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Instead of a code encrypted in the wiring of our neurons, could consciousness reside in the brain’s electromagnetic field?
The sounds can penetrate Earth’s crust as seismic waves, illuminating its structure.
After successfully completing the inaugural manned trip in late 2020, Virgin has released the sonic identity for Hyperloop. Created by sonic design studio Man Made Music, the score, dubbed Humanity Forward, took roughly nine months to develop.
The ways that dogs grow and age may provide potentially useful similarities with people.
Including high-intensity training in your workouts provided better protection against premature death than moderate workouts alone.
For centuries, the darkness of the night sky was the source of a paradox named after the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers. Presumably, in an infinite static universe, every line of sight ends at a star, so shouldn’t the sky appear as bright as the sun?
Trees appear to communicate and cooperate through subterranean networks of fungi. What are they sharing with one another?
Wouldn't it be great if you could walk and clean your mask in the sunshine at the same time? Well, an Indian scientist's bioengineering team at University of California may have found the solution. The team has developed a new type of cotton face mask that can inactivate up to 99.9% of viruses, including Sars-Cov-2, within 30 minutes of daylight exposure.
Dr. Lin joins a growing field of acousticians who believe that sound may be the quickest, cheapest way to monitor one of the most mysterious realms of the ocean. A database of deep-sea soundscapes could provide researchers with baseline understanding of healthy remote ecosystems, and singling out the sounds of communities or even individual species can inform scientists when populations are booming.
As he releases a collection of work that has appeared in films, the English musician talked about making functional art, his most ubiquitous composition and why he dislikes wearing headphones on the street.
A molecular geneticist at the University of Surrey says the human "mind" is electromagnetic. Mind-body dualism is one of philosophy's oldest questions, boosted this time by science. Is the answer as simple as our brains forming an electromagnetic "cloud" during our lives?
We’ve all scarfed it down at the movies and made necklaces with it as children. But while we were getting liquid butter all over our hands and faces, roboticists at Cornell University’s Collective Embodied Intelligence Lab tell Inverse that popcorn can be used for much more.
A team of creatives rearranged the Bible in alphabetical order. The project by the Sideline Collective breaks down the holy book to show which words are used most often.
NASA has granted Nokia $14.1 million to build the first-ever 4G mobile network on the moon. Under its Artemis program, NASA plans to send astronauts and a “sustainable” human presence to the moon by 2028. Nokia’s 4G network will allow astronauts to carry out a number of activities including making voice and video calls.
Doctors could potentially treat different diseases just by varying the light and sound rhythms they use.
Singing and chanting are ubiquitous across World cultures. It has been theorized that such practices are an adaptive advantage for humans because they facilitate bonding and cohesion between group members.
AORA is a collaborative virtual space and platform created by Jenn Ellis (curator) and Benni Allan (founder, EBBA Architects) aimed to instill a sense of calm and wellbeing through the curated meeting of architecture, art and sound.
Did you know that an apple or cucumber is MORE hydrating than a bottle of water? Why? The fiber in the apple helps keep the hydration in you longer, releasing it over time. Tap or bottled water can run right through you in as little as ten minutes.
It's the capacity to bounce back in the face of hardship. Janine Lopiano of Sputnik Futures speaking with The Female Quotient & Marie Claire discuss how our resilience is being tested and learn practical tips for adapting and thriving.
“The future of fragrance will be using scent to ‘biohack’ our brains and bodies to perform better,” says Joanne De Luca of Sputnik Futures. Excerpt from Global Wellness Summit Newsletter
Jonas Salk is best known for the polio vaccine and for the creation of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is less well known for his philosophical contributions, which Bill Moyers called “The Science of Hope”.
The heart actually sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart! These heart signals have a significant effect on brain function iinfluencing emotions.
In his investigation of synchronicity Peat distinguished between purely chance events that have little significance within a person's life and much deeper and more meaningful occurrences.
A genuine but hidden power that resides within each individual. A power that makes phenomena like telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition inevitable.
Fuller's ideas and work continue to influence new generations of designers, architects, scientists and artists working to create a sustainable planet.
BDC bridges art, design, and biotech to develop the first generation of professionals who engage the public in dialogue about the broader implications of emerging biotech.
Episode 21: ’Watch — very closely — as A.I. and machine-learning specialists try to mimic reality. You may not be able to tell what’s real from what’s not.
Twice a year, early stage biology companies move to downtown San Francisco to take part in an intense four month program unlike anything they’ve ever experienced. Founders pitch to investors, and turn science into a real product people pay for.
IVS nurtures exploration of powerful ideas that challenge fundamental claims of how nature works. It seeks breakthroughs rigorously validating their potential.
A computer can be trained to predict whether an image shows a man or a woman. Can you identify which parts of the face are most essential to the computer’s decision?