Shifts in color discrimination during early pregnancy

Source: Evolutionary Psychology

The present study explores two hypotheses: a) women during early pregnancy should experience increased color discrimination ability, and b) women during early pregnancy should experience shifts in subjective p ...
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Explorations in Quantum Computing

Source: Kurzweilai

Amazon | By the year 2020, the basic memory components of a computer will be the size of individual atoms. At such scales, the current theory of computation will become invalid. “Quantum computing” is reinventing the foundations of computer science a ...
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Do Plants Smell Other Plants? This One Does, Then Strangles What It Smells

Source: NPR

"Plants smell," says botanist David Chamovitz. Yes, they give off odors, but that's not what Chamovitz means. He means plants can smell other plants. "Plants know when their fruit is ripe, when their [plant] neighbor has been cut by a gardener's shea ...
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10 Cool Facts About Olfaction

Source: Bella Sugar

We all have a sense of smell, and we all use it constantly, whether we realize it or not. Scents and smell are two of the most important yet often overlooked elements of everyday experience. Want to learn a few truly amazing facts about the things you ...
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What's That Smell?

Source: Bronxville Patch

Picture a beautiful, sunny summer day. I am relaxed and happy, hiking along a lake, watching a pair of swans feeding and preening. And all of the sudden, I smell something. It is a mixture of rotten meat and body odor. It is ...
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