{"id":936,"date":"2018-03-11T23:08:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T23:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=936"},"modified":"2018-03-11T23:08:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T23:08:25","slug":"march-2018-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2018\/03\/11\/march-2018-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"march 2018 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/simple-cell-has-42-million-protein-molecules-life-universe-everything\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Protein molecules<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0| Science\u00a0Alert, 23 January 2018<br \/>\nBiologists answer the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything else.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/photography\/proof\/2018\/01\/zadists-community-protesters-france\/?utm_source=NatGeocom&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_content=pom_20180128&amp;utm_campaign=engagement&amp;utm_rd=18599223655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy and utopia<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nlife\u00a0|\u00a0National Geographic, 23 January 2018<br \/>\nIn Notre-Dame-des Landes, France, a community of 300 people lives its beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/science\/magic-mushrooms-authoritarianism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Shroomers love nature<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\u00a0|\u00a0ZME Science, 25 January 2018<br \/>\nMagic mushrooms promote love of nature and demote adherence to authoritarian views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/01\/180126095312.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cell starving<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0Science Daily, 26 January 2018<br \/>\nDepletion of sugar causes cancer cell death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psilocybintechnology.com\/phenylethylamine-overlooked-active-magic-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Phenylethylamine<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\u00a0|\u00a0Psilocybin Technology, 27 January 2018<br \/>\nMagic mushrooms have multiple active components.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2018\/01\/31\/582112597\/researchers-discover-anxiety-cells-in-the-brain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>In the brain<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0National Public Radio, 31 January 2018<br \/>\nScientists have found specialised brain cells in mice that appear to control anxiety levels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/voynich-manuscript-artificial-intelligence-1212164#.WnMqA_OSeU0.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Decoded<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0|\u00a0News Artnet, 31 January 2018<br \/>\nNo one has been able to read the mysterious Voynich manuscript \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2018\/02\/maya-laser-lidar-guatemala-pacunam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mayan megacity<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0National Geographics, 1 February 2018<br \/>\nLaser technology reveals Maya cities were much larger than presumed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/werner-nomenclature-of-colours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nomenclature of natural colors<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0|\u00a0My Modern Met, 3 February 2018<br \/>\nHand-written 19th century colour guide describes where shades are found in nature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2018\/02\/1600-occult-books-now-digitized-put-online.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>At your fingertips<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0|\u00a0Open Culture, 7 February 2018<br \/>\n1,600 occult books available online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2018\/02\/study-facebooks-plan-to-rate-the-media-could-actually-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rating the media<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0|\u00a0Slate, 8 February 2018<br \/>\nFacebook assesses the trustworthiness of media with only two questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/china-ecological-civilization-2532760301.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&amp;ts=1518199786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ecological civilisation<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\neco\u00a0|\u00a0EcoWatch, 9 February 2018<br \/>\nChina on the road towards harmony between man and nature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business-to-business\/2018\/feb\/12\/nice-threads-the-waste-based-fibres-cleaning-up-fashion#comment-112148000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New threads<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\neco\u00a0|\u00a0The Guardian, 12 February 2018<br \/>\nNatural waste is the stuff new textiles are made of.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-018-01931-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Antibiotic<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0Nature, 12 February 2018<br \/>\nCompounds found in various soils yield antibiotics resistant to multiple drugs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2018\/02\/12\/picture-single-atom-wins-science-photo-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Single Atom<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0PetaPixel, 12 February 2018<br \/>\n\u201eSingle Atom in an Ion Trap\u201c wins photo prize.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthimpactnews.com\/2017\/study-vitamin-d-is-more-effective-than-flu-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Better than vaccines<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0Health Impact News, 17 February 2018<br \/>\nVitamin protects more effectively against the flu than vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/basic-income-part-time-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Basic income promotes zeal<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nculture\u00a0|\u00a0Futurism, 17 February 2018<br \/>\nA recent study shows that people receiving a Universal Basic Income work harder than before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/mice-hippocampus-enzyme-discovery-anti-aging-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Young blood \u2013 young brain<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0Science Alert, 22 February 2018<br \/>\nResearchers have discovered an enzyme that helps rescue ageing brains from cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techly.com.au\/2018\/02\/23\/thanks-new-research-smart-contact-lenses-just-around-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Smart lenses<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nscience\u00a0|\u00a0Techly, 23 February 2018<br \/>\nFlexible contact lenses capable of measuring glucose levels in your tears are well and truly into the testing stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthimpactnews.com\/2018\/study-cannabis-is-protective-against-alcoholic-liver-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cannabis protects<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\u00a0|\u00a0Health Impact News, 23. February 2018<br \/>\nThe most recent study of cannabis\u2019 protection against fatty liver disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protein molecules science\u00a0| Science\u00a0Alert, 23 January 2018 Biologists answer the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything else. Anarchy and utopia life\u00a0|\u00a0National Geographic, 23 January 2018 In Notre-Dame-des Landes, France, a community of 300 people lives its beliefs. 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