The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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