DNA from mouth bacteria suggest human ancestors ate diets rich in starchy plants by 600,000 years ago.
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DNA from mouth bacteria suggest human ancestors ate diets rich in starchy plants by 600,000 years ago.
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What if, so long as we continue to fuel the current technological paradigm, we end up more busy and distracted in the future, not less? What if the problems we face individually and collectively — and the anxiety we have about ⋯
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Parenting expert, psychologist and bestselling author shares her advice for identifying spoiled behavior, and how to raise generous and considerate kids.
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Explore the philosophy of "Magic: The Gathering" color wheel, and how that philosophy is a near-enough-to-be-thought-provoking match for reality.
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As product designers, we are always trying to improve upon our work, constantly revolving around challenging problems and the never-ending search for effective and efficient solutions. Let's fix that.
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Scientists have discovered the holy grail of carbon capture, but is it enough to save the planet?
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We use calculus in our daily lives to model and analyze anything we want. When we make robots, video games, wind roses, discuss blood flow, and work on viruses, bacteria, and other organisms that spread rapidly, we always use ⋯
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If the question "What type of parent do I want to be?" has ever crossed your mind, it helps to understand the basics of different parenting styles.
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What could the future of our society be? Society 5.0 inspires how that could evolve with the seamless integration of science and technology in everyday life. What value could you build for the community of Earth?
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Surround yourself with enough deep thinkers and there won’t be space left for the toxic habit of over-thinking — because when the root is deep, there is no need to fear the wind.
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There are certain emotions that will kill your drive; frustration and confusion. You can change these to a positive force. People who exhibit emotional intelligence have the less obvious skills necessary to get ahead in life...
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How much electricity is required to power the Bitcoin network. Let's put this into perspective.
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You are merely enslaved by systems that benefit those above you. The hard truth is that you are a tiny cog in a machine that never stops turning.
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Our food choices affect the environment. Here are the negative impacts we have on the planet.
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Land degradation is a long-term sustainability risk. Vertical farms can grow food indoors with less land and water than traditional methods.
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52 brainstorming tools to inspire innovation, brainstorm breakthroughs, and come up with new & novel ideas.
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Logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. Logical fallacies are like tricks or illusions of thought, and they're often very sneakily used by politicians and the media to fool people.
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When it comes to interpreting information and trying to make objective sense of reality, human brains are hard-wired to make all kinds of mental mistakes that can impact our ability to make rational judgments.
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Psychology looks at the science of the mind and behavior. Studies trying to understand why we are the way we are have been going on for decades and will continue into the future.
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Within the next twenty years, we could start to witness the dramatic fall of humanity all in the name of hubris and greed.
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IFLScienceApril 24, 2015All cats, big or small, love boxes. But why? Find out here: bit.ly/1zUeu4c
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Space geeks are freaking out because NASA may have accidentally discovered a warp field, an avenue down which spaceships can travel faster than the speed of light – something that, to date, has only existed in science fiction.
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Awesome sight of both double and quadruple rainbows was available to New Yorkers.
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Richie BartlettWhere & when can I get some? I have decent night vision already, but could use some more. An independent research group called Science for the Masses have developed eyedrops that allow the user to identify ⋯
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Two George Mason University students have designed a device that uses sound waves to put out fires. Seth Robertson and Viet Tran’s wave extinguisher douses burning rubbing alcohol with just its rumbling bass note. Using $600 ⋯
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IFLScienceFebruary 13, 2015Happy Darwin Day! To celebrate the father of natural selections birthday, this t-shirt is just $15 for today only.Grab the shirt here: bit.ly/1KPXX6c
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IFLScienceFebruary 13, 2015Happy birthday, Charles Darwin!In honor of Darwin Day, don’t forget that you can read ALL of his published work online, including On the Origin of Species, completely free of charge.Check it out ⋯
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Richie BartlettSleep should be in your top 5 priorities. We spend (or at least are supposed to spend) a third of our day sleeping. Sleep is much more than a passive activity; we need that time to clear our minds and restore our ⋯
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Meta-analysis of 63 studies has shown a significant inverse relationship of intelligence and religiosity. A meta-analysis of 63 studies showed a significant negative association between intelligence and religiosity. The ⋯
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Richie BartlettWe are not only overfishing the oceans, but polluting them too. We really need to stop killing our planet! Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of ⋯
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Richie BartlettCool! 😎 It’s easy to forget that graphene was first discovered, and first intentionally manufactured, by sticking and unsticking scotch tape over and over. Literally, that was all that was needed to create ⋯
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Richie BartlettIt’s not how many people speak a language that determines how significant it is… rather the ability of a language to connect other languages together that determines how communication will evolve in the ⋯
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Richie BartlettThis shit is awesome! 😉 The A4 bus service from Bristol to Bath in the United Kingdom might as well be called “the number two.” It runs on human poop and food waste. 🔗 The U.K.'s first “bio-bus” is powered by ⋯
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A bill passed through the US House of Representatives is designed to prevent qualified, independent scientists from advising the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). They will be replaced with industry affiliated choices, ⋯
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Watch Japan’s Maglev Train Reach Speeds Of 500km/h A train that zips between cities at speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour (311 miles per hour) was taken for a test run in Japan. The BBC has released footage of 100 ⋯
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Richie BartlettTechnology… and… idiots. I love technology. 🙂 IFLScienceNovember 7, 2014Our universe is a pretty amazing place.By Abstruse Goose.
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Video (3:13 minutes) 🔗 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container ⋯
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A French and Dutch design firm has come up with an elegantly simple way to harness the wonderful power of nature in order to clean up the environment: an algae farm suspended over a small stretch of highway in Geneva, ⋯
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Video (2:09 minutes) 🔗 Assumably the use of herbs and trees in cases of wounds and ailments was, as has been observed in several other cultures, partly based on the observation of animals. This is mentioned by several classic ⋯
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Richie BartlettMakes sense…If we have Earthquakes, moonquakes, and Marsquakes, then it goes with reason that solar masses would also have similar mechanics.Not sure I would want to be around the Sun when it has a large ⋯
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Richie BartlettWhile the voltage is high and current low, you should be able to use a step down transformer to bring up the current. At which point, you could conceivably recharge your iPhone much faster. A simple experiment ⋯
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Richie BartlettReal Hoverboard??Awesome, if true. The Back to the Future Hoverboard is Finally Here Everybody knows that by far the coolest part of Back to the Future: Part II is the scene where Marty McFly escapes his ⋯
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Richie BartlettThere are rules in war?Furthermore, they must be taught to military robots? Ethical trap: robot paralyzed by choice of who to save Can a robot learn right from wrong? Attempts to imbue robots, self-driving cars ⋯
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Richie BartlettStill think there is an “ongoing debate” on Climate change?Face it, this little rock we call Earth is starting to boil! 99.999% of all scientist agree we are in trouble with our climate. India needs to look ⋯
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Richie BartlettWho ever thought Math doesn’t pay?Solve this “simple” problem and earn an easy $1,000,000 dollars! If you can solve this math problem you’ll get a $1 million prize — and change internet security as we know ⋯
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Autoluminescent plant / 2010 Krichevsky et al. Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s team – who have conceptualized smart, interactive highways and parks that remove smog particles – are turning their attention to bioluminescent ⋯
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IFLScienceAugust 14, 2014The lethal doses of common chemicals.By Compound Interest.
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DiscoveryAugust 6, 2014New images from NASA’s Earth Observatory reveal the turquoise melt ponds in the Arctic that form every summer.
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Climatologists have spent decades politely warning that we are cooking our planet, but now one has decided to stop sugar coating it. Professor Jason Box of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland tweeted “If even a ⋯
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Toledo, Ohio is the fourth largest city in Ohio, which made this weekend’s ban on tap water incredibly problematic. For three days, nearly 500,000 people and their pets were not able to utilize water municipal water for ⋯
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A Japanese company’s futuristic approach to farming could revolutionize how we grow our food. An abandoned Sony factory in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, has been transformed into what could very well be the farm of the ⋯
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Richie BartlettSurfer’s paradise found in the Arctic…Still believe global warming is not affecting you? The Arctic Ice-cap has a new enemy: huge waves. For the first time, 5 meter swells have been detected in the Arctic. The ⋯
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Richie BartlettWe should have MORE of these in all the major cities around the world!This way, we can prevent a significant amount of plastic from ruining our economies and environment. Humans produce around 300 million tons ⋯
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Richie BartlettBe prepared for all comm’s to go down when we don’t miss the solar storm…Best to have spare supplies and survival gear already on-hand… Earth Narrowly Missed A Potentially Devastating Solar Superstorm In ⋯
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The ability of young children to distinguish fact from fiction varies considerably with exposure to religion, two new studies have found. Children who did not attend parochial (religious) schools or church were significantly ⋯
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Richie BartlettHow about this “shit…” 😎 It has been estimated that a third of the world’s population is affected by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that prefers living in feline intestines. While it produces no or mild symptoms ⋯
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Richie BartlettCan they do something like this for my shoulder? A new prototype brings together 3D printing, room to breathe and ultrasound pulses to create a cast that is not only comfortable and stylish to wear but is ⋯
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In an intriguing new study, scientists discovered that a single gene in multicellular green algae that determines whether the organisms produce sperm or eggs evolved from a primitive form in its unicellular ancestor that does ⋯
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IFLScienceToday would have been the 158th birthday of noted inventor at futurist, Nikola Tesla. Nikola TeslaLet the future tell the truth, an evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments.The present is theirs; ⋯
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Richie BartlettWould you like some extra plastic with your fish? Each year, humans produce about 300 million tons of plastic. A considerable amount of that ends up in the ocean, posing a risk to marine life. It isn’t just ⋯
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Richie BartlettAs it would turn out… I am at least two percent Neanderthal!😃Love cold weather like a polar bear… The evolutionary tree for modern humans a bit of a mess - humans haven’t had a close relative on this planet ⋯
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Richie BartlettWho wants to get milked at the hospital?? A Chinese hospital in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, has introduced a new machine that makes sperm donation even easier- an automatic sperm extractor. I’m all for ⋯
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Did you know?You are never actually touching anything. Your atoms’ electrons repel objects when they are 10^-8 meters away from you, but you can feel the force of the resistance. Technically right now, you’re hovering.
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IFLScienceJune 11, 2014By Pearls Of Raw Nerdism, via AsapSCIENCE.
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Heh, next time, they’ll add up the differentials with the grow & decay algorithms plus take the cube root before their sums become irrational… Must get the MATH right, chumps! IFLScienceMay 22, 2014Look, I don’t want to ⋯
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Before Jessica Lee graduated high school last year, she went out with more street cred than anybody else who has ever made a chemistry joke in school with her yearbook quote. While her peers were probably quoting Ferris ⋯
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Who wants a virtual reality headset?“Cluck cluck.” - I’ll take that as a resounding “yes.” In recent years, people have started to take animal welfare very seriously and slowly we are starting to see a change in the way that ⋯
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