The stigma against napping is finally starting to decrease — and for good reason. Taking a timeout to sleep during the day does much more than just give us a quick energy boost. It also confers some serious health and…
Science and Physics
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Why People Forget: 5 Amazing Facts About Memory
Memory can be a playful thing. It collects minute details from childhood events, yet leaves us wondering where we left our keys.
Buddhist Monk Shows Brain Activity During Meditation.
“Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” ―Voltaire
Japanese Scientists Successfully Transmit Electricity Through The Air.
Scientists in Japan have successfully transmitted electric energy wirelessly through the air, proving that Nikola Tesla was onto something big.
When Lava Meets Ice
Last year, a group of researchers from the Syracuse University Lava Project decided to see just what would happen if you mixed a huge block of ice and 660 pounds (300 kg) of lava. The team, led by geologist Jeff Karson (in collaboration with…
Scientific Proof That We Can Heal Ourselves
In this TEDtalk, Lissa Rankin explores the spiritual and scientific implications that the placebo effect has over us. She discusses how our thoughts powerfully affect our physiology when we believe we can get well.
The Gateway Drug Is Alcohol, Not Marijuana.
A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a gateway drug effect is, in fact, accurate for some drug users, but shifts the blame for those addicts’ escalating substance abuse…
What will You See if You Put Cannabis Under The Microscope?
Neatorama is happy to bring you some of the interesting images from the book Cannabis Under The Microscope: A Visual Exploration of Medicinal Sativa and C. Indica by Ford McCann. The ebook is available for all Kindle devices and applications…