Category Archives: Science

Brain Power

Posted on January 4, 2015 by diplopi

I once wondered if one could lose weight by thinking harder, but it seems like the energy consumption in the brain is not a simple matter of greater mental effort sapping more of the body’s available energy. Even though a more … Continue reading →

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Evolution is Just a Theory

Posted on January 3, 2015 by diplopi

From the book ‘Science Tales: Lies, Hoaxes and Scams’, Darryl Cunningham takes on common challenges to evolution, debunking them point by point (see the whole chapter on evolution vs theory here: http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.no/2011/06/evolution.html ). It probably won’t change the minds of someone who … Continue reading →

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Nobel Prize Recipients from Norway in Physiology or Medicine

Posted on October 6, 2014 by diplopi

              Congratulations to this year´s Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine and cognitive neuroscientists May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser from Norway together with John O´Keefe from UK, which have discovered an inner positioning system … Continue reading →

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New Technology May Reveal How Long You’ll Live

Posted on July 3, 2014 by diplopi

Facial recognition technology may soon become personal, as a group of scientists is working on a system that analyze an individual’s longevity prospects based on how his or her face has aged. The research is still in its early stages, but … Continue reading →

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Is the Brain a Receiver for Consciousness?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by diplopi

An interesting article regarding the ‘brain-as-receiver hypothesis’. The author, Steven Novella, claims that the hypothesis is nothing more than a convenient way for dualists to dismiss evidence for the correlation between brain function and mental function. He argues that if the … Continue reading →

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An Algorithm That Recognizes Faces Better Than People Can

Posted on April 24, 2014 by diplopi

Computer scientists are announcing they’ve made a program that is better at matching photos than people are, and this is the first time a program has performed better than people at recognizing people. The new algorithm, developed at the Chinese … Continue reading →

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Beard Trend is ‘Guided by Evolution’

Posted on April 16, 2014 by diplopi

A study from 2013 (The role of facial hair in women’s perceptions of men’s attractiveness, health, masculinity and parenting abilities Evolution and Human Behavior 34 (2013) 236-241. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.02.003) looked at men’s and women’s judgments of attractiveness, health, masculinity and parenting abilities for … Continue reading →

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Can ‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Protect against Addiction?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by diplopi

Researchers at the University of Adelaide set out to probe the connection between oxytocin development and addiction, including how and why oxytocin levels vary so much between individuals, plus how the different levels affect health. Published in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, … Continue reading →

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Near Death… Explained?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by diplopi

A thorough article about the topic of “Near Death Experience”, with findings strongly challenging the mainstream neuroscientific view that mind and consciousness result solely from brain activity. The article also points to witnesses claiming to have a clear mind and vivid consciousness … Continue reading →

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Vision Lost and Dream Imagery

Posted on April 5, 2014 by diplopi

How blind people’s mind create new, unseen imagery in their dreams. From the book ‘Curious Folks Ask’ by Sherry Seethaler.

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