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What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?

...eye signalling as a marker of when a sleeper is in a lucid dream, it is possible to study the neurobiological activity at this point to further understand not only what characterises and maintains this heightened consciousness, but how it emerges in the first place.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...fly, and the threat of a replicant rebellion is, well, not really a threat at all. The true influence of the film is not that it forecasted the urban future, but that it provided an example jarring enough to help redefine that future. That, and the final scene is absolute cinematic gold. This article was originally published at The City Fix under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?

...was ideal for a performer who embraced ideas of the alien, the outsider, the otherworldly and the occult. In an increasingly visual world seemingly preoccupied by perfection, Bowie’s damaged left pupil became an intrinsic and arresting part of his enigmatic identity.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Bowie as a conduit
History & The Arts

Bowie as a conduit

...articles written about Bowie in the aftermath of his death relay familiar narratives: he was shape-shifting chameleon. He created characters, like Ziggy and Major Tom. He was never defined by one musical style. While all these have elements of truth, when I heard that Bowie had died, my first thought was about his function in my life as a pathfinder, a conduit to...
Can dogs read their owners' emotions?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can dogs read their owners' emotions?

...and emotional validation from their canine counterpart. Undoubtedly, this study further adds to our understanding and appreciation of the cognitive abilities of “man’s best friend” and highlights the mutually beneficial relationships we often have with dogs.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...fall behind, often leading to negative attitudes, poor self-efficacy, and disengagement. We need to stop allowing those around us, in our lives and in the media, to make such negative statements about mathematics – if we don’t take a stand things will never change.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?

...that their sports and games are being corrupted by deliberate fixing, then lessening the reliance upon betting, or somehow changing the nature of betting, may offer some way forward as all match fixing appears related to it and the vast sums of money linked to it.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...that currently beset education in England. No doubt the parents of those pupils being taught in a portacabin by the fifth supply teacher in as many weeks, and who have little idea as to where to address complaints, may have problems buying into that “vision” too.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....