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Q&A: Why Do Chimps Recognize Each Other’s Rumps? | Ig Nobel Prize
Primatologists have discovered that chimps can recognize each other’s rear ends in photos. What’s the takeaway message here? Source: Q&A: Why Do Chimps Recognize Each Other’s Rumps? | Ig Nobel Prize 2012
Nepal: Football training helps girls stay in school – Al Jazeera English
Due to extreme poverty in the area, many young children are sent away to work and help support their families. Source: Nepal: Football training helps girls stay in school – Al Jazeera English
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Parasitic Mind Control & Suicidal Love – YouTube
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Tagged biology, brain, microbial biome, Narrative Science, science
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The art that shows what goes on deep in the human brain – BBC News
Sleep paralysis and imagined memories – exploring the edges of human consciousness. Source: The art that shows what goes on deep in the human brain – BBC News
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Wild gorillas hum during dinner. – Seriously, Science?
By now, it’s becoming pretty clear that non-human primates are pretty musical: Gorillas have been shown to have individual tastes in music, and chimpanzees are pretty good drummers. In this study, the researchers observed wild gorillas in the Republic of … Continue reading
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Steven Pinker’s Two-Minute Case for Optimism – PBS
When we profiled Steven Pinker earlier this season, he challenged us to re-think the popular notion that humans are simply screwing things up. Now, he’s taking… Read Full Post Source: Steven Pinker’s Two-Minute Case for Optimism – Secret Life of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, brain, infographic, Research, science
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If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different
I try to learn to say, “I love you” and “Today is the best day of my life in as many languages as I can. When I meet someone who speaks another tongue, I ask them (often repeatedly) to teach … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, Broca's Area, Language, Mandarin, Research
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Scienceing The Bernie/Hillary – Young/Older Woman Thing – YouTube
My daughter Artemis is among the apparently millions of 23 something women who DESPISE Hillary Clinton. On the other hand, virtually all of my baby boomer sixty-plus woman friend can not believe that anyone could possibly avoid delight at the … Continue reading
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Tagged #feelthebern, brain, Hillary, neuroscience
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These Nerve-Stimulating Headphones Will Supposedly Give You A Dopamine High | IFLScience
Who needs sex and drugs when you can have rock ‘n roll? Well, more specifically, a set of headphones that you can use to play rock ‘n roll, and get high in the process, apparently. Called Nervana, these supposed mood-enhancing … Continue reading
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10 Weird Facts About Orgasms – YouTube
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