There is life beyond the exhausted and uncertain monogamous couple, who have two children whom they are barely raising in isolation in a modest middle-class single-family home. There are other possible worlds and even better ones. You just have to dream about them, encourages American ethnographer Kristen Ghodsi (Patterson, New ... Read more
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It’s already been shown that physical activity helps prevent cognitive decline, but now a study from Argentina is going one step further by trying to prove that it can also generate new neurons in adulthood. Neuroscientists and technologists have proven that even sedentary people improve their spatial memory after exercising ... Read more
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The cliffs of La Breña in Barbate are famous for their spectacular views of the sea, but they are also famous for being a place where drug traffickers hide their money. This topic is being discussed a lot these days because of an incident that occurred off the coast of ... Read more
Read More »Lying (a lot) can affect your self-esteem. health and wellness
In 2020, three researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) set out to shed light on an issue full of questions about how lying affects our self-esteem. Does knowingly lying affect the evaluations we all make about ourselves? Does this make us feel like worse people? Does it leave us ... Read more
Read More »Why are “water bears” so indestructible? Scientists believe they have found the answer
(CNN) — Tardigrades, also known as water bears, typically survive in some of the most challenging environments on Earth. Microbes are so extraordinary that they have been taken to the International Space Station for research. When the going gets tough, these surprisingly resilient creatures are able to enter a form ... Read more
Read More »The science of happiness, under test. health and wellness
We all want to be happy – and for decades, psychologists have tried to figure out how to achieve that state of happiness. Many surveys and experiments in this area have pointed to a variety of approaches, ranging from giving away our things to stopping using Facebook or forcing ourselves ... Read more
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