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Growing the gravitational-wave network – Physics World
https://physicsworld.com/a/growing-the-gravitational-wave-network/

Supercomputer reveals atmospheric impact of gigantic planetary collisions
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-supercomputer-reveals-atmospheric-impact-gigantic.html

Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-underused-electromagnetic-spectrum-optics-boost.html

Meditation is your heart’s best friend and we have the science to prove it
https://www.healthshots.com/intimate-health/sexual-health/what-you-need-to-know-about-sexsomnia-a-bizarre-disorder-that-urges-people-to-have-sex-while-asleep/

The Immune System Facilitates Alcohol Addiction - Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/immune-system-alcohol-addiction-16675/

Solar energy breakthrough creates electricity from invisible light | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/sun-solar-energy-renewable-environment-a9628246.html

Larsen & Toubro Helps Build World’s First Fusion Reactor For Endless Clean Energy
https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/fusion-reactor-clean-energy-larsen-toubro-517600.html

Signs of Covid-19 may be hidden in speech signals
https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/covid-19-speech-signals
#signalprocessing

Our bodies are chronically in "threat mode"—but being kind recalibrates our nervous system. Stanford University professor Dr. James Doty explains the physical and mental health benefits of compassion and kindness: https://t.co/IEpHFTVs6r https://t.co/KLQauJaKI7
https://twitter.com/bigthink/status/1283259325725769728?s=09

What Is Intelligence? Where Does it Begin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4RGeoHFko

The philosophy of the Cyrenaics around the time of Hegesias of Cyrene evolved in a way that had similarities with Pyrrhonism, Epicureanism, and also Buddhism.[5]

The rulers of Cyrene around the time Hegesias flourished were Ophellas and then Magas, as governors of the Ptolemaic king of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and from 276 BC Magas as independent king. Both Ptolemy and Magas are claimed to have been recipients of Buddhist missionaries from the Indian king Ashoka according to the latter's Edicts.[5][6][7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_of_Cyrene

There will be more Einsteins & Feynmans. But it’s hard to have another Rainer Weiss (2017 Nobel Physics).

If ever in life you need motivation:

“People say, ‘I failed out of college! My life is over!’ Well, its not over. It depends on what you do with it”
https://t.co/BM1GGQkEVc

https://twitter.com/AstroKPJ/status/1282177272368300033?s=09

8 Possible Causes of Depression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57caPbYnDR8

The big Himalayan earthquake is coming
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/the-big-himalayan-earthquake-is-coming-11594365372475.html

Being good is hard. How an ancient Indian emperor, horrified by the cruelty of war, created an infrastructure of goodness
https://aeon.co/essays/ashokas-ethical-infrastructure-is-carved-into-indias-rocks

How to deal with troubling thoughts
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-manage-intrusive-thoughts-with-the-help-of-cbt

#anxiety

GUIDE
How to engage with life when you feel down
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-engage-with-life-when-you-feel-down

#depression

Dark feelings will haunt us until they are expressed in words
https://psyche.co/ideas/dark-feelings-will-haunt-us-until-they-are-expressed-in-words
Clinicians have since observed #alexithymia among people diagnosed with a wide range of mental health problems, including post-traumatic states, drug dependence, eating disorders and panic disorders.

Rural life can intensify the stigma and loneliness of mental illness
https://psyche.co/ideas/rural-life-can-intensify-the-stigma-and-loneliness-of-mental-illness