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Belief is for the most part lack of imagination. You are not so smart

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A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate | Quanta Magazine

Psychedelic drugs can trigger characteristic hallucinations, which have long been thought to hold clues about the brain’s circuitry. After nearly a century of

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Are humans really blind to the gorilla on the basketball court? – Teppo Felin | Aeon Essays

A new interpretation of a classic psychology experiment will change your view of perception, judgment – even human nature

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Think everyone died young in ancient societies? Think again – Christine Cave | Aeon Ideas

The elderly have always been with us: what do their ancient remains say about the human lifespan and ‘invisible’ old age?

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“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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Luna, i migliori fotografi del mondo confermano: «le foto sono false» VIDEO - IxR

I fotografi: sono un falso le immagini dell’uomo sulla Luna «Se le avessero chieste a me, quelle immagini da studio le avrei fatte molto meglio», cioè con le ombre “giuste”, simulando bene l’effetto del sole. Parola di Oliviero Toscani. Il film del presunto allunaggio? La madre di tutte le fake news: «Un falso al 200%». …

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Stimme und Emanzipation - Warum Frauen heute tiefer sprechen als früher

Der Abstand zur Stimmhöhe von Männern hat sich halbiert: Trotz unveränderter anatomischer Voraussetzungen, benutzten Frauen ihre Stimmen heute deutlich tiefer, sagt Michael Fuchs. Er war für eine groß angelegten Untersuchung der Uni Leipzig verantwortlich.

Secondo uno studio tedesco il tono di voce femminile medio è calato negli anni dai 220 ai 165 Hz, dimezzando la distanza da quello maschile a 110 Hz.

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one of my favorite things is how badgers and coyotes will hunt cooperatively. as in not just like happening to go after the same thing at the same time but actually combining efforts to bring down prey; coyotes are faster and can chase down prey species, while badgers are adept at digging them out of their burrows

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also results in great images like this

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Lots of good badger/coyote pics out there!

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The amazing memory of starlings revealed?, Animal Memory, Music and Memory - BBC Radio 3

Chris Watson the sound recordist captures the sounds of starlings on the Island of Coll.

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Praying Mantis Devours Hummingbird in Shocking Photo

The rare photograph reveals a grisly backyard scene—and the intense appetite of mantises.

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No one has ever set their foot on the moon. There has always been a boot in the middle.

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This Video of How Medieval People Walked Is Oddly Compelling

I cannot believe how soothing I’m finding this video of a German man in full Medieval costume explaining how people used to walk in the Middle Ages, before the advent of fixed-sole shoes.

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Un giorno un uomo ricco regalò un cesto di spazzatura ad un uomo povero, l’uomo povero gli sorrise e se ne andò con il cesto. Lo svuotò e lo lavò, poi lo riempì con fiori bellissimi. Ritornò dall’uomo ricco e glielo diede. L’uomo ricco si stupì e disse: “Perchè mi hai dato fiori bellissimi se io ti ho dato spazzatura?” E l’uomo povero rispose: “Ogni persona dà ciò che ha nel cuore”.

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Please understand and love me.

Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden (via wordsnquotes)

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Sunlight duration in hours per year in Europe and the continental United States.