Category Body
On the Fabric of the Human Body
Historical Medical Librarian of the Mütter museum Beth Lander presents a 500-year-old book that started human anatomy. Dissection classes weren’t very common because sourcing cadavers could be difficult. The founder of modern anatomy, Andreas Vesalius, collaborated with local judges so that executions could be scheduled around his dissection needs! Ancient and Medieval Medicine Andreas Vesalius […]
Electrical Architecture of the Human Body
Remarkable insight into the electrical architecture and power supply of the human body. After watching the talk I realized that the very simple reason we sleep is in order to recharge our batteries. Cells that we are made of are electrical capacitors and it takes time to literally fill these capacitors once they are discharged. […]
My picks, 2016-12
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Creativity – Microsoft Research Talks How the Human Ear Works Why Porsche Is Revisiting the Hybrid Car It Also Invented The Nazi Engineer Who Created the First Ballistic Missile Nuclear War & Fermi Paradox – Mutually Assured Destruction Creativity – Microsoft Research Talks The […]
My picks, 2016-11
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Pomegranates reveal its powerful anti-aging secret DARPA’s Space Surveillance Telescope: How It Works Fossilised dinosaur brains What are harmonics? Ultrasound Treatment Stops Parkinson’s Tremor Pomegranates reveal its powerful anti-aging secret École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Scientists have managed to prove pomegranates anti-aging potential: […]
My picks, 2016-10
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Curing Cancer with Proton Beams Acoustic holograms Hummingbirds How to raise successful kids – without over-parenting Human Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth Curing Cancer with Proton Beams Suzie Sheehy Particle accelerators do more than just particle physics research. Suzie Sheehy takes a look […]
My picks, 2016-9
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday Lines of Thought: Understanding Anatomy Reading through closed books LiFi: Crossing the Digital Divide Are the Dominoes Falling for Standard Cosmology? Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday Bill Hammack & Don DeCoste Bill Hammack […]
New ‘MIND’ diet may significantly protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Reprinted from Kurzweil – Accelerating Intelligence Even moderate adherence shows reduction in incidence Martha Clare Morris, PhD, with brain-healthy fruits (credit: Rush photo group) A new diet known by the acronym MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — even if the diet is not […]
Beautiful 3-D Brain Scans Show Every Synapse
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Beautiful 3-D Brain Scans Show Every Synapse Sam Harris Neuroscience vs Afterlife Rabbit Island – Nature’s Weirdest Events Rivers of meltwater on Greenland’s ice sheet contribute to rising sea levels Faster, Higher, Stronger Alex McDowell on Building New Worlds Approaching Titan a Billion Times […]
Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future The Deadly Ascent of Denali How to Entertain Yourself in 30-Below Weather Fermi Helps Scientists Study Gamma-ray Thunderstorms Immunology of the Lung Raging Rhino Charge Brain-inspired Computing: A Decade-Long Journey Spot and Stripe get big teeth […]
My picks, 2015-1
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea Are You Sitting Too Much? Why Do We Eat Spoiled Food? Cute Jumping Indri Lemurs – Madagascar Danny Macaskill: The Ridge CGI VFX Breakdown HD: “Winter Olympics: Sochi 2014 Opening” How Much Salmon Can a Kodiak Bear […]
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