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Oxytocin - The Molecule Of Morality
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Neuroeconomist Paul Zak discusses why he believes that the chemical oxytocin is responsible for the physical feelings of trust, empathy, and more.
November 1, 2011 at 9:13 am by nova Hits: 1191 | Comments: 0 |
Otter Pups Swimming Lesson
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Great video on how the mother otter teaches her young how to swim and eventually dive underwater.
October 24, 2011 at 8:12 am by Tibor Hits: 955 | Comments: 1 |
Deaf Woman Hears For First Time
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In this amazing video a woman experiences the sense of hearing for her first time. Just prior to this film she received a cochlear implant, a surgically implanted device that allows many hearing impaired individuals to regain this sense.
October 3, 2011 at 5:59 am by Tibor Hits: 1149 | Comments: 1 |
YouTube Videos Decoded From Brain Activity
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UC Berkeley scientists have developed the technology to capture the visual activity in human brains and then recompile it as digital video clips. One day, this could record your dreams.
September 23, 2011 at 8:03 am by nova Hits: 8979 | Comments: 0 |
Combating A Contagious Cancer
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What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands - and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Find how how the study of this contagious variety in animals is reshaping our understanding of cancer as a whole.
September 22, 2011 at 9:21 am by KMD Hits: 862 | Comments: 0 |
The Endocannabinoid System
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This is a complex system with a ride range of effects on your physiology. Endocannabinoids (like the ones found in marijuana) target your CB receptors, found throughout the body.
September 15, 2011 at 8:28 am by nova Hits: 2347 | Comments: 2 |
Drunken Monkeys Raid Resorts, Steal Alcohol (Video)
Drunken Monkeys Raid Resorts, Steal Alcohol (Video)
(These monkeys steal alcohol from people at a tropical resort and get drunk. There are some interesting parallels between drunk monkeys and human under the influence of alcohol.)
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Open Mouthed Boa Constrictor (Image)
(This flash map will show you earthquakes detected recently around the world.)
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 2:25 pm in Earth Sciences.
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(The amount of ice melting on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased dramatically in recent decades.)
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm in Earth Sciences.
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(Shodan is the world’s first computer search engine that lets you search the Internet for computers. Find devices based on city, country, latitude/longitude, host name, operating system and IP. “Shodan is a search engine for hackers both good and bad. Sho)
Posted on April 9, 2013 at 7:35 pm in Technology.
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(After 17-years living below ground, billions of cicadas belonging to Brood II are beginning to emerge across much of the eastern United States. )
Posted on April 8, 2013 at 5:32 pm in Living World.
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(By translating shapes into computerized images, this system can turn any surface into a touch-screen.)
Posted on April 1, 2013 at 8:28 am in Technology.
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(Two forthcoming European Physical Journal D papers challenge established wisdom about the nature of vacuum. )
Posted on March 26, 2013 at 4:55 am in Physics.
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(New developments in microscopy have allowed researchers to image individual bonds within a molecule — seeing down to the atom scale. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-can-now-see-individual-atoms-2012-9#ixzz2ONqAybqc)
Posted on March 23, 2013 at 10:06 am in Physics.
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(Mars One co-founder tells CBC about its proposed one-way trip to the Red Planet)
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 12:39 am in Astronomy.
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(A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it vastly cheaper to produce clean water at a time when scarcity )
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 9:50 pm in Technology.
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(New research suggests it may be possible to learn complex tasks with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix. Whoa, indeed.)
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 6:28 pm in Technology.
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(NASA technicians have just finished the mirror backplate support structure, a folding wing assembly designed with to safely collapse the beryllium mirror during flight, and expand it again in orbit.)
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm in Astronomy.
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(The new find solves a puzzle about where these big-fanged felines arose)
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 8:36 am in Earth Sciences.
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