Category: Dasein Philosophy
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A deaf kid. A loving mother. A smile.
A deaf boy listening to his mother for the first time with the help of a hearing aid… (1) Is that lifeless matter organized into something that gives us the impression of consciousness? Can we really degrade pure happiness and love into lifeless particles? How much more will we let our beliefs guide our thoughts?…
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Microbes, death, Universe...
You have around 100 trillion bacteria living in your gut — and that’s a good thing. Known as gut flora or the gut microbiome, these microorganisms help your body digest certain foods, aid the immune system, and maintain a healthy gastrointestinal tract, all in exchange for a constant food supply. But when you die, your…
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Mind, waves, neural connections...
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have shown that electromagnetic stimulation can alter brain organisation, which may make your brain work better. In results from a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in France demonstrated that weak sequential electromagnetic…
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Gut, viruses, life itself...
Odds are, there's a virus living inside your gut that has gone undetected by scientists for decades. A new study has found that more than half the world's population is host to a newly described virus, named crAssphage, which infects one of the most common gut bacterial species, Bacteroides. This bacterium thought to be connected…
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