Mycologist Answers Mushroom Questions From Twitter 🍄 | Tech Support | WIRED
Clark University mycologist David Hibbett answers the internet’s burning questions about mushrooms. What’s the difference between crimini, button and portobello mushrooms? What are the weirdest mushrooms? Why do «magic» mushrooms exist? How can you tell if they are poisonous or not? David answers all these questions and much more!
Entomologist Answers Insect Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Entomologist Samuel Ramsey answers the internet’s burning questions about insects. What are the best insects to eat? Why do crickets hear from their legs? How do bugs breath? Dr. Sammy answers all these questions and much more. Check out Sammy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drsammytweets?lan… or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsammygram…
A simple way to tell insects apart – Anika Hazra
There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types of mouthparts. Why is this information useful to scientists? Anika Hazra explains how the features of an insect’s mouthparts can help identify which order it belongs to, while also providing clues about how it evolved […]
Asocian niveles bajos de oxitocina a comportamientos agresivos en trastornos alimentarios y de personalidad
Agencia SINC Una investigación liderada por el Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid en la que participan la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) y el CIBER de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM) muestra la relación entre niveles más bajos de oxitocina y el comportamiento impulsivo-agresivo en personas con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria (TCA), así como en pacientes con […]
Why Computer Vision Is a Hard Problem for AI
Computer scientist Alexei Efros suffers from poor eyesight, but this has hardly been a professional setback. It’s helped him understand how computers can learn to see. At the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR), Efros combines massive online data sets with machine learning algorithms to understand, model and re-create the visual world. His work is […]
El alzheimer ya puede detectarse en un 95% por medio de un estudio de sangre
MEC. Gisela Aguilar Martínez El Alzheimer es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa progresiva que afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo. Su diagnóstico temprano es crucial para implementar intervenciones eficaces y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes. En este contexto, los avances en la detección a través de análisis sanguíneos ofrecen prometedores pasos […]
How to live an intellectual life | Zena Hitz | Big Think
When you picture an intellectual, who do you see? Professor Zena Hitz says that somewhere along the way, the idea of what an intellectual is and does became distorted. «The real thing is something more extraordinary but also more available to us,» Hitz adds, differentiating between an intellectual life constantly in pursuit of something else, […]
What happens to your brain as you age
As the most complex organ in your body, your brain changes radically throughout your life. Starting from before birth and continuing even after you’ve died. This is what happens to your brain as you age.
The science of super longevity | Dr. Morgan Levine
What if we could slow down the hands of our biological clocks? This question underpins much of the research of Morgan Levine, who leads a research team at the life science company Altos Labs. Levine investigates the fascinating intricacies of aging, recognizing that it doesn’t happen at a uniform pace for everyone. Central to her […]
Change your diet, extend your life | Dr. Morgan Levine
Dr. Morgan Levine, author of «True Age,» explains how the impact of diet on aging and longevity is determined by three factors: quantity, quality, and timing of food intake. First, caloric restriction, typically a 20% reduction in overall calorie intake, has been linked to increased lifespan in several animal models. However, the positive effects may […]