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Can you see that smell?
In the animal- and insect-kingdom, communication is made through an invisible world of scents. By exploiting infrared technology, researchers at Rockefeller University just made that world visible. With the ability to see smells, these scientists now show that when fly larvae detect smells with both olfactory organs they find their way toward a scented target […]
Read More →I see, I see … strawberries!
Eating strawberries minimal once a month, results in less a decrease of cognitive functions with elderly in comparison with their peers who don’t eat the strawberries. The effect is even stronger with women who eat the fruit. That is the conclusion of American scientists of Tufts University in Medford. The subjects were all enlisted at […]
Read More →Smart Russian vodka advertisement
As a social responsibility initiative, Russian Bear Vodka “propaganda” posters were placed on walls facing mirrors in the bathrooms of clubs and pubs. At first glance, the posters seemed to be in Russian. But when looked into the mirror, the Cyrillic letters were reversed to read in plain English “Real Men Don’t Drink and Drive”. […]
Read More →Paragliding photos
Past September, I’ve done a course of paragliding in France. You learned how to fly a paraglide on your own, with the amazing result of 5 high-flights: making an individual flight with a minimal height difference of 500 meters. Luckily, in our group, we had a professional photographer and journalist, who made photos and an […]
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