Month: December 2018
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Happy new year, with disease and misery! (again)
Harmonia Philosophica has said it before more than once, but repetition is the mother of learning… Most of us do not want to be reminded of the basic element of life. For all of you that had the courage to continue reading this wire despite its despicable title, I have one reminder: health is overrated! […]
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Walking on the moon… Looking in the Sun…
A new controversial study claims that the moon was able to sustain life at some point in time. (1) We used to dwell in the darkness. We used to worship the dark Dionysus. We were not only born in darkness. We were molded by it. Yes, we used to live on the moon. But now […]
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Health. Disease. Blurry lines…
Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 genes have been identified as being responsible for genetic abnormalities, leaving around 16,000 genes with unknown implication in disease. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, — working in collaboration with scientists from Pakistan and the USA […]
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Forcing people to enjoy (or dislike) music. Free will. As long as it is… free!
Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University have proven it is possible to increase or decrease our enjoyment of music, and our craving for more of it, by enhancement or disruption of certain brain circuits. In order to modulate the functioning of fronto-striatal circuits, the researchers from the lab of Robert […]
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Why be nice?
Kindness and selflessness are widespread among both humans and animals. Many people donate to charity and feel significantly happier as a direct result of doing so. In the animal kingdom, many species show kindness by refraining from violence when settling conflicts. Instead they may use comparatively harmless fighting conventions. The benefits gained from receiving kindness […]
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