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Jul 05, 2020
Some Blind People Can Still See, And Their Brains Could Help Explain Consciousness
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May 23, 2020
How Loners Are an Evolutionary Insurance Policy
aggregated cells
aggregating cells
broader evolutionary strategy
cell eating
cells’ chemical signals
cellular slime mold dictyostelium discoideum
coin flip
collection of solitary amoebas
collective behavior
consistent aspect of slime-mold behavior.read
constant fraction of cells
constant number
corina tarnita
dense clouds of starlings dip
different strains of the slime mold
different way
environmental factors
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game changer
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graduate student fernando rossine
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iain couzin
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maintenance of social behavior
mysterious glowing clams
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Nov 15, 2019
In "PLOS ONE" researchers report that, when discussing thermostat temperatures at home, women are more likely to say those chats are ones of "conflict" while men are more likely to say those same chats are ones of "agreements" and "compromises."
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Oct 21, 2019
Yale study finds brief speech spoken out of context is enough to allow people to discern the social class of speakers at levels above chance accuracy
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Sep 26, 2019
Overtrained elite athletes show decreased activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex and make hasty economics decisions. The same brain and behavioral markers are also seen in people performing strenuous intellectual activity, suggesting a universal center for “burnout” in the brain.
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Aug 08, 2019
Two years of data on 710 people showed that fast food restaurants on their commuting route was positively associated with higher body mass index. “Having several fast-food restaurant choices along people’s commute is an invitation for an unbalanced and unhealthy meal.”
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Aug 06, 2019
An estimated one in 300 people may have genes that make them more likely to wake up extremely early: between three and five in the morning. According to a new study (n=2,422) those genes may run in families.
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Jun 21, 2019
Stroke risk increases by 45 percent when working long hours over 10 years. Long hours is defined as working 10 hours at least 50 days per year.
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Jun 18, 2019
The "effective dose" of psychosocial vitamins a person gets from their job comes after only 1-8 hours, indicating that a shorter work week, perhaps due to technological development, is worth consideration. (n= 71,113).
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Apr 02, 2019
PNAS study on diversity training found the people most likely to change behaviors are those that training is designed to elevate: Women and racial minorities. American men were also the least likely to be affected by diversity training.
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