mercoledì 30 dicembre 2020

# behav: chaotic (jazz) music generated by songbirds during non-mating seasons for opioid reward

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<< when songbirds sing during non-mating seasons, it's because singing releases an opioid naturally produced in their brain —that...
martedì 29 dicembre 2020

# gst: complex flow patterns generated by swarms of bubbles

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<< When swarms of bubbles are driven upwards through a fluid by their buoyancy, they can generate complex flow patterns in their wake....
sabato 26 dicembre 2020

# life: ten forecasts for 2021, by Saxo Bank.

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(1) A successful Covid-19 vaccine kills companies.    https://www.home.saxo/content/articles/outrageous-predictions/a-successful-covid-19-va...
martedì 22 dicembre 2020

# gst: disorder can induce and modulate topological structures

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  << One of the boons of topological insulators is that their conducting edge states are protected from disorder in the material’s str...
sabato 19 dicembre 2020

# gst: structured amorphous with enforced fragmentation

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<< Many substances with different chemical and physical properties, from diamonds to graphite, are made up of carbon atoms. Amorphous ...
sabato 12 dicembre 2020

# gst: apropos of poetry, poetry inside science ... and vice versa

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<< Poetry is a great tool for interrogating and questioning the world,  (..) There are so many amazing science stories out there that ...
sabato 5 dicembre 2020

# brain: the drug ISRIB reverses age-related cognitive decline within days (in mice) and even enhance cognition in healthy animals

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<< Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, (..)  The drug,...