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Science of Us: You Should Visualize Positive and Negative Outcomes More
You Should Visualize Positive and Negative Outcomes More
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This stuff has a woo-woo reputation, but it works if you know how to do it. Read the full story
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Popular Science: Blood-Guzzling Brain Key To Evolution Of Human Intelligence
Blood-Guzzling Brain Key To Evolution Of Human Intelligence
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The evolution of human intelligence isn't simply related to increased brain size. It is also due to increased flow of blood to the human brain. An international team of researchers has tracked these evolutionary changes by measuring the sizes of tiny holes on the undersides of the skulls of humans and our ancestors. Read the full story
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Vox: The internet’s gone wild about a SETI signal from aliens. Scientists aren’t convinced.
The internet's gone wild about a SETI signal from aliens. Scientists aren't convinced.
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Don't roll out the UFO welcome party just yet. Read the full story
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Popular Mechanics: Meet Niku, the Weird Object Beyond Neptune That Nobody Can Figure Out
Meet Niku, the Weird Object Beyond Neptune That Nobody Can Figure Out
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Something strange is happening at the outer reaches of the solar system. Read the full story
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Ancient Origins: Star Maps and Secrets: The Mysterious Tomb of Senenmut, Close Companion to Queen Hatshepsut
Star Maps and Secrets: The Mysterious Tomb of Senenmut, Close Companion to Queen Hatshepsut
Ancient Origins
Senenmut was one of the closest people to the famous queen Hatshepsut. His impressive tomb contains very mysterious decorations which suggest that he was not only a government official and architect, but also an astronomer. The tomb was discovered by a team led by American archaeologist Herbert Winlock. He was a director of the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They worked at the tomb during the 1925 – 1927 seasons. The tomb is known as TT353. Although it has been associated Read the full story
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ScienceBlog.com: Astronomy shown to be set in standing stone
Astronomy shown to be set in standing stone
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University of Adelaide research has for the first time statistically proven that the earliest standing stone monuments of Britain, the great circles, were constructed specifically in line with the movements of the Sun and Moon, 5000 years ago. The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, details the use of innovative 2D and […] Read the full story
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Lifehacker: If You Rely Too Much On Plan B, It Might Ruin Your Plan A
If You Rely Too Much On Plan B, It Might Ruin Your Plan A
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It's good to have backup plans in case your goals don't work out in your career or life. However, if you spend too much effort on figuring out the details of your backup plans, it can make you less likely to really pursue your first plan. As productivity site 99u explains, when you only have one plan to achieve a goal, you throw all your effort into it. If you have a backup plan that's easier, you might be tempted to to give up on Plan A when it gets hard, in favor of your Plan B. That idea was Read the full story
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Saturday, August 13, 2016
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Lifehacker: Use the AIM Method to Take Control of Your Happiness
Use the AIM Method to Take Control of Your Happiness
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Being happy isn't just something you achieve by ticking off certain boxes (or else we'd all do it). It's a mental state that you have to practice over time. To get better at it, use the AIM method. As tips site Barking Up the Wrong Tree explains, the AIM method is designed less to help you achieve something that will make you happy, and more to help you learn how to be happy no matter what. It consists of three basic concepts: Attention: Where you focus your attention is where your emotional Read the full story
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Save the driver or save the crowd? Scientists wonder how driverless cars will 'choose'
Washington Post Researchers who study human morality - and, its intersection with human psychology - have long noted that we are frustratingly inconsistent beings.…
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Sunday, June 12, 2016
Discovery News: Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
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Circular heated structures built by Neanderthals have been discovered deep inside a cave in France and are now among the world's oldest known human-made constructions, a new study has found. The structures, dated to around 176,000 years ago and described in the journal Nature, provide evidence that Neanderthals were clever about using fire, had complex spatial organizational abilities, and explored at least one extensive cave system. They additionally indicate that humans began occupying caves Read the full story
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Discovery News: DNA Captured From 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician
DNA Captured From 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician
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Researchers have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician, showing the ancient man had European ancestry. This is the first ancient DNA to be obtained from Phoenician remains. Known as "Ariche," the young man came from Byrsa, a walled citadel above the harbor of ancient Carthage. Byrsa was attacked by the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus "Africanus" in the Third Punic War. It was destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C. 2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered Ariche' Read the full story
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
Discovery News: DNA Captured From 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician
DNA Captured From 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician
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Researchers have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician, showing the ancient man had European ancestry. This is the first ancient DNA to be obtained from Phoenician remains. Known as "Ariche," the young man came from Byrsa, a walled citadel above the harbor of ancient Carthage. Byrsa was attacked by the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus "Africanus" in the Third Punic War. It was destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C. 2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered Ariche' Read the full story
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Men’s Health: The Jump Rope Workout That Challenges Your Calves, Cardio, and Coordination
The Jump Rope Workout That Challenges Your Calves, Cardio, and Coordination
Men's Health
DAILY FIT Grab a stopwatch and get to work By Jill Fanslau May 18, 2016 This jump rope countdown workout from Men's Health Fitness Director B.J. Gaddour isn't complicated or tough. But it will challenge your calves, cardio, and coordination, while boosting your metabolism and improving your bone density at the same time. Plus, it's fun as hell. To see how to perform the workout, and to receive bonus jumping rope tips from Gaddour, watch the video above. How to do it: Start a timer. Jump on two Read the full story
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
The Limits Of How Far Humanity Can Go In The Universe
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DeepStuff.org: Handwriting analysis provides clues for dating of old testament texts
Handwriting analysis provides clues for dating of old testament texts
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Scholars have long debated how much of the Hebrew bible was composed before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Judah in 586 BCE. While scholars agree that key biblical texts were written starting in the 7th century BCE,… Read the full story
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
FBI searches property of man at center of Gardner heist case
The Boston Globe MANCHESTER, Conn. - For the third time, the FBI on Monday searched the property of aging mobster Robert Gentile, who is linked to the investigation into the notorious 1990 theft of $500 million worth of paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner ...…
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
Handwriting Study Finds Clues on When Biblical Texts Written | US News
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than what some scholars think. http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-04-12/handwriting-study-finds-clues-on-when-biblical-texts-written
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
the guardian: Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 years
Alien 'Wow!' signal could be explained after almost 40 years
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A former analyst with the US Department of Defence is on the trail of an astronomical 'cold case' – an unexplained signal that some believe could have come from extraterrestrials Read the full story
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Smithsonian: “Hobbits” Disappeared Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
"Hobbits" Disappeared Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
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If the tiny hominins ever coexisted with modern humans, the arrangement apparently didn't last long Read the full story
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Friday, April 1, 2016
'Hobbit' found in Indonesia may have gone extinct earlier than thought | Fox News | FOX Business
It turns out a tiny hominin nicknamed the "Hobbit" may have disappeared from the Indonesian island of Flores much earlier than scientists originally thought.
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Friday, March 25, 2016
TED: How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts | Gregory Heyworth
How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts | Gregory Heyworth
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Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist; he and his lab work on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology. In this fascinating talk, watch as Heyworth shines a light on lost history, deciphering texts that haven't been read in thousands of years. How could these lost classics rewrite what we know about the past? Read the full story
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Daily Mail: Were Neanderthals CANNIBALS who caused their own extinction? Early humans may have wipe...
Were Neanderthals CANNIBALS who caused their own extinction? Early humans may have wipe...
Daily Mail
Scientists at the University of Rovira Virgili in Tarragona, Spain, say cannibalism played a 'major role' in the demise of the Neanderthals as they resorted to it to survive food shortages. Read the full story
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Daily Mail: Our ancestors roamed further than first thought: Fossils suggest early humans ventured ...
Our ancestors roamed further than first thought: Fossils suggest early humans ventured ...
Daily Mail
Paleontologists in Kenya found fossilised teeth and forearm bone of Australopithecus afarensis, revealing the species roamed much further than previously thought. Read the full story
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
DeepStuff.org: Study finds that aging warps our perception of time
Study finds that aging warps our perception of time
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Much like trying to watch a video with the audio out of synch, older adults may have difficulty combining the stimuli they see and hear, and it could have implications for rapid decision-making tasks such as driving, according to new… Read the full story
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Saturday, February 27, 2016
Monday, February 15, 2016
Daily Mail: 'Hobbits' were NOT deformed modern humans: Bone layers in 15,000-year-old skull has no ...
'Hobbits' were NOT deformed modern humans: Bone layers in 15,000-year-old skull has no ...
Daily Mail
The new study, based on an analysis of the skull bones found in Indonesia, shows once and for all that the pint-sized people were not Homo sapiens, according to the French researchers. Read the full story
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Friday, February 12, 2016
Quartz: The single most important thing an economics course can teach you
The single most important thing an economics course can teach you
Quartz
Two extraordinary things happened to the economics profession in the last 20 years. Economics became the most popular course at many universities and the financial… Read the full story
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