 'Common Science Myths That Most People Believe' via IFLscience
From using 10% of our brains, to lightning never striking the same place twice there are lots of interesting misconceptions out there. My favourite, which hasn't been mentioned here is...
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 "Running Cures Blindness In Mice" via IFLscience
TL;DR - running whilst looking at stuff promotes activity in the visual cortex (the bit of the brain which organises sight). Basically, if animals have limited sight in one eye from birth (in the case of these mice they had their one eye covered up) then the corresponding part of the brain has less neural activity.  "Human Gut Cells Coaxed Into Producing Insulin" via IFL science
Wow. Reading the original article from Nature Communications.....wow. TL;DR - scientists have worked out which gene to switch on/off to make normal gut cells produce insulin. So, a bit of info: insulin is usually produced from the pancreatic cells and it regluates the metabolism of carbohydrates (sugars) and fats.  "Researchers Find Association Between Porn Viewing And Less Grey Matter In The
Brain" via IFLscience I thought I'd continue on the man-funny line here ;) So, TL;DR porn makes you dumb. Excellent. Don't worry, it hasn't escaped my notice that the article was written by a woman. Nor does it escape my notice that I too am a woman amused by this. Porn is... |
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