bonobos: make love, not war
Bonobos are heroes and an inspiration to their advanced primate doppelgänger — humans. Period. These lovable primates — discovered by science…
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mechanism of anxiety — learn to fly tutorial
Anxiety. That auto-shitter that stresses you heavily, pun intended. You may remember it from such films as: turning basically everything to mental…
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science of name forgetting
I know many, many, and I mean MANY people who claim they pretty much suck at remembering names. I do remember a person’s face, they say, but…
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you are not procrastinating: what human body does in a minute
60,000 Speaking about getting some work done. And neurons. You, as a healthy human individual, have about 200 billion neurons in your brain. Okay.…
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yes, you are breathing Caesar’s last breath
Pompey Theatre, 15th March, 44 A.D, the middle of the Ides.Stream of blood is covering the floor, the smell of death is dramatically spreading across…
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wear sunscreen
Every form of acquired suntan is a Actually, when the tan is created, the damage to your skin has already been done. I can easily say, tanning is…
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idioglossia: the secret language of twins
An idiosyncratic language invented and spoken by only one person or very few people, most often refers to the "private language" of young children,…
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science of butterflies in your stomach
The possibility of you having a unpleasant feeling of nausea and trembling deep in the gut when something uncertain is about to happen is equal to my…
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hey rain, what’s that smell of yours?
Smell this. Coffee, ham & eggs, baby’s skin, cherries blossom? What about the smell of rain? Have you ever thought about how we detect…
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bacteria vs viruses
Quiz time: Do you think a good dose of antibiotics will knock that cold or flu out of you? Um, think again. Antibiotics, if prescribed and taken…
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