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From the philosophy community on Reddit

Seeing Theory explains basic stats concepts with whizzy graphics

Researchers identify the universe's missing ordinary matter as highly ionized oxygen.

TIL of 'Shifting Baseline Syndrome.' This is when significant systemic changes occur over time in a way that makes them extremely difficult for humans to perceive. 'New normals' are established which are experienced as though little to no change has taken place.

Adobe is using machine learning to make it easier to spot Photoshopped images

Nowhere To Hide: A (2018) Documentary which shows the insane amount of surveillance that is part of our every day life. (1:26:00)

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements -- may have benefits for both mental and physical health, according to new research.

The sand worm, Digital, 300x300

Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other areas of life

Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong

Water is transported from the blood into the brain via an ion transporter and not by osmosis as was previously speculated, a new study on mice reveals. If the mechanism can be targeted with medicine, it may prove relevant to all disorders involving increased intracranial pressure.

How Frank Chimero Designs a Poster

Ifyou ever want to learn anything...

The “self/other” dichotomy is the idea that you are ultimately a separate thing from your environment, and your environment is ultimately a separate thing from you. Alan Watts calls this the “great social lie.”

From the learnmath community on Reddit

From the bodyweightfitness community on Reddit

TIL there is a specied of bird called 'Honeyguide' (in Africa) that reponds to humans' calls by guiding the humans to wild bees' hive, waiting until the humans have smoked out the bees and felled the tree with the hive and harvested the honey, and feed on the wax in the leftover bees' hive.

For the first time, scientists can actually watch bacteria 'harpoon' DNA in the environment to speed up their evolution.

From the explainlikeimfive community on Reddit

From the history community on Reddit

From the Python community on Reddit

NOTHING TO HIDE (2017) - surveillance and its acceptance by the general public through the “I have nothing to hide” argument

Rats with spinal cord injuries have regained the use of their paws after being given a groundbreaking gene therapy that helps to mend damaged nerves in the spine, by producing an enzyme called chondroitinase which breaks down scar tissue, as reported in a new study in the journal Brain.

Distributed Cognition Is Why The Airline Industry Is Sticking To It's Old-School Flight Simulators

New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception

Fewer than six and more than ten hours of sleep per day are associated with metabolic syndrome and its individual components

From the selfimprovement community on Reddit

The same unsolicited sext message that was rated as appropriate if sent by a woman was perceived as sexual harassment if sent by a man

Spice up your JavaScript with currying

TIL the term 'meritocracy' was coined by Michael Young in his 1958 dystopian essay 'The Rise of the Meritocracy' to demonstrate the social dysfunctions he predicted arising in societies where the elites believe that they are successful entirely on the basis of merit.