Category: Wisdom
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Smell… Understand… Know…
A pair of researchers has used machine learning to understand what a chemical smells like - a research breakthrough with potential applications in the food flavor and fragrance industries. (1) But how can you understand smell without smelling something? How can you understand anything without knowing it first? Why would you seek knowledge about something…
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Ancient wisdom.
Some islands have such low elevation, that mere inches of sea-level rise will flood them, but higher, larger islands will also be affected by changes in climate and an understanding of ancient practices in times of climate change might help populations survive, according to researchers. (1) Indigenous wisdom. Wisdom we have forgotten. And now the…
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Dichotomies…
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the United States and Japan unveiled the possible origins of our cosmic neighborhood's "Great Divide". A well-known schism which resulted to have on the one side the "terrestrial" planets, such as Earth and Mars and on the other side the more distant planets such as Jupiter…
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Great mathematicians with confidence. Wise men, with no confidence…
Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes - unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, a research suggests. In two studies, researchers found that the key to success in personal finances and dealing with a complex disease was a match between a person's math abilities and how…
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