Words of Wisdom — October 4, 2014

Chris Cole on How Skateboarders Think

"A skateboarder’s way of thought is so different that I feel if somebody had some sort of dilemma in their life you could ask a skateboarder for an outside opinion.You may get something that is absolutely ridiculous or you could get something that’s absolutely brilliant." -From his recent Big Think interview

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“A skateboarder’s way of thought is so different that I feel if somebody had some sort of dilemma in their life you could ask a skateboarder for an outside opinion.You may get something that is absolutely ridiculous or you could get something that’s absolutely brilliant.”

-From his recent Big Think interview:

The Past

The wild psychedelic origins of indigenous mystical rites — as revealed by archaeology

Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of “The Immortality Key,” unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.

a black and white photo of an animal skull.

The Past

Some humans collect stamps. Neanderthals collected large animal skulls

Researchers discovered something modern humans had never before seen—a flashy Neanderthal horn collection.

a star burst in the middle of the night sky.

Hard Science

New neutrino discovery will unlock secrets of the rarest events in the cosmos

We are about to learn a lot more about the most elusive of cosmic particles.

a blue brain with lightning coming out of it.

Neuropsych

Your brain keeps getting faster until you hit your 30s

This is the latest study to confirm that the brain does not fully mature until at least the third decade of life.

The Past

Why did humans evolve curly scalp hair?

The curlier the hair, the cooler you are.

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