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Today, we will take a look at the Asch Social Adaptation Experiment, which shows us how much a person depends on other people when it comes to harmony!

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#Psychology #Conformity #SocialInfluence #AschExperiment

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Why Do We Laugh? Discover the Secret of Laughing!

Let’s listen to the opinions of scientists who work on laughter, especially Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson!

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#laughter #whywelaugh #scienceoflaughter #funny #humor

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If you are unhappy, you are immoral: Ethics of Virtue

You think the title sounds surprising and pointless, don’t you? Why would being unhappy be immoral? It’s like we’re giving the fallen one another a kick, right?

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Invisibility cloak which makes something invisible… We are sure it’s one of the superpowers that many want the most. It is one of the indispensables of science fiction and fantasy film creators.

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#InvisibilityCloak #ScienceFiction #FutureTech

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Sulfur Hexafluoride: Sound Thickening Gas (SF6)

Have you ever heard the sulfur hexafluoride? You must have seen videos of people thinning their voices by inhaling helium. Today, we will examine a gas with the opposite effect of helium.

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Can motherhood be copied? To answer this question, we will explore the Harlow fake mother experiment. What is the fake mother? 

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Is Sapiens The End of Our Species?

There is only one human species today. Homo sapiens. But when we look over the human history, we come across many species of humans. So how did we, the relatively “weak” ones, survive while other species went extinct?

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Clever Hans: The Horse That Can Perform Arithmetic Operations

Do you think a horse can do square root calculations?

What would your first reaction be if you had the chance to watch a horse that is claimed to be able to perform arithmetic operations?

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There are many interpretations regarding the greatest movie of all time. We agree with some of these comments and strongly oppose to others. So, if the best movie in the world had to be chosen, which movie would it be?

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The Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin

The scene in the movie “The Gold Rush” where Charlie Chaplin cooks and eats his shoes to avoid starvation. Well, did you know that this scene, actually happened on a sea exploration as well?

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Feeling a Missing Limb: Phantom Limb Syndrome

Is it possible for people with limb loss to feel like they still have it? Or could there be something as hard to believe as a woman’s left hand trying to kill her?

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This gene is not a gene that makes Jolie beautiful. On the contrary, there will be a gene that indicates that her risk of developing cancer is very high.

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Archimedes’ Death Ray: Is It Possible to Burn the Ship with Sunlight and Mirror Only?

Perhaps there is an experiment we all tried when we were kids: Burning a few pieces of paper with a lens or magnifying glass. 

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Challenger: Big Dreams, Bitter Lessons 🚀

January 28, 1986, remains a day of both hope and sorrow in space history. The Challenger Space Shuttle tragically exploded 73 seconds after launch, taking the lives of seven brave astronauts.

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In fact, one of the first things that should come to mind when we think of philosophy is thought experiments.

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The Pitch Drop Experiment: The Fluid No One Can See Dripping

Bitumen is a black and dense substance that is impermeable to water, obtained as a result of the distillation of petroleum.

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Maybe there is something that we wake up to every morning hearing their sound, which many of us do not like at all. When we suppress the feeling of throwing it one side, the “postpone” option comes to light. Yes, I’m talking about the alarm.

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Could Spider-Man’s Web Be Real? The Spider That Produces The World’s Strongest Fiber

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#SpiderMan #Graphene #Strongest #Jenga #Fiber #Carbon #Nanotubes

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Nature Inspired Design Strategies: Biomimicry

Biomimicry can be defined as taking inspiration from nature or imitating nature in designs and technologies developed as solutions to various problems. 

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🌌✨ A Historic First: Apollo 8 and the Moon's First Guests! 🚀🌕

In the chilly December of 1968, humanity took a giant leap in its journey to the stars! 👨‍🚀👩‍🚀 Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to enter lunar orbit, turning what once seemed like a dream into reality. 🌠