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The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) is launching a research program to explore the phenomenon of young children recalling details of their past lives. This initiative is supported by $750,000 in funding from organizations such as the BIAL Foundation, The Dreamery Foundation, and the Philip B. Rothenberg Research Fund. According to a press release, the study will “employ state-of-the-art neuroimaging and contemporary research methodologies” to investigate why some children appear to have…
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A 147-year-old Shipwreck Loaded With Gold Found Near Washington State Source link
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In the 1980s and 1990s, many of the brightest students in the US were enrolled in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, designed to foster advanced learning and critical thinking. Decades later, some former participants are speculating whether the program had a hidden agenda. One woman, who gained attention on social media for her posts about the topic, shared images of her old workbooks showing unexpected activities, such as code-breaking and learning Russian. These…
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Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals the Lost World of Greenland 2 Million Years Ago Source link
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Sign up for the Smarter Faster newsletter A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. In the beginning, about 4.6 billion years ago, all was chaos within a cloud of gas left over from a previous generation of stars. There was nothing but molecules of dust and gas, swirling around in the void. The star stuff drew closer together, and then something happened. The material…