What ‘Lucy’ Gets Terribly Wrong About the Human Mind
The new movie, “Lucy” has people swearing an absurd piece of fiction is truth: That we humans only use 10 percent of our brains. Absolutely no evidence exists to support this theory. Please stop...
View ArticleThere Is a Museum for Everything and This Has Got to be One of the Weirder Ones
A museum in Peaks Island, Maine displays 1,200 umbrella covers. You know, the sleeve a new umbrella comes in and gets lost after a use or two? Why umbrella covers, you ask? The museum’s website...
View ArticleEverything You Know About Berries Is Wrong
Bananas are berries. It’s true. Fruits are classified into four categories: Simple, compound, accessory and aggregate fruits. Classification is based on which part of the flower or ovary give rise to...
View ArticleScientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Understanding Memory
Good news! Dartmouth researchers say they have found the part of your brain responsible for knowing where you parked your car. (Source: Brain by _DJ_ via Creative Commons) The retrosplenial cortex is...
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