Ecology

coffer

Do you see rims or rectangles in the image? Because we observe different forms: it also depends on where we grew up

Illustration of the illusion of Coffer; Credits: Antony Norcia. Some recent studies on Optical illusions They show us that, far from being just a perceptual game, they are the result of our perception of realitya complex perception, which involves brain and culture, body and society. While neuroscience reveals Mental architectures who shape our visual experience, sociology and anthropology remind us ...

rosso percezione colore

Let’s all see the same red color? According to a new study, yes

Net of obvious and known differences such as Daltonism, all of them do we see the colors in the same way? A recent study released on Iscience, entitled Is My “Red” Your “Red”? Try to answer this question and make it measurable: when we say red, in our minds the same image for everyone is formed more or less? Obviously ...

giappone inchino

Because the Japanese bows as a sign of respect

Japanese immortalized in the act of greeting himself bowing; Credits: Maya – Aïs Yataghène via Wikimedia Commons In the heart of Japanese culture, bow (ojigi) is a symbol that goes well beyond the gesture itself: it tells a civilization. It is an act that embodies respect, humility and a profound awareness of social dynamics, important in this land; It is ...

domus de janas

The “Domus de Janas” in Sardinia are the 61st Italian Unesco heritage: what they are and where they are found

Domus de Janas in Sardinia. The Domus de Janasin Sardinian language “Fairy Houses“, They have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These buildings of Sardinia are hypogean tombs carved into the rock dating back to the Neolithic, therefore much older than the well -known Nuraghi. With this resolution of 12 July, the World Heritage Committee, during the Paris session, reconfirms ...

ghigliottina

The guillotine is the symbol of the French Revolution: how it works and who invented it

The guillotine is a car to perform death sentences, consisting of a blade that, falling along an obligatory route between two uprights, cut the head of the condemned. Invented in France in the eighteenth century, it was officially adopted after the beginning of the French Revolution on the proposal of the deputy Joseph-Ignace Guillotinto which the name owes. Guillotin is ...

Calabrone puntura

Because Calabroni sting and how to avoid it: clear clothes can help

Are you terrified by the Calabrian? You could avoid them dressing up with white or green: At least so suggests a study conducted by researchers from the University of Lódz in Poland. The compound eye of the hornet (Vespa Crabro) is able to distinguish shapes and colors And the research conducted by the Polish University shows that the degree of ...

russia ucraina

Because Russia does not affect peace at this moment: the interview with the open inspire

1237 days have passed since the beginning of the War between Russia and Ukraineyet a perspective of peace seems more and more distant. In fact, the conflict underwent a new escalation: in the night between 13 and 14 July, 136 Russian drones hit at least 10 Ukrainian locations, after the largest had already been launched last week air attack against ...

disastro air india

The reconstruction of the accident Air India and the questions still unresolved on the disaster

Air India plane disaster. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office (Godl -India), Godl -India, via Wikimedia Commons The public was made Preliminary report of the Air India flight disaster, in which a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on June 12 immediately after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, causing 260 victims and 68 injured. The report summarizes in 15 pages the results of the ...