Scientists Create Tiniest Life Form Yet, Not Sure What It Is
As the gene-manipulation industry grows, a breakthrough reveals how little we know about DNA.
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This is Your Brain on Dreams, with Michio Kaku
When we slip into sleep and embark on a subconscious journey through our dreams, what exactly is our brain up to? Theoretical physicist, best-selling author, and all around cool guy Michio Kaku returns to Big Think to discuss the science of dreaming, as well as everything Freud got right about our subconscious: Continue reading This is Your Brain on Dreams, with Michio Kaku
LifeStraw water filters convert contaminated water into clean, safe drinking water.
LifeStraw® water filters convert contaminated water into clean, safe drinking water. The easy-to-use filters are a vital tool for some of the 780 million people who don’t have ready access to safe drinking water. This leaves them at risk for diarrheal disease, which kills more than 1.5 million people every year. Continue reading LifeStraw water filters convert contaminated water into clean, safe drinking water.
You have 70,000 thoughts a day. This is how to organize them for maximum productivity
The average person has 70,000 thoughts each day, and if you don’t learn to organize them, they have the potential to wreak havoc on your productivity. Continue reading You have 70,000 thoughts a day. This is how to organize them for maximum productivity
Is Human Evolution still Occurring?
Humans have evolved: are we still doing so? Very slowly perhaps, but what’s really changing is how we are adapting to the natural environment. And here, the nerds are winning.
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Study: Virtual reality therapy can lower stress levels of hospital patients
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Denmark Just Produced 140% of its Electricity Needs with Renewable Wind Power
About a week ago, Denmark made the absolute most out of a particularly windy 24 hours by harnessing its power and producing not only all of its own electricity needs for the day, but enough extra to spread between three neighboring countries. To be exact, the sustainable wind-power technologies harnessed and collected 144% of one days electricity needs.
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