The most beautiful trait of the brain is that it is highly curious. Even though it doesn’t seem like a great trait, curiosity is what helps us develop our brain and form new neural pathways that we use in our day to day lives. Every one of us is a creative person, but what makes …
Did you know film icon Hedy Lamarr invented the technology behind cellphones? True story. She wanted to help defeat the Nazis, but her scientific contribution was ignored. Decades later the full impact of her work was realized when her patent led to the creation of Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and smartphone technology. In this video, filmmaker and …
Our storyteller this round is Dr. Lucia Jacobs (UC Berkeley neuroscientist) whose work on animal consciousness and olfaction is as deep and true as her work as a writer of plays and a creator of miniature theatrical spectacles. She’s a force, and it’s no surprise her astonishing woman — Sarah Blaffer Hrdy — is a …
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A number of technological advancements have prolonged lifespans for those who, 20 years ago, would not be privy to any options to speak of. One wild, unbelievable case in point is the possible head transplant being planned for Valery Spiridinov, a man who suffers from muscular atrophy and hopes that the operation will give him …
Lots of folks like to have some kind of meal with potatoes for St. Patrick’s day. Here’s a diagram of the life cycle one of the potato plant’s biggest pests: the Colorado Potato Beetle. This insect has proven to evolve quick resistance to just about every chemical people throw at it. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider …
[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] Following @Mashable’s #SocialGood Conference, I was ready to form a social enterprise to right everything wrong with the world. Speakers from Vice President Joe Biden, one of the forces behind the cancer moonshot, to Jean Case, a tireless …
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Even though we barely ever see them, bats come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them eat tons of insects every night, pollinate flowers around the world and spread seeds (by pooping them out) to help new plants grow. Bat Appreciation Week comes every year in the last week of October. Below are some …
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When I was at National Geographic Films, I vividly remember first seeing some of this footage of the most exotic, seemingly otherworldly birds, found only in a secret and remote valley in New Guinea’s rainforest. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has just launched its Birds of Paradise Project, sharing this and more footage, proving, once …
The universe, it turns out, has a primordial “glue.” There’s a movie boson too. If we look for it.
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