With an estimated 86 billion neurons, the 3lb organ between your ears may be one of the most complex objects in the universe.
All that complexity allows the brain to process more than 70,000 thoughts every day – but creates quite a headache for neuroscientists.
Research has identified hundreds of different brain areas and, the closer scientists look, the more structures seem to appear.
Incredible graphics now reveal the weird and wonderful functions of these different areas – from the
The Texas-born singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith’s voice is an “acquired taste,” as one critic put it after Griffith’s death two years ago, at the age of sixty-eight. To me, Griffith’s idiosyncratic sound—coquettishly girlish, aggressively dulcet, almost lamblike in its high, warbly register—is as comforting as a home-cooked meal, but that is likely because I acquired a taste for Griffith’s singing before I knew that it was a niche pleasure. My mother played me Nanci Griffith records from the time I was
Elon Musks Tochter hat nach ihrem 18. Geburtstag offiziell ihren Namen und ihr Geschlecht geändert.
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Elon Musk sprach seine entfremdete Beziehung zu seiner Transgender-Tochter an, nannte sie eine „Kommunistin“ und machte ihre Privatschulausbildung dafür verantwortlich, sie mit
Rekordzahlen an Menschen, die aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht arbeiten. Zahlen des Office for National Statistics zeigen, dass mehr als 2,5 Millionen Menschen Leistungen wegen Krankheit beziehen, was bedeutet, dass auf 13 Erwerbstätige eine Person langfristig krank ist.
Das ist ein Anstieg um fast eine halbe Million seit Beginn der Pandemie, der zumindest teilweise auf die gestiegene Zahl von Menschen mit psychischen Problemen zurückzuführen ist.
Die meisten Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen werden nicht von spezialisierten Diensten betreut. Stattdessen werden sie in
Growing numbers of women in their twenties are freezing their eggs amid fears over their fertility.
On average, women in the UK don’t tend to harvest their eggs until they’re in their late 30s.
Yet younger women, including members of Gen Z (born after 1997), are taking to social media to urge others of the same age to opt into the procedure.
TikTok videos on #eggfreezingjourney have gained more than 30m views, with many extolling the virtues of freezing their
Pep Guardiola has picked up where he left off with his mind games ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Wembley for the Community Shield final. The Spaniard revealed that his side are not in the best condition heading into the match against Arsenal, in a comment that he may hope catches the attention of their opponents.
City completed their pre-season tour of Japan last weekend when they were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid, following victories over Bayern Munich and Yokohama
At first glance, Daniel MacDonald’s painting The Bowling Match at Castlemary, Cloyne 1847 seems pretty cheerful. A young man is flinging himself into the toss of a ball, his arm swung back and his feet off the ground. A crowd has gathered around him, eager to watch, perhaps waiting for a chance to play. But 1847 was not a happy year in Cloyne, Ireland; it fell in the middle of the country’s Great Famine, the result of a potato
In Tunisia and other North African countries, those who make the journey are known as harraga, or “burners,” because when they reach the other side, they have been known to set their identifying documents alight so that European authorities cannot know who they are nor where to deport them to. An entire body of music exists about the harga, the crossing. The songs revolve around recurring themes: the desire to leave; the dangers of the crossing; the suffering of the
Those who have spent some time in an RV will know that tips on how to make things a little easier are always appreciated. YouTuber the Grateful Glamper has had time to discover many of them.
She and her husband, two kids, a dog, and two cats, have lived in their RV for five years. Now, she sharing her 10 must have to make your RV life more comfortable.
She said: “You have probably had some of those moments where
Tributes have been pouring in for Sinead O’Connor, who died last week, aged 56. Many have spoken about her struggles with mental health, and no doubt the tragic death of her son would have taken a tremendous toll.
She was a very gifted singer, and also known for her appearance on U.S. TV in 1992 when, singing Bob Marley’s War, she protested against the Catholic church’s silence about abuse committed by those within its ranks by changing the lyrics to
