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What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits — sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because we demand it of ourselves. Join Little as he dissects the surprising differences between introverts and extroverts and explains why your personality may be more malleable than you think.
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Chocolate being one of the world’s most delicious foods, you’d think we would know everything about it. /Somebody/ domesticated wild cacao. It’s just… nobody really knows who, or when… or where. But if we want chocolate for the long haul, it’s in our best interests to find out.
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Why didn’t Irish people eat fish during the Great Famine?
Ep #1 in my series out now: What was the real cause of Ireland’s Great Famine • What was the real cause of the Great …
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Check out Fin’s podcast The Irish History Podcast http s://linktr.ee/irishhistory
Editing: Kate Dunlea
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April 17, 2025
Nature
Photography
Grace Ebert
All images courtesy of Tom Leighton,
Tom Leighton (previously) is known for highlighting plants’ photosynthesis process by swapping their characteristic greens for otherworldly fluorescent colors. Often focused on the nightlife of specimens found around his Cornwall home, Leighton photographs in a manner that turns common species into extraordinary subjects.
His newest series, Spines, expands on this trajectory. The macro images concentrate on the fine fibers cloaking stems and flowers. Water droplets cling to the surfaces as if the plants had just emerged from a heavy downpour. The glistening botanicals capture the surrounding light, while the thick dew drops add a glimmering, skewed view of the lifeforms that reside underneath.
Prints of Leighton’s images are available on his website. Keep up with his latest projects on Behance and Instagram. […]
More: Water Droplets Cling to Fluorescent Plant Spines in Tom Leighton’s Alluring Photos
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