Regular, but not recreational, cannabis use linked to greater impaired capacity to envision one’s future - New research suggests that regular cannabis use is associated with impairments in episodic foresight, or the capacity to envision the future, as reported in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
Computer science as a lost art
Overnight brain stimulation improves memory - Non-invasive technique enhances memory storage without disturbing sleep, finds new human study
Mathematical Life Forms (continuous cellular automata)
Critical Thinking
Highly cooperative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances, researchers found.
Cognitive Restructuring: The Complete Guide on How to Reframe Your Beliefs - 'Everything we experience in the physical world goes through a mental filter before we can make any sense of it. Two people can have the same exact experience but come away with two completely different interpretations.
From the graphic_design community on Reddit
Changing your thought patterns is key to overcoming insomnia, according to new psychology research. Learning how to worry less about sleep is helpful in people with insomnia, and the study found this may be achieved through either cognitive therapy or mindfulness-based therapy.
New discovery in telomere biology: It is not telomere length that matters, but telomere structure.
Rather than merely being a ‘core subject’, philosophy should be at the centre of all education | Peter Worley
Nature of Fear, Nicola Samori, Painting, 2017.
A repost but its one of the most calming pics for me
Jack Abramoff and Moral Equilibrium: The natural tendency to give ourselves permission to lower our usual moral standards
The Fixers Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes (2017) - The rechargeable batteries in your laptop, your cell phone, your headphones: all of these can be used to power your life and take you off the grid. DIY Powerwalls – rechargeable lithium-ion battery installations [11:00]
We may crave stability in life, but the brain benefits from volatility, according to a Yale University study on cognition (involving monkeys) that shows how uncertainty boosts learning. Activity in areas of the frontal cortex were dramatically reduced when outcome probabilities were fixed.
Grass cells smiling under the microscope. Say cheese!
Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment, resulting in a 1,000x reduction in bacterial levels inside the industrial machines tested, finds new study. Coating a stainless steel surface with an everyday cooking oil appears effective in repelling bacteria.
Crème brûlée, digital, 760x977px
In Terry Pratchetts books 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic' he equates magic with high energy physics. The number 8 is given great mystical significance and the colour emanated by magic is called Octeroon. I think this article explains where he got these ideas from. interesting stuf
“Because of global climate change, huge amounts of permafrost are rapidly warming. To microbes, they’re like freezers full of juicy chicken dinners that are thawing out,” -- researcher Virginia Rich. Researchers found 1,500 new microbial genomes, doubled known types of viruses in the world.
I interviewed John Backus shortly before his death. He told me his work in functional programming languages failed, and would likely always fail, because it was easy to do hard things but incredibly difficult to do simple things.
3 years of CS in 8 minutes
TIL that in 1982, Indian composer-musician Charanjit Singh combined electronic disco and classical ragas. In the process, he created an anachronistically modern sound -- anticipating the Acid House genre almost a decade before its existence.
Love in the age of Tinder: What love means in the modern era against the view's of Zizek and Aristotle
The Summit, Pen and ink, A3
Experts recommending the five best books in their subject
Hey r/biology! I started a YouTube-channel popularizing microbiology, biotechnology etc. and I'd love some honest feedback. Three videos done so far!
TIL that severed neurons can regrow along a filament of spider silk, back to the area where they were severed.
Not a farmer's wife -- As agriculture grows up, brute strength is no longer the prized trait. Instead, technical skill, ambition and a level head are in demand and it’s women who are proving very good for business.