(Neuroscience) In Switzerland, as in most industrialized countries, nearly 1% of children are born “very prematurely”, i.e. before the 32nd week of pregnancy, which represents about 800 children yearly.
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‘Mind-Reading’ Neurons Capable of Having Expectations about the Behavior of the Others
(Neuroscience) Psychologists and philosophers had long suggested that simulation is the mechanism whereby humans understand the minds of others. However, the neural basis of this complex process had not been identified.
We Are Being Poisoned: Leaked FDA Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” in U.S. Food Supply
(Mac Slavo) In a leaked report that we are guessing the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) didn’t want to get out, is data showing that there are “forever chemicals” in meat, poultry, milk, and chocolate cake. The toxic carcinogenic chemicals are called “forever chemicals” because of the time they take to break down.
Genetically Modified Babies. The Genetic Editing of Human Life is “Big Business”
(Arjun Walia) “Genetically modified humans” sounds like a term that belongs in Hollywood, but it’s actually a very real possibility, and one that’s being heavily discussed in the scientific community. Contributing to one of the most controversial topics to date, not long ago, a panel of science experts in the U.S. just examined and gave their support for germline editing. This means that in the future, parents will likely be able to tamper with the genetics of their children pre-birth.
Bacteria in Fermented Food Signal the Human Immune System, Explaining Health Benefits
(Neuroscience) Researchers have discovered that humans and great apes possess a receptor on their cells that detects metabolites from bacteria commonly found in fermented foods and triggers movement of immune cells. Claudia Stäubert of the University of Leipzig and colleagues report these findings in a new study published 23rd May in PLOS Genetics.
CIA Controlled, Washington Post: “Ufos Exist and Everyone Needs to Adjust to That Fact”
(Daniel W. Drezner) The term “UFO” automatically triggers derision in most quarters of polite society. One of Christopher Buckley’s better satires, “Little Green Men,” is premised on a George F. Will-type pundit thinking that he has been abducted by aliens, with amusing results. UFOs have historically been associated with crackpot ideas like Big Foot or conspiracy theories involving crop circles.
The Math Behind the Music
(Neuroscience News) Next time you listen to a favorite tune or wonder at the beauty of a natural sound, you might also end up pondering the math behind the music.
The Feminine Archetypes and Transformative Anger
(Exploring Your Mind) According to current feminine stereotypes, when a woman expresses rage, she’s hysterical, crazy, unhinged, and nasty. On the contrary, archetypes represent different roles that are dreamlike and universal. In this article, we’re going to discuss feminine archetypes.
Mass Meditation Leads to More Societal Peace, New Study Shows
(Natural Blaze) The group practice of the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® programs in Cambodia between 1993 and 2008 was associated with a 96.2% decline in sociopolitical violence in that war-torn country compared to violence in the preceding three years, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Studies in Asian Social Science.
The Science of How Focus Music Makes You Work Better
The Science of How Focus Music Makes You Work Better
Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Impairs Female Fertility – New Study
(GM Watch) Exposure to environmentally relevant doses of a glyphosate-based herbicide during pregnancy has been found not only to impair female fertility in rats, but to induce foetal growth retardation and malformations, including abnormally developed limbs, in their second-generation offspring.
Ukrainian Man Claims to “Eat” Only Sunshine and Lives by the Law of Flowers
(Guerman Grachev) He feeds only on prana and solar energy. After arriving in a village where he lives, I saw a barefooted man standing on the porch. He was wearing a bright orange dress with the sun embroidered on the chest.
Scientists ‘Clear’ Alzheimer’s Plaque From Mice Using Only Light And Sound
(Mike McRae) Clumps of harmful proteins that interfere with brain functions have been partially cleared in mice using nothing but light and sound.
New study confirms: Junk food takes YEARS off your life
(Isabelle Z.) It’s hard to keep track of all the ways that the wrong foods can compromise your health. For example, eating nitrates is linked to colorectal cancer, but how can you tell which foods contain these chemicals? Sugar is bad no matter how you look at it, but aren’t artificial sweeteners even worse? You can’t bring a stack of nutrition journals with you every time you head to the grocery store, so a recent study makes it very clear: junk food takes years off of your life, plain and simple.
Scientist Suggests: Solar Flash Caused Man’s Evolution | Massive Supernova and Cosmic Radiation ‘Caused Man to Walk Upright’
(Liam Deacon) AN ANCIENT supernova may have triggered a series of events, including relentless lighting strikes and massive fires, that triggered early humans to walk upright.