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July 18, 2019 6 min read How’s this for mad science: Within the next 15 years, people could elect to have their brains “zapped” to boost creativity in the workplace or classroom. The process — based on functional MRI studies — is headed up by Adam Green, director of the …

HBR Staff/Yagi Studio/Getty Images An athletic mediocrity by most Major League measures, Trevor Bauer became a $13 million-a-year All-Star pitcher thanks to his singular talent: a relentless, data-driven focus on self-improvement. “I wasn’t a natural born athlete,” Bauer told a Sports Illustrated reporter in August 2011. “I’m not that strong. …

  Wild bees are hugely important not only to natural environments, but also to our very way of life. They are vital for pollinating wildflowers, as well as many of the crops we rely on for our everyday daily vegetables and fruit. ‘One out of every three mouthfuls of food …

Earlier this year, researchers found a deposit of rare-earth minerals off the coast of Japan that could provide the world for centuries, according to a research study. The study, released in the journal Nature in April 2018, says the deposit consists of 16 million heaps of the valuable metals. Rare-earth …

The collapse in bee populations can be reversed if countries adopt a new farmer-friendly method, the architect of a brand-new masterplan for pollinators will inform the UN biodiversity conference this week. Stefanie Christmann of the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas will provide the outcomes of a brand-new …

When Chinese scientists first modified the genes of a human embryo in a laboratory dish in 2015, it sparked worldwide outcry and pleas from scientists not to make a child utilizing the innovation, a minimum of for the present. Advised for You It was the development of a powerful gene-editing …

Promoting science-based medication includes numerous elements– going over the often-complex relationship between research study and best practice, examining particular claims, promoting science-based regulations, and dealing with the numerous methods in which individuals attempt to weaken the clinical basis of medication. To those naïve to the difficulties we deal with, in …

Jugs that date to about 3,600 years ago hold traces of the fragrant substance VANILLA SCOOP Long considered a product that originated in ancient Mexico, vanilla– which is extracted from beans such as these– was used by Middle Easterners around 3,600 years ago, a new study finds. DENVER– Three jugs …

The majority of us would agree that having a terrific memory is something that we can be happy of. When we have the ability to keep in mind things from one moment to the next or maybe even from day to day, it assists us at work, at house and …

Low-THC cannabis attracts a vast array of bee types gathering food for larvae FEED THE BEES Cannabis depends upon wind for pollination, but it ends up bees are raiding male flowers (revealed) in hemp fields to forage for pollen for babyfood. < p property="rnews: articlebody schema: articleBody"> VANCOUVER– Fields of …