space_monster

space_monster t1_j206ntb wrote

Reply to New study suggests that music and dance may have evolved (in part) to deter potential predators: these "highly synchronized visual and auditory displays" signal to the predator that a) they have been detected, and b) the targeted group can mount a well-coordinated defense. by fotogneric

That's a stretch. Sounds like a stoned thought that someone decided might make a good thesis.

I'm more inclined to believe it's related to our propensity for pattern recognition.

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space_monster t1_iycd9rg wrote

Reply to TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii

I remember the feeling when I eventually (and rather suddenly) got over a long & crazy obsession with a crush - it was like coming down off a trip. everything just cleared up and I was like "what the fuck was that all about". proper brain chemistry stuff

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space_monster t1_iv6wrce wrote

Reply to comment by Kaeny in Researchers designed a transparent window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, without expending a single watt of energy. This cooler may lead to an annual energy saving of up to 86.3 MJ/m² or 24 kWh/m² in hot climates by mossadnik

curtains don't do much. the glass itself heats up and radiates the heat into the room. you need something on the outside of the glass to bounce IR off it.

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