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Join a Global Gathering of Researchers on the Importance of Self-Compassion – Free Online
Noted researchers are coming together on September 10 to spread one message: “Self-compassion is critical.”
The Global Compassion Gathering will feature a deep dive into self-compassion...
Polish Olympian Auctions Silver Medal for Infant’s Heart Surgery, but Winning Bidder Won’t Accept It
Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk took the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. While she might have come in second at the games, what...
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down – Without Electricity or AC
If in mid-summer you went onto the top of the Grocery Outlet supermarket in Stockton, California, and placed your hand on the strange, glossy...
Astronomers Spot Light From Behind a Black Hole for the First Time – Proving Einstein Right Again
When doing astronomy, you can't blink, because the difference between a never-before-seen phenomenon, and just a regular day at the telescope can be as...
Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By ‘Mindwriting’ With Brain Signals
A man paralyzed from the neck down has gained the ability to type words with his brain about as fast as the average smartphone...
Scientists Discover Psychedelic-Like Drug That Doesn’t Cause Hallucinations
A new psychedelic-like 'wonder drug' could treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder—without causing hallucinogenic 'tripping'.
Psychedelics have long shown promise for treating a host of...
Researchers Create CRISPR ‘On-Off Switch’ to Control Inherited Genetic Problems Without Changing DNA
Scientists have figured out how to modify the unrivaled gene-editing tool CRISPR to extend its reach to the epigenome, which controls how genes are...
‘Like a Beautifully-tuned Instrument’: 2000 Microphones Unlock the Mystery of Why Hummingbirds Hum
The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound when it hovers in front of flowers to feed. But only now has it become...
Hemp is Already Being Used in Walls and Insulation as a Game-Changer in Construction Industry
This article was written by Nate Berg for Ensia and has been re-printed with permission.
It has become almost a cliché to discuss the benefits...
Growing Mushrooms at Home is Everyone’s New Pandemic Hobby
Home-grown mushroom kits are seeing an explosion in demand, giving people something to do, watch, and cheer on while they're stuck at home.
Lockdown and...
One of the First Publicly-Traded Psychedelic Wellness Companies is Mapping the Mental Health Revolution
It took decades of cultural change mixed with legislative progress and increasing commercial viability to bring widespread use of cannabis and cannabis derivatives to...
Paris is Turning Its Dark Underground Parking Lots into Organic Mushrooms Farms
What can you do with a dark underground parking lot that isn't being used anymore? Think fungus.
Unused parking garages around the French capital have...
Startup de Mujer Keniana Recicla Desechos Plásticos y Convierte en Ladrillos 5 Veces Más Fuertes que el Concreto
Nzambi Matee, que fabrica ladrillos de plástico, 5 veces más resistentes que el hormigón, dirige Njenge Makers en Nairobi, donde convierte los residuos plásticos en ladrillos.
Musical Training Gives the Brain a Crucial Advantage—Especially at an Early Age, Says New Study
Neurologists looking to understand how perfect pitch affects the brain found an altogether different and inspiring conclusion about music and brain function.
They found that...
Dutch Design Artist Creates Lightshow in a Leek Field to Celebrate Farms and Enhance Plant Growth
Dutch designer and artist Daan Roosegaarde has turned a field of ordinary leeks into a dazzling light-show in celebration of the crops that feed...
This ‘Life-Changing’ Backward Walker is Helping People Move Forward Hands Free
The inventor has gone into debt launching this company, but he says that giving people the ability to walk again, and seeing them embrace...
Startup Turns 32 Million Discarded Chopsticks Into Gorgeous Decor And Furniture
Attempting to tackle the immensely small, and intolerably ignored problem of chopstick waste, a BC resident created a startup that recycles used chopsticks into...
El Steve Irwin de los Hongos, Trabaja para Salvar Hongos Antiguos y Raros que Pueden Protegernos de Pandemias
El micólogo Paul Stamets está trabajando en la isla de Cortes en BC, Canadá, con la esperanza de usar guardar y usar los hongos agarikon como defensa contra COVID-19.
The Steve Irwin of Mushrooms: Paul Stamets Works to Save Rare Ancient Fungus to Protect Us From Pandemics
There are some people born to this earth in whom a particular purpose or pursuit is embodied in such a complete way as to...
First-of-Its-Kind Med School Makes History For Cherokee People
In rural Oklahoma, a brand new medical school sits in the Cherokee Nation, training Nation members to become physicians at Nation clinics.
Oklahoma State University...