1. Where do superstar scientists come from? Other superstar scientists. Even when you control for everything resume-wise, protégés of soon-to-be-famous scientific mentors (orange) had way more future research impact than their IQ-matched peers (blue)

If you haven't yet read Daniel Dennett's seminal essay/story "Where Am I?," now's your chance: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/daniel-dennett…

Mistakes happen in science, but they should be handled in a productive and positive way go.nature.com/3WsND3h

Why Our Brains Are Built to Search for Meaning | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-i…

12 Things Everyone Should Know About Evolutionary Psychology Sex differences, mate preferences, aggression, jealousy, pregnancy sickness, the Cinderella effect, and more stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-things-ev…

"#Reading, while not technically medicine, is a fundamentally wholesome activity. It can prevent cognitive decline, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure. In one study, book readers outlived their nonreading peers by nearly two years." #books theatlantic.com/health/archive…

#Understandingbrokenheart Researchers have found that heart failure leaves a "stress memory" in the form of changes to the DNA modification of hematopoietic stem cells, which are involved in the production of blood and immune cells. sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

A team of international researchers, led by the University of Exeter, discovered that people with a genetic variant that disables the SMIM1 gene have higher body weight because they expend less energy when at rest. sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

Just watched #Thangalaan and what an incredible cinematic experience ! Grateful to pa.ranjith for delivering such a powerful story with stunning visuals and a brilliant cast. A true masterpiece. 🙌🔥 #PaRanjith #ThangalaanHindi #ChiyaanVikram

Researchers have discovered a fascinating new link between the gut and the brain: swallowing nutritious food causes the release of the feel-good chemical serotonin. ow.ly/3aQV50TpGTK

Ancient humans waited out last ice age in frigid Central Europe, surprising study finds livescience.com/archaeology/an…

If you don't apply information you learn, you'll forget 75% of it after just six days. s.hbr.org/3ctx28H

Happy Birthday to the visionary filmmaker pa.ranjith ,whose stories have given voice to the unheard and celebrated the beauty of human spirit and resilience. Your art inspires us to think, to feel, and to believe in a world of equality and justice. #PaRanjith

"Call centres are understaffed; websites hide their phone numbers on obscure pages or else omit them entirely. One reason businesses are in crisis...you could easily grow GDP by an extra 2% each year—if only businesses would answer the sodding phone." spectator.co.uk/article/whats-…

Explore this fascinating study by the Monell Chemical Senses Center, which reveals a groundbreaking connection between our brain’s memory systems and food cravings, especially for #sugar and #fat . sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/…

Today in 1868, Charles Darwin began writing his book Descent of Man, which gave us this wisdom: "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

Introspection—the ability to examine our own thoughts and feelings—is key to understanding ourselves and having empathy for others. Here's how. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/great-…

"Intelligence, in the sense of the ability to learn from experience, is a product of natural selection. But its greatest survival value lies not merely in adapting to the environment, but in the ability to criticize and reject ideas. The survival value of intelligence is that it

I wrote about something I've been noticing. Everyone said smartphones would kill. But my #photographer friend is busier than ever. Turns out they didn't compete with phones - they just created more reasons to hire them. medium.com/@watchingthing…

Changes in Diet Drove Physical Evolution in Early Humans | Dartmouth home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/07/c…