|
Subject |
Comments |
Views |
Author |
Date Written |
Trippy mushrooms
|
view preview
Users of magic mushrooms often report altered states of consciousness and a synesthesia-like melding of the senses. Now, scientists may have figured out why: Psilocybin changes the brain’s wiring, creating a hyperconnected brain that contains links between regions that don’t normally communicate with each other. Communication between brain networks in people given psilocybin (right) or a non-psychedelic compound (left). ...
|
|
|
3 |
6004 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
1 |
5277 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
World's largest vacuum
|
view preview
See what happens when scientists drop a bowling ball and a feather in the world's largest vacuum; for the science-illiterate viewers out there (sorry ), a vacuum is a space entirely devoid of matter (also known as an absolute vacuum). A lot of you probably already know how this one ends, but that doesn't make watching it play out any less spectacular. ...
|
|
|
0 |
6630 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
1 |
7052 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
When's the best time to make a decision?
|
view preview
You might think that it's better to be well-fed rather than starving when you're trying to make a big, life-changing decision, but new research suggests quite the opposite. According to a research study conducted by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, people who were hungry because of having fasted overnight perform better on a complex decision task than sated people. ( Click here to read the research). This provides a first piece of evidence that the hot state of hunger improves, rather than compromises, advantageous decision making. Their experimental evidence suggests that the "hot state of hunger promoted rather than compromised complex decisions with uncertain outcomes that are advantageous in the long run as hungry participants were ...
|
|
|
1 |
7692 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
0 |
5208 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
Why do we listen to sad music?
|
view preview
No one wants to be sad. So why do we love listening to sad songs so much? New research suggests that we're drawn to sad songs because they evoke mostly positive emotions, which is great for our mental health. According to the study published by the journal PLOS One, researchers found that "a wide range of complex and partially positive emotions, such as nostalgia, peacefulness, tenderness, transcendence, and wonder," were brought out in the participants that took part in the study by sad music. These are emotions are all healthy, feel-good emotions. The researchers concluded that "Music-evoked sadness plays a role in well-being, by providing consolation as well as regulating negative moods and emotions." Source: http://www.plosone.org/article ...
|
|
|
1 |
5447 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
Ever been inside a fish before?
|
view preview
National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame has a 143-foot muskie fish building. It's lower jaw is an observation deck.
|
|
|
0 |
17897 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
2 |
18620 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
Scibbles
|
view preview
This pencil lamp leaves behind scribbles with its cord.
|
|
|
2 |
18291 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
0 |
2955 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
|
0 |
8639 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
Termite kings are puny
|
view preview
The average termite queen will produce 30,000 eggs PER DAY. And considering these morbidly obese baby-making machines will often live till they're 20 years old, that means 219,000,000 eggs in single a lifetime.
|
|
|
1 |
9912 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
Ignorance and fear: the perfect recipe for elections
|
view preview
Africa is much safer than what it has been made out to be. This map shows the true geographical reach of Ebola right now. If you're afraid for your life, your politicians are likely doing a good job instilling fear into you before the next election!
|
|
|
0 |
9704 |
duddy |
9 years ago |
This turtle has a pig's nose
|
view preview
This strange little guy is the aptly named pig-nosed turtle. Native to the Northern Territory in Australia and parts of New Guinea, it uses that odd, piggy snout just like a double-barrelled snorkel.
|
|
|
2 |
9838 |
duddy |
9 years ago |