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'A Nazi in all but name': Author argues Asperger's syndrome should be renamed
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Too good to be true? A nonaddictive opioid without lethal side effects shows promise.
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Randomised experiment: If you’re genuinely unsure whether to quit your job or break up, then you probably should
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European science funders ban grantees from publishing in paywalled journals
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The new science of seeing around corners
10 votes -
State of California funded research must be public within one year
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Microwave weapons are prime suspect in ills of US embassy workers in Cuba
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How parchment is made
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First ever trials on the effects of microdosing LSD set to begin
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Quiz: Can you guess which of these psychology papers in top journals could be replicated (with a sample size five times as big) by reading a briefly what results they found?
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We Discovered Helium 150 Years Ago. Are We Running Out?
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Does Hollywood ruin books? - Numberphile
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For poorer people in India and many other countries, a computer engineer has found a way to detect breast cancer without radiation
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Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed
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Scientists discover giant deep-sea coral reef off Atlantic coast
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A study on the online "filter bubble" found that liberals and conservatives were actually recommended similar stories on Google News, representing a fairly homogeneous set of mainstream news sources
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These Cultural Treasures Are Made of Plastic. Now They’re Falling Apart.
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What makes a human brain unique? A newly discovered neuron may be a clue
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The spectre of smallpox lingers
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Imagining Post-Capitalism - Kim Stanley Robinson, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csvroehk7Ww
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Pygmy people in Indonesia not related to 'hobbit' but evolved short stature independently
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The forgotten crops that could feed the planet
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Scientists slowly cast light on celestial mystery known as Steve
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Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy: A State-of-the-Art Review
Summary A study of the effect of Shinrin-Yoku or "forest bathing" (immersing oneself in nature by mindfully using all five senses) on human physiological and psychological systems. Extract In...
Summary
A study of the effect of Shinrin-Yoku or "forest bathing" (immersing oneself in nature by mindfully using all five senses) on human physiological and psychological systems.
Extract
In general, from a physiological perspective, significant empirical research findings point to a reduction in human heart rate and blood pressure and an increase in relaxation for participants exposed to natural GS. Even research involving the use of nature videos of the forest or the ocean have the same physiological effects. From a qualitative and psychological perspective, Danish participants reported a sense of safety, calm and overall general wellbeing following exposure or engagement with nature. South Korean participants with a known alcohol addiction and high pre-test scores of depression benefited more from the Forest Therapy Camp than participants with lower pre-test scores of depression and alcohol abuse. Differences in culture, gender, education, marital or economic status were not associated confounding factors in many of the empirical studies. Overall, our review of the literature, as illustrated in Table 1, points to positive health benefits associated with SY and NT while confounding factors were clearly identified by the researchers.
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Our pungent history: Sweat, perfume, and the scent of death
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A molecular reason why obese people have trouble losing weight
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Ancient girl's parents were two different human species
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Meet the nuclear weapons nerds
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Do people really think Earth might be flat?
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Coaching humans out of static thinking
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Stephen Hawking on what makes a good theory and the quest for a Theory of Everything
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Newly Found Enzymes Can Help Turn Type A and B Blood into Universal Type O
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Island birds would likely beat their mainland relatives in a battle of wits
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How ‘bling’ makes us human
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Researcher at the center of an epic fraud remains an enigma to those who exposed him
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Truth in stereotypes
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The greatest paper map of the United States you’ll ever see is made by one guy in Oregon
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Homicides in Guatemala. This project explores the challenges and lessons of disaggregating gang-related and drug trafficking-related murders
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Bill Gates: not enough people are paying attention to the trend of intangible assets making up more and more of the economy
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Nature, Nurture, and Human Autonomy with James Flynn
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Religion and Education Around the World
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Dinosaur wars: Scientists behaving badly
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The $289 million verdict against Monsanto is scientifically outrageous
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Dude, she’s (exactly twenty-five percent) out of your league
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Protecting Mothers and Babies — A Delicate Balancing Act
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How Women Came to Dominate Neuroendocrinology
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DMT Models the Near-Death Experience
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A gene for our big brains was rescued from DNA garbage bin
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Brain drain: The mere presence of one’s own smartphone reduces available cognitive capacity
6 votes