Category: Human
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Damaged brains…
Researchers have identified specific sub-populations of brain cells in the prefrontal cortex, a key part of the brain that regulates social behavior, that are required for normal sociability in adulthood and are profoundly vulnerable to juvenile social isolation in mice. (1) Damaged brain. Making us distance ourselves. Undamaged brain. Making us speak with others. Afraid…
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Healing.
Researchers use discarded wound dressings as a novel and non-invasive way to study the mechanisms that promote healing. (1) But do wounds ever heal? Are they meant to? Is it that the scars remind us that we used to be perfect or to tell us now that we are not? Look back at when you…
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AI. Business. Dead gods…
The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before pursuing automation that could put the jobs of human employees at risk, it is important that business owners take careful stock of their operations. AI should not be…
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Rewards. Creativity.
Creativity is one of humanity's most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and thrive. Yet, creativity cannot be necessary for survival because many species that do not possess it have managed to flourish far longer than humans. So what drove the evolutionary development of…
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Cooking spaghetti… Devouring the cosmos…
UC Berkeley archaeologists have discovered that unglazed ceramic cookware can retain the residue of not just the last supper cooked, but earlier meals as well, opening a window onto gastronomic practices possibly going back millennia. (1) At some point we might even recreate the old recipes. But we will never be with those people eating.…
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