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Melting Memories: A Data-Driven Installation that Shows the Brain’s Inner Workings – Colossal
Media artist Refik Anadol’s work Melting Memories combines data paintings, light projections, and augmented data sculptures to visibly demonstrate how the brain recalls memories. The installation was created with a custom 16 x 20 foot LED media wall andCNC milled rigid foam, and was … Continue reading
Discovery Could Let Doctors Customize Brain’s Immune Response to Diseases – ScienceBlog.com
The University of Virginia neuroscience lab that discovered that the brain connects directly to the immune system now has found evidence that doctors could load up the brain with custom blends of immune cells to battle genetic disorders and neurodegenerative … Continue reading
Artificial Island is the First of Nine Proposed Floating Cultural Destinations in Copenhagen Harbor – Colossal
A tiny, man-made island floats near the center of Copenhagen Harbor. Rooted inside of the wooden platform is a single linden tree, which gives the 215-square-foot pentagon the appearance of a park rather than a stray dock. Australian architect Marshall … Continue reading
How to tame your wandering mind
Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what’s important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like stress) and internal ones (like mind-wandering) diminish our attention’s power, Jha … Continue reading
Research shows why we struggle to get good night’s sleep as we get older – ScienceBlog.com
Researchers, led by a University neurophysiologist, found that aging results in a significant reduction in sensitivity to light in the part of the brain that controls circadian rhythms, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The breakthrough could help target treatments … Continue reading
Seeing without eyes – the unexpected world of nonvisual photoreception
We’re used to thinking of our eyes detecting light as the foundation of our visual system. But what’s going on in other cells throughout the body that can detect light, too? Source: Seeing without eyes – the unexpected world of … Continue reading
The Chef Cooking Up Giant Carp, 20-Pound Rats, and Other Invasive Species – Atlas Obscura
They’re a problem, but they’re also dinner. ASIAN CARP ARE BIG FISH: big in size, and big in numbers. Originally imported to the American south in the 1970s as cleaners of ponds and wastewater facilities, they escaped into the Mississippi … Continue reading
Wild Elephants salutes the men who rescued their baby elephant from a ditch
Wildlife Officials rescue baby elephant from a ditch. Elephant herd salutes the men before leaving.
A new species of tardigrade was found in a Japanese car park and it’s even more peculiar than others
The newly discovered species is the 168th known tardigrade species identified in Japan. A completely new species of tardigrades, one of the most bizarre creatures found on Earth, has just been discovered. The newly discovered species was found chilling in some … Continue reading
The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly – Franziska Bauer
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Highlights from the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist [20 Photos]- Colossal
Culled from nearly 320,000 entries from more than 200 countries, the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards (previously) have announced their shortlist of winners. We’ve selected highlights from several categories, ranging from architecture and travel to contemporary issues and portraiture. Winners will … Continue reading
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