Category: Dasein Philosophy
-
Synchronizing the brain with the cosmos. Not remembering.
The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives. New research is shedding light on how sound memory works in the brain, and is even demonstrating a means to improve it. Scientists previously knew that a neural network of the brain called the dorsal stream was…
-
Society. The forest. The river.
People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life. Researchers have now found evidence for a gene that is believed to be linked to the illness. It encodes a serotonin transporter in the brain. Interestingly, this messenger suppresses feelings of anxiety and…
-
Names.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". This phrase - from William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo & Juliet - is among the most famous acknowledgements in Western culture of the power of naming to shape human perception. According to the International Union of Geological…
-
Single-event upset… Aeschylus… The meaning of life and death…
Under Earth’s protective magnetic field, we don’t usually need to worry too much about the health effects of cosmic radiation – although it’s something that’s known to impact astronauts in space, and even passengers travelling in airplanes. But the same can’t be said for our technological systems – fierce solar storms can wreak havoc on…
-
Star Wars VIII - The last Jedi explained. Allegories. Weird references. Balance.
~ Warning: Potential SPOILERS may be contained! The new Star Wars Episode VIII (8) is finally released. All the fans are out there looking for a room to watch the new part of the saga and they will not be disappointed. The new movie is a quality addition to the Star Wars (SW) universe and…
You must be logged in to post a comment.