davereeck
davereeck t1_j8h2aam wrote
Reply to Any Darn Tough underwear equivalent? by NinePeteredOwl
Icebreaker makes the best merino underwear I've ever used, I've tried quite a few brands. Source: 4 weeks on the Tour Divide unsupported mountain bike race.
davereeck t1_j5hs1ce wrote
Reply to comment by trophycloset33 in Seattle-based Jetoptera is developing a vertical takeoff aircraft that can travel at almost 1,000 km/h with a radically simplified new type of engine. With almost no moving parts, it uses super-compressed air to create vortexes for thrust. by lughnasadh
Ha, he said windbag
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Reply to Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows by Portalrules123
Bummer - my company make a lot of noise about offsets. They are mentioned in the article. Seems like the investment is not paying off...
davereeck t1_j0aotm5 wrote
Reply to Researchers discover a way to recycle one of the most problematic plastics | University of Michigan researchers implement electrochemistry in PVC recycling breakthrough. by chrisdh79
The new method applies electricity instead of heat. This does 2 things:
- Controls the rate of hydrochloric acid production, making the process safer.
- Uses process by-products in the recycling of other plastics.
(I think, I might have missed other benefits). Basically, electro-processing PVC makes it safer and cheaper to recycle it and other plastics.
Still sounds like it makes a nasty soup of toxins though.
davereeck t1_izr2ew2 wrote
Reply to comment by Platypuslord in Molecular markers of cells involved in the sixth sense — proprioception, the unconscious sense of body position and movement by marketrent
Does your list include interoception?
davereeck t1_iyxm6am wrote
Reply to comment by OliverSparrow in Researchers claim a human trial with 90 people has shown a simple laser therapy improves short-term memory by 25%. The treatment, called transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM), has had claims in previous studies to also improve reaction times, accuracy and attention by lughnasadh
Laser light (or light from some LEDs) is emitted at a specific wavelength. The sun emits light at all (well, many different) wavelengths. For this effect to work:
- the light must be inside a 'window' of wavelengths that our heads are more transparent to.
- it has to be at a certain level of power - too little, no effect. Too much, no (or bad) effects.
Lasers and LEDs are a way of getting to those two goals. Other light emitters may work as well but are harder to control (e.g. the sun).
davereeck t1_iwcick2 wrote
Reply to Does your gut/gastrointestinal/digestive health affect how you feel mentally/psychologically? by lilm8ey
This is a really interesting area of investigation. Here is an article on Interoception - the sensation you have of your body's state:
Tl;Dr - your ability to sense things like your heart beat (and presumably how your gut feels) may influence emotions. So in answer to your question: Yes, for at least some scientists.
The book How Emotions are Made is one of my least favorite books ever (the author is incredibly pedantic) but the concept is fascinating. Her name is Lisa Feldmen Barret, and isn't cited in this article (but I won't be surprised to find her lab did a lot of the work).
davereeck t1_j8j3udy wrote
Reply to comment by Softicemullion in Any Darn Tough underwear equivalent? by NinePeteredOwl
I'd love to learn about something better...