There’s An App Described As A “Shazam For Plants” That Lets You Take A Picture Of Any Plant And

Do you want to see what lies beneath the surface of Echo Lake?

(sees a child) they have teeth under their teeth they have teeth under their teeth they have teeth under their teeth up in their gums theres hidden teeth up there and under their teeth

Football stamp issued by Finland in 1952 as part of a sports set to commmemorate the Helsinki Olympics. The 1952 Olympic football Champions were Hungary who beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in the final.  Sweden defeated Germany 2-0 in the third place play-off to take the bronze medal.

The memory part of the brain may also hold clues for anxiety and depression

The hippocampus is a seahorse-shaped structure located deep inside the brain. As part of the limbic system, it plays an important role in memory processing and spatial cognition, including how mammals learn to understand and navigate their environment.

The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia.

But new U of T Scarborough research finds that it may also yield important clues about a range of mental health illnesses including addiction, anxiety and depression.

The research, authored by a team of neuroscientists, found that a specific part of the hippocampus could play an important role in emotional regulation, a finding that calls into question our understanding of how exactly this part of the brain works.

“What this shows is that we may need to rethink how the hippocampus processes information,” says Rutsuko Ito, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology.

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reasons why i claim to learn latin:

it’s a beautiful language

its historical importance

the literature is brilliant and best enjoyed in its original language

reasons why i actually learn latin:

so when people ask me to say something in latin i can tell them a meme and claim it means something beautiful

so if i ever get a chance to go back in time, i can talk about dumb shit with people like cicero and mark antony

so i can communicate with my brethren, the demons from hell

Important Terms

For approaching Religious and Anthropological Studies:

Cultural Relativism:

“The ability to view the beliefs and customs of other peoples within the context of their own cultures rather than one’s own; or, describing another culture from its own point of view without imposing one’s own cultural values.” Look at what people BELIEVE, not whether or not what they believe is “true.”

Ethnocentrism (the opposite of cultural relativism):

“The tendency to judge the customs of other societies by the standards of one’s own; combines the belief in the superiority of one’s own culture with the practice of judging other cultures by the standards and values of one’s own culture.”

Harnessing ethnocentric ideas when approaching religious and cultural studies will hinder one from truly being able to learn and understand other peoples and their cultures. 

Today on “rules of English language I didn’t realise were a thing until someone pointed it out”

Women’s History Month – Dr. Rosalind Franklin, Pioneer Molecular Biologist and Uncredited for Discovering Double Helix Structure of DNA

This GIF shows how the toucan releases heat using its beak to cool itself off.

The toucan beak isn’t just beautiful, it’s also an adjustable thermal radiator that the bird uses to warm and cool itself. When the bird is hot, the blood vessels in their beak open up to allow more circulation to enable heat to escape. Birds can’t sweat so evolution has come up with some life hacks to get the job done. [video]

The First Pizza Joint

Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba, in Naples, Italy, is widely considered the world’s first pizzeria. It was first established in 1738 as a peddler’s stand. In 1830, it became a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the town center. Since its opening day, their ovens have been lined with lava rocks taken from nearby Mount Vesuvius.