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How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky

Posted on October 16, 2025 by agogo22

Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? For example, how do we think about time? The word “time” is the most frequent noun in the English language. Time is ubiquitous yet ephemeral. It forms the very fabric … Continue reading →

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Is there a new plague lurking in the permafrost?

Posted on October 16, 2025 by agogo22

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Near v. Far Side of the Moon (TOTALLY Different)

Posted on October 15, 2025 by agogo22
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The Highest Graveyard in the World is Here

Posted on October 14, 2025 by agogo22
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Your Brain in the Zone: A New Neuroimaging Study Reveals How the Brain Achieves a Creative Flow State | HEALTH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH/ Drexel.Edu

Posted on October 14, 2025 by agogo22

Effortless, enjoyable productivity is a state of consciousness prized and sought after by people in business, the arts, research, education and anyone else who wants to produce a stream of creative ideas and products. That’s flow, or the sense of being … Continue reading →

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Managing the Mighty Mississippi

Posted on October 13, 2025 by agogo22

29 Oct 2019 Managing the mighty Mississippi River is no easy task — the Mississippi River has been changing course throughout its history, but so have the people who have been living and working on its banks. Watch this documentary … Continue reading →

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Proof our planet isn’t flat

Posted on October 12, 2025 by agogo22
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Can YOU See the Blackest Animal on Earth?

Posted on October 11, 2025 by agogo22
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A Time When The Red Sea Disappeared

Posted on October 11, 2025 by agogo22
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The Experiment That Made Quantum Even Weirder | Nobel Prize 2025

Posted on October 11, 2025 by agogo22

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their discovery of macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting circuits. Their groundbreaking work leveraged decades of advancement in superconducting physics including Nobel … Continue reading →

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