Nose for it: For one group of rats, averse cues didn't stop them seeking out the rewardImage generated by DALL-EResearchers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) explored how rats react to cocaine paired with an unpleasant stimulus, uncovering new insights into addiction vulnerability. In the experiment, nearly 30 rats self-administered intravenous...
Credit: PixabayStress often drives us to indulge in foods that aren't healthy, but scientists have found a surprising way to counteract the negative effects: pairing high-fat meals with antioxidant-rich cocoa.Stress, even in short bursts, can temporarily harm arterial function. Eating fatty foods may feel comforting but can worsen cardiovascular stress, delaying recovery.However, there's good...
Credit: istockMost of us are familiar with the concept of mission statements that companies create to guide their actions and decisions. Similarly, individuals can benefit from having their own personal mission statements or core philosophies. These guiding principles remind us of what truly matters and help us make choices aligned with our values and...
Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe report considers options, and trade-offs, for the introduction of a basic income in France. Credit: Univerity bath.The introduction of a partial fundamental revenue targeted at young people living in France would give a crucial 'leg up' to the nation's powerless young people, state the new report's authors.The analysis from the...
What are we when we are no more ourselves?Just how philosophy has helped Kiran throughout the pandemic:In what looks like an exclusive act in witch hour, I light candlelight and sign up with a Zoom: Ideological background seminar at midnight. I belong to a team of individuals who fulfill fortnightly to brood over the...
In nations like Denmark and Germany, gifts are given on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas morning. Furthermore, on Christmas Eve 2021, 587 groups of researchers at universities around Australia got a festive present from the Australian Research Council (ARC), in the form of information that their 2022 Discovery Projects were to be financed.More brutally,...
Bio of Saint-AugustinAugustine, who was born and raised at Thagaste, in eastern Algeria (then part of the Roman Empire), describes his boyhood surroundings as "wrong." He portrays college as a questionable site of discovery, focused toward material rather than spiritual aspirations. Augustine leads a libertine life, indulges in sexual experiences, and lives according to...
Background NoteCredit: Ted GioiaTed Gioia says that he rarely feels a need to add an introduction to his essays; however, given the deep personal significance of the subject, far beyond anything he has ever published lately, some words of explanation might be fitting.Firstly, in this essay, he describes a time in his life that...
The School of Athens (1509–1511) by RaphaelTo this day, most of the Western way of thinking stems from the philosophical explorations of three men of Ancient Greece. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. No question you have heard of these philosophers. According to Hannah Fieldings, Award-Winning Romance Novelist, she started to investigate for her latest novel, Aphrodite's Tears, placed...
