Living organisms seem exquisitely organized and complex, with features clearly adapted to serving certain functions needed to survive and procreate. […]
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The number of neurons in the human brain is comparable to the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Not too long ago, Brad Pitt and Eric Bana starred in a (loose) adaptation of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad;
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Welcome to the November 2024 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who
Erwin Schrödinger said that the important characteristic of life is that it “goes on doing something… for a much longer
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