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147 words you can use instead of using 'very'.

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Double-blind placebo trial of psychedelic tea ayahuasca shows significant, rapid anti-depressant effect

If Google offered a passport that allowed you to live and work anywhere in the world, would you sign up?

Refraining from bad behavior toward a significant other during stressful life events is more important than showing positive behavior, suggests a new study. When stressed, people may be especially sensitive to negative behavior in their relationships, and less sensitive to positive behavior.

Democrats put greater value on what social psychologists call communion traits (broadminded, warm, curious, fun-loving, sociable, etc) and Republicans put greater value on agency traits (hardworking, determined, ambitious, thorough, organized, etc), suggests a new study (n=1,269).

The First Millisecond Of A Nuclear Explosion - Photo From Tests Performed in Nevada 1952.

TIL Peppermint oil promotes hair growth more than hair growth medication

Hello, this is Charles C. Mann, author of 1491 and The Wizard and the Prophet, and I'm here to talk about the great American past, how we think about the future, or anything else that strikes you as interesting. AMA

Scientists have developed solar cells powered by bacteria that can work even if the sky is cloudy, as reported in the journal Small.

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Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping long-term opioid treatment - New study questions the value of long-term opioid therapy for chronic, non-cancer pain.

You can improvise a phone stand using old cassette cases

AskScience AMA Series: We're three experts on plastic pollution who have worked with Kurzgesagt on a new video, ask us anything!

I’m just not myself | podcast on the philosophy of the self in Buddhism and Hume

Limits in mathematical learning: how many hours a day should one study mathematics intensively?

Rocket Girl, Amy Reeder, Digital, 2018

Ayahuasca Works Against Severe Depression

TIL that the chestburster scene in Alien was inspired by the pains the writer suffered as a result of Crohn's Disease

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The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration: Open architecture at two separate corporate headquarters' appeared to trigger a natural human response to socially withdraw from officemates and interact instead over email and IM.

Youtube channel with various lectures on advanced mathematics by noted mathematicians (ST Yau, Atiyah, Milnor, Sarnak and many many more)

Neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential to provide insight into the neural basis of human intelligence.

Scientists have created a life-form that combines features of bacteria and archaea.

Aztec moral philosophy has profound differences from the Greek tradition, not least its acceptance that nobody is perfect

How to Use the Power of Emotional Contagion to Change Your Mood - 'We live in a psychological ecosystem where every mind is interacting and influencing every other mind. When a new person enters a room, they can completely change the emotional dynamic of it.

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