Write your name in Japanese
Does anyone know whether this is anything close to real? My name would be Zukatokuchi. Kinda fun!
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Tree house in Papua New Guinea
The people of Papua New Guinea build their houses up to 100 feet above the ground!
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Being ‘nice’ partly in your genes: study
Excerpt:
Being “nice” may in part be due to your genes, according to a new U.S. study in the journal Psychological Science.
In “The Neurogenics of Niceness,” published online on March 28, researchers at the University of Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, found a connection between “kind” and “generous” behaviour of 711 study subjects, and versions of receptor genes for two hormones that have been associated with niceness in previous laboratory and close-relationship research.
Lead researcher Dr. Michael Poulin, of the University of Buffalo, told Postmedia News the study also could apply to Canadians, especially those of European descent.
There are also similar findings of studies in Israel, Denmark and Switzerland, he said.
“Our findings are consistent with the possibility that oxytocin and vasopressin are part of the biological underpinnings of this caregiving system,” says the study.
The hormones oxytocin and vasopressin have been linked to the way individuals treat each other.
How your brain tells you where you are
How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you’re moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.
Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are – YouTube.
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