Glioma interrupted
science | Futurist, 5 November 2017
According to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the growth of certain aggressive brain tumors can be halted by cutting off their access to a signaling molecule produced by the brain’s nerve cells.
Healing music
culture | Rolling Stone, 8 November 2017
Brian Eno teamed up with neuroscientist Mendel Kaelen to create an app for therapeutic music.
Dolphin alliance
eco | Ecohustler, 30 November 2017
In Scotland a broad alliance of institutions, towns, activists and concerned citizens are standing up for dolphin rights.
High potential
psychoactive | Mad in America, 27 December 2017
MDMA can become the entry point to foster a vibrant integrative psychiatry that evolves into more than just medication management.
Gut level
science | The Telegraph, 6 January 2018
Human brains are interconnected through a type of ‘wi-fi’ allowing us to pick up far more information about other people than we are aware of.
Mindreading
science | CNBC Make It, 8 January 2018
Scientists from Kyoto developed new techniques of “decoding” thoughts using deep neural networks (artificial intelligence).
A matter of trust
life | APS, 8 January 2018
A study suggests that women warm up faster to gay than to straight men.
Digital Afterlife
life | The Guardian, 9 January 2018
In the next three decades almost 3 billion people could leave their digital remains in the hands of technology companies.
Solar car
eco | Science Alert, 9 January 2018
Designed by the Dutch startup Lightyear, the “car that charges itself” can drive for months and has a 400-800 km range.
Alien or not
science | Scientific American, 9 January 2018
2017 was a banner year for scientists seeking alien life.
Cells and viruses
science | The Atlantic, 12 January 2018
The Arc gene, critical for animal learning, has an unexpected origin.
Negative Mass
science | Science Alert, 14 January 2018
Physicists have created the first device capable of generating particles that behave as if they had negative mass.
Flowering
science | BBC News, 14 January 2018
Scientists think they have the answer to a question that puzzled Charles Darwin: how flowers evolved and spread to become the dominant plants on Earth.
Buried prince
culture | The Independent, 16 January 2018
An untouched frozen burial mound believed to contain the remains of a Scythian royal as well as gold treasures has been discovered in Siberia.
Modern Eleusis
psychoactive | Reality Sandwich, 18 January 2018
Here you’ll find an excerpt of James Oroc’s new book, featured below.
Soft as a Rock
life | New Scientist, 18 January 2018
High testosterone levels make you love soft rock.
Simply effective
science | Nature, 18 January 2018
Blood test detects eight different kinds of cancer.
Submerged
science | Science Mag, 19 January 2018
A tiny device may help you hear better under water.
A Cat’s Choice
life | The Guardian, 22 January 2018
Cats show left and right hand preferences.