Ian
High performance computing researcher. Interested in Astrophysics, Neuroscience, Economics, Math, history. Atheist. Learning French and Portuguese.
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The Most Complete Brain Map Ever Is Here: A Fly's 'Connectome'
It took 12 years and at least $40 million to chart a region about 250 micrometers across—about the thickness of two strands of hair.
Google publishes largest ever high-resolution map of brain connectivity
A map that could one day yield hidden scientific treasures.
DNA from child burials reveals ‘profoundly different’ human landscape in ancient Africa
Children’s skeletons yield genomes more than 3000 years old
The Supreme Court Could Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Religious Schools
Once states provide public funds to private schools, are they obligated to fund parochial schools, too?
Ancient Earth's Atmosphere May Have Been Over 70 Percent Carbon Dioxide
Micrometeorites billions of years old provide a unique glimpse at our planet's atmospheric past.
Why Progressives Can’t Admit They Were Wrong About the MAGA Kids
After all its twists and turns, the saga of the white teenagers in “Make America Great Again” hats supposedly harassing a Native American elder on the National Mall brings to mind Gilda Radner’s 1970s Saturday Night Live shtick as “Emily Litella,”...
Opinion: The indisputable and spiritual argument for a female president
It's not about women or men — it's about a feminine way of approaching politics that politicians of all stripes have shown, including Andrew Yang
Declines in Religiosity Predict Increases in Violent Crime—but Not Among Countries With Relatively High Average IQ - Cory J. Clark, Bo M. Winegard, Jordan Beardslee, Roy F. Baumeister, Azim F. Shariff,
Many scholars have argued that religion reduces violent behavior within human social groups. Here, we tested whether intelligence moderates this relationship. W...
Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, and memory
Summary: Growth hormone replacement therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury helped improve cognition, anxiety, and depression while reducing fatigue and sleep disturbances.Source: UTMB
Op-Ed: New federal rules on campus sexual misconduct will only make things worse
The proposed federal regulations will almost certainly ignite years of litigation and political battles, without making anything fairer for anyone.
98\.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Any More — The Wall Street Journal
For nearly 150 years, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit has been the accepted standard temperature. But at least two dozen modern studies have concluded the number is too high.
No, You Don’t Have a Disorder. You Have Feelings
The London Times recently carried a story about an avalanche of self-harm among British school children. According to the article, “school nurses are dealing with panic attacks, self-cutting, overd…
Half of Americans don’t know 6m Jews were killed in Holocaust, survey says
45% gave the correct answer, Pew Research Center survey finds and some people believe ignorance linked to rise in antisemitism
Psychologist who waterboarded self-proclaimed 9/11 plotter says, ‘I would do it again’
James Mitchell, the CIA psychologist who waterboarded Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was unapologetic as he testified before a U.S. military commission in Cuba.
Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia’s Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’s Phone
Motherboard has obtained the report made by FTI Consulting into how Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman allegedly hacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's phone.
Earth’s Oldest Asteroid Impact Found in Australia
The cataclysm, which occurred roughly 2.2 billion years ago, might have catapulted the planet out of an ice age.
Declines in Religiosity Predict Increases in Violent Crime—but Not Among Countries With Relatively High Average IQ - Cory J. Clark, Bo M. Winegard, Jordan Beardslee, Roy F. Baumeister, Azim F. Shariff,
Many scholars have argued that religion reduces violent behavior within human social groups. Here, we tested whether intelligence moderates this relationship. W...