Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University. Continue reading “Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress”
Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere
As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it’s crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon. Continue reading “Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere”
Religion and health: is there an association, is it valid, and is it causal?
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Levin JS. Continue reading “Religion and health: is there an association, is it valid, and is it causal?”
Long suspected theory about the moon holds water
A team of Japanese scientists led by Masahiro Kayama of Tohoku University’s Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, has discovered a mineral known as moganite in a lunar meteorite found in a hot desert in northwest Africa. Continue reading “Long suspected theory about the moon holds water”
The Antikythera Mechanism; The oldest computer and mechanical Cosmos
Here we present the ‘Introduction‘ of the corresponding booklet (commissioned by
the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham for the Antikythera Mechanism Exhibition, 2014) written by Xenophon Moussas, Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Faculty of Physics, School of Science,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Continue reading “The Antikythera Mechanism; The oldest computer and mechanical Cosmos”
Mind-body practices and the self: yoga and meditation do not quiet the ego, but instead boost self-enhancement
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the very interesting corresponding paper by Gebauer, Jochen, Nehrlich, A.D., Stahlberg, D., Sedikides, Constantine, Hackenschmidt, D, Schick, D, Stegmaie, C A, Windfelder, C. C, Bruk, A and Mander, J V (2018). Continue reading “Mind-body practices and the self: yoga and meditation do not quiet the ego, but instead boost self-enhancement”
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