MYSTERIOUS: 14 | Mind Blowing Facts

The Ashtavakra Gita's Idea of Freedom and Consciousness Is Almost Too Simple to Bear

A text that begins by refusing your questionJanaka, the philosopher-king, opens the Ashtavakra Gita with three questions: How is knowledge attained? How is liberation reached? How is renunciation achieved? These are the questions every seeker eventually arrives at, shaped carefully, posed with the seriousness of a man who has tried…

Times Life · Sep 14

Emily Willis’ Family Reveals Sign They Say Proves Paralyzed Actress Is Conscious Of Her ‘Locked-In’ State

Emily Willis’ family shared encouraging signs they believe show she remains aware of her surroundings despite living with locked-in syndrome.

Bored Panda · Sep 13

Psychology says people who love to eat something sweet after every meal may be responding to a learned reward

For some people, dessert is more than the final part of a meal. It can become a familiar signal that the day’s demands are winding down and it is time to relax. A routine such as having tea, eating a biscuit and watching television after dinner can gradually become associated…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

8 Serious Health Risks Delivery Riders Face Daily on Indian Roads That No One Screens For

Musculoskeletal damage from continuous vibrationEvery hour on a two-wheeler transmits road vibration directly through the spine. A 2019 study published in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics found that professional two-wheeler riders exposed to whole-body vibration for more than four hours daily showed significantly higher rates of lumbar disc degeneration…

Times Life · Sep 12

A Man's Seizure Turned into Pop Dancing on Video, and Doctors Noticed Music Was Playing in the Background

A 44-year-old man's seizure moved from finger-pointing to pop-style dancing on video-EEG. Texas doctors say background music may have mattered.

Medical Daily · Sep 12

After a Respiratory Infection, Faces Started Looking Stretched to a 4-Year-Old, and His Drawings Showed Doctors How

Days after a respiratory infection, a 4-year-old began seeing stretched faces. His drawings helped doctors diagnose a rare face distortion disorder.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Voices in Her Head Sent Her for a Brain Scan, and Surgeons Found a Tumor No Doctor Had Suspected

A 1997 BMJ case of voices that led a woman to a real brain tumor is circulating again as new data question routine MRI after psychosis.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

An Australian tech company has developed a computing chip that works like a human brain and is being sought after in both the healthcare and military sectors.

AAP · Sep 11

Living with tinnitus can be distressing. So what can you do about it?

Tinnitus affects millions of people and it can take many different forms. But there are therapies that can help make it more bearable

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11

An 8.3-Centimeter Mass in a 19-Year-Old's Brain Looked Like Aggressive Cancer but Was a Rare Benign Lesion Packed with Calcium

An 8.3-centimeter brain mass in a 19-year-old looked like a high-grade glioma on MRI. Pathologists found a rare benign calcified lesion instead.

Medical Daily · Sep 11