Tag: cosmos
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Pain. Can you laugh without it?
When two painful stimuli act on us at the same time, we perceive one of them as less painful. This phenomenon is part of the body’s own pain control system. A dysfunction of this inhibition is associated with chronic pain disorders. (1) Pain guides us through life. Only to get to the final moments of…
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Happy. Birds. Silence…
A high biodiversity in our vicinity is as important for life satisfaction as our income, scientists found. All across Europe, the individual enjoyment of life correlates with the number of surrounding bird species. An additional 10% of bird species therefore increases the Europeans’ life satisfaction as much as a comparable increase in income. Nature conservation…
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Synchronized. Beautiful.
Dancing. Synchronized. Beautiful. And we love beautiful. But the cosmos was not created with music, but with a big bang. You were not born into a concert hall but within blood and pain. You can find hatred in beautiful people as you can easily find kindness in ugly ones. And yet we keep on seeking…
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Wake up!
New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study parents should view sleep consolidation as a process, instead of a milestone to be achieved at a specific age. (1) We are much obsessed with finding balance that…
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Random predictability…
Scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time that a number of this magnitude has been created by biochemical means. (1) Random. Based on something. But everything started from nothing. Think again. Look at the obvious as you once did. Without asking for anything but what you…
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