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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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