Cognitive Restructuring: The Complete Guide on How to Reframe Your Beliefs - 'Everything we experience in the physical world goes through a mental filter before we can make any sense of it. Two people can have the same exact experience but come away with two completely different interpretations.
Changing your thought patterns is key to overcoming insomnia, according to new psychology research. Learning how to worry less about sleep is helpful in people with insomnia, and the study found this may be achieved through either cognitive therapy or mindfulness-based therapy.
The Fixers Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes (2017) - The rechargeable batteries in your laptop, your cell phone, your headphones: all of these can be used to power your life and take you off the grid. DIY Powerwalls – rechargeable lithium-ion battery installations [11:00]
We may crave stability in life, but the brain benefits from volatility, according to a Yale University study on cognition (involving monkeys) that shows how uncertainty boosts learning. Activity in areas of the frontal cortex were dramatically reduced when outcome probabilities were fixed.
Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment, resulting in a 1,000x reduction in bacterial levels inside the industrial machines tested, finds new study. Coating a stainless steel surface with an everyday cooking oil appears effective in repelling bacteria.
In Terry Pratchetts books 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic' he equates magic with high energy physics. The number 8 is given great mystical significance and the colour emanated by magic is called Octeroon. I think this article explains where he got these ideas from. interesting stuf
“Because of global climate change, huge amounts of permafrost are rapidly warming. To microbes, they’re like freezers full of juicy chicken dinners that are thawing out,” -- researcher Virginia Rich. Researchers found 1,500 new microbial genomes, doubled known types of viruses in the world.
I interviewed John Backus shortly before his death. He told me his work in functional programming languages failed, and would likely always fail, because it was easy to do hard things but incredibly difficult to do simple things.
TIL that in 1982, Indian composer-musician Charanjit Singh combined electronic disco and classical ragas. In the process, he created an anachronistically modern sound -- anticipating the Acid House genre almost a decade before its existence.
Not a farmer's wife -- As agriculture grows up, brute strength is no longer the prized trait. Instead, technical skill, ambition and a level head are in demand and it’s women who are proving very good for business.