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Some tiles puzzled our blogger Jennifer Frazer when she first encountered them at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon. They turn out to have involved the Jesuits; the Marquis of Pombal, the influential Portuguese secretary of state and de facto ruler of Portugal during the mid-18th century; and political intrigue (of course).
When people are exposed to stimuli that remind them of their mortality, they exhibit increased investment in the social and cultural identities that provide meaning and perceptions of death-transcendence.
Even healthy subjects have less belief in free will when they’re subtly reminded of their own physical limitations.
The bush that ate... the entire mitochondrial genomes of a moss and three green algae plus several hundred miscellaneous genes from another alga and from an undetermined number of flowering plants.
From executive editor Fred Guterl (@fredguterl):
Edward Norton is not just star of the cult classic Fight Club and the current Birdman, he's also the UN Ambassador for Biodiversity. I had the pleasure of leading a conversation with him and Samson Parashina of the Maasai Wilderness Conserv...ation Trust on tourism and conservation at the Strand Bookstore last week. That's me holding up a copy of Scientific American magazine. Norton has worked with the Maasai trust for 14 years and is thoughtful and well informed on conservation issues. Thanks to Rachel Scheer for taking the photos. See More
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If they can save even one innocent life at the end of a deactivated U.S. barrel, kill switches are worth a serious look.
November 2014: The Neuroscience of Meditation
How it changes the brain, boosting focus and easing stress
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