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Only humans shed tears of emotion, and studies are slowly explaining why Crying is a quintessential human experience. Other species produce tears, but ours is the only one that scientists believe consistently cries, not just to lubricate and protect the eyeballs, but also to express emotion – after a breakup, at graduation ceremonies and while watching “The Notebook”. While they are one of the few things that make us uniquely human, in many ways, emotional tears remain an enigma. Research…

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얼마 전 뇌를 주제로 한 장동선의 토크쇼를 다녀온 다음 이 책을 버킷 리스트에 올려 놓았다. 토크쇼 진행 중에 장동선이 소개해 준 책이다. 요즘 내가 자주 이용하는 사이트가 막히는 바람에 이 책을 구하기 힘들었는데 혹시 싶어 인터넷을 검색하니 운 좋게 구할 수가 있었다. 매우 가볍게 보이는 습관 하나라도 바꾸기가 어렵고 힘든데 어떻게 하면 생각을 행동으로 그리고 지속적으로 옮길 수 있는지에 관한 내용이다. 읽으면서 이 글을 통해 조금씩 메모해 보도록 한다. When it comes to changing your behavior, your opponent isn’t facing…

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The largest fungus The largest fungus found so far is a honey fungus in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. Spread over three-and-a-half square miles (nearly one thousand hectares) and weighing somewhere between 7,500 and 35,000 tons, it is the largest known living organism on Earth estimated to be many thousands of years old. Hidden Connections Nature is complicated. To understand how populations of predators and prey affects each other, we can look to Isle Royale, an island in Lake…

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