More than a century ago, the zoologist Richard Semon coined the term “engram” to designate the physical trace a memory must leave in the brain, like a…… Read more “Brain Cell DNA Refolds Itself to Aid Memory Recall | Quanta Magazine”
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Virtually Blind Mole-Rats Use Their Eyes to ‘See’ Magnetic Fields, Experiment Shows
In the gloom of subterranean tunnels, chonky little mole-rats build their nests, tucked safely away, deep inside the earth. Strangely, one species always carefully builds these nests…… Read more “Virtually Blind Mole-Rats Use Their Eyes to ‘See’ Magnetic Fields, Experiment Shows”
How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people
COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to older people, but vaccines often don’t work well in this group. Scientists hope drugs that rejuvenate the immune system will help.…… Read more “How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people”
Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture
Not many readers of the 21st century seek out the work of popular writers of the 19th century, but when they do, they often seek out the…… Read more “Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture”
Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse
If the universe, like a box of gas, can exist in only a finite number of available states, theory predicts that we are Boltzmann brains, which conflicts…… Read more “Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse”
A new approach to prediction combines scenario planning and forecasting – Axios
A new approach to predicting geopolitical and business events combines scenario planning for multiple alternative futures with forecasting methods that put hard probabilities on possible events to…… Read more “A new approach to prediction combines scenario planning and forecasting – Axios”
How the Cosmic Microwave Background Reveals the Universe’s Contents | Quanta Magazine
A photograph of the infant cosmos reveals the precise amounts of dark matter and dark energy in the universe, leaving precious little room for argument. — Read…… Read more “How the Cosmic Microwave Background Reveals the Universe’s Contents | Quanta Magazine”
Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia
When people first arrived in what is now Queensland, they would have found the land inhabited by massive animals including goannas six metres long and kangaroos twice…… Read more “Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia”
Covid-19 driving a digital health care revolution – Asia Times
Back in October, former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang first cautioned that the world is now undergoing a Fourth Industrial Revolution, — Read on asiatimes.com/2020/05/covid-19-driving-a-digital-health-care-revolution/
Inside Deep Undersea Rocks, Life Thrives Without the Sun | Quanta Magazine
… it’s possible that life might have gotten its start on the surface of the Earth, where it found creative ways to survive and spread, including to…… Read more “Inside Deep Undersea Rocks, Life Thrives Without the Sun | Quanta Magazine”
