotiable biological state required for the maintenance of human life. Much like how we need water, food, oxygen, we also need sleep. But why, what happens when we sleep, what is good sleep health and what strategies … Continue reading

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BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists Reverse Blindness [CRISPR Technology]

[…] Sources: https://theconversation.com/what-is-c… https://www.newscientist.com/definiti… Research paper: https://journals.lww.com/retinajourna… https://futurism.com/neoscope/gene-th… https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/1759486… https://www.npr.org/sections/health-s… […]

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Mental Phenomena Don’t Map Into the Brain as Expected | Quanta Magazine

Familiar categories of mental functions such as perception, memory and attention reflect our experience of ourselves, but they are misleading about how the brain works. More revealing approaches are emerging. Neuroscientists have tried to map various categories of mental function … Continue reading

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Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music

[…] By giving some fossils a dental exam, we’ve learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren’t the only primate that can get down at karaoke night. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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Seaweed-eating sheep could hold the key to reducing methane emissions

Animals on a remote Scottish island have a habit of munching on seaweed and it has inspired scientists that are tackling climate change. By Doloresz Katanich with AFP  •  Updated: 31/10/2021 Sheep on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay have a unique diet consisting … Continue reading

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