Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. A combination of archival and experimental studies indicates that Read more »
Scientists Research Altruistic Brain Areas
Altruism may be “hard wired” into the human brain, scientists have suggested. How inherently good humans are – or aren’t – has been an issue which has occupied philosophers for centuries. However, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have used Read more »
College Students faced with increasing perfectionism
Today's college students have more perfectionistic traits than those of decades past, a new study suggests. The study is one of the first to examine generational differences in perfectionism, which is defined as having excessively high standards for oneself and being overly Read more »
Spend More Time in Parks and Gardens
Researchers from the University of Essex found that as little as five minutes of a “green activity” such as walking, gardening, cycling or farming can boost mood and self esteem. “We believe that there would be a large potential benefit to individuals, society and to the costs Read more »
New Study: Alcohol damages DNA & increases Cancer risk
Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking increases your risk of cancer, according to research part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Naturetoday (Wednesday). Much previous research looking at the precise ways Read more »
Treating Brain Diseases with Magnets
Can magnets be used to treat epilepsy? For over 25 years, magnets have been used to stimulate the brain to investigate how nerve cells are connected in the brain. In many instances people with diseases affecting the brain such as stroke, epilepsy, dystonia and depression have Read more »
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Jellyfish
Immortal, bioluminescent, ancient, deadly, mesmerizing, Jellies are nothing shy of amazing. Watch this short video covering everything you ever wanted to know about jellyfish + why they are the key to immortality! Read more »
Elon Musk wants to bring back electrical power to Puerto Rico
Elon Musk says that, if given the green light, he can power Puerto Rico ‘There is no scalability limit, so it can be done for Puerto Rico, too’ When Scott Stapf read a story about Puerto Rico’s “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rethink how it gets electricity,” he had a Read more »
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