PostsCommentsPayoutstheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 22 hours agoA large cross-cultural study found that lower belief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes, and support for discriminatory behaviours toward immigrants, racial minorities, and LGBTQ people.Image credit: Pixabay People’s attitudes toward human evolution vary widely among individuals, and these differences might contribute to deeper divisions in our current society. A major international studytheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 2 days agoEvolution Acceptance Is Now the Majority View in the U.S., Long-Term Data ShowsPhotograph by jplenio Long-term surveys show that acceptance of evolution has steadily increased among Americans over time. The study reviewed 35 years of national survey data collected between 1985 andtheworldaroundme (73)in Caturday • 3 days agoA Friendly Kitty Along My WayThe weather was decent today, so I decided to have a little walk. Along this little path, there's a pretty kitty who sits there looking lonely. Perhaps her owner is at work and she's waiting for them.theworldaroundme (73)in FungiFriday • 4 days agoA Spooky Fungi Friday HuntWhat an eerie end to my fungi hunting today. I found only a few mushrooms with interesting names; they aren't something extravagant, but I would like to show them anyway. As I entered the woodland, theretheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 7 days agoVoyager 2: The Only Spacecraft to Visit All Four Giant Planets and Still Going Strong After 49 YearsIn March of 1977, engineers at JPL were busy preparing Voyager 2 to be launched by NASA in August, 1977. This spacecraft will carry out scientific missions by carrying 10 different instruments; however,theworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 8 days agoFrontostriatal Salience Network Shows Nearly Two-Fold Functional Expansion in DepressionThe Salience Brain Network Image credit: o8t Nature published a major 2024 study of the neuroscience of depression that really advances our understanding of the bases of the disorder. This is one of thetheworldaroundme (73)in HiveGarden • 9 days agoSupporting My Grapevine and Hoping for Fruit This SummerAfter a few days of rain, we eventually had some dry weather. I noticed my grape plant has turned lush and is now bearing flowers and needs some support, so I thought I would make a little trellis fortheworldaroundme (73)in FungiFriday • 11 days agoThe Little Mushrooms That Brightened My DayI spotted a few mushrooms today, but I thought I’d share the mushrooms I created instead. Sometimes, when life brings a little sadness, making something with my hands really cheers me up. This projecttheworldaroundme (73)in NeedleWorkMonday • 15 days agoPatchy Kitty: My First Tapestry Crochet CatSomehow I created this little patchy kitty last night! I’ve always wanted to try tapestry crochet, but I never quite found the inspiration to start. I also thought it would be very difficult, with alltheworldaroundme (73)in Nurses Hub • 17 days agoBrain Imaging Study Suggests That Shifting Racial self identity Can Reduce Racial Ingroup Bias in Empathy and Increase Helping Behaviour(A) Illustration of the four phases of the MTP using white facial disguises. (B) Rating scores of racial identifications in the test and control groups in experiment 1. Strip charts display means (bluetheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 18 days agoApollo 11 Landed on the Moon with a Computer That Had Only 4KB of RAMApollo Guidance Computer and DSKY Man-Machine Interface. Photo credit : CHM In 1969, Apollo 11 took humans to the Moon and back to Earth. What amazed me is how it did it with very limited on-board technologytheworldaroundme (73)in FungiFriday • 18 days agoI’ve unintentionally made a garden mushroom bush for the kitties.I always love things done unplanned, and I seem to enjoy them more that way. Whatever sparks my mind in the moment feels more exciting and natural. I was in the garden looking at this bush and thoughttheworldaroundme (73)in Reflections • 21 days agoBaby girl allegedly abandoned in a Delhi drain - a reminder that the "missing girls" issue isn't just historySymbol of girls lost to gender discrimination and violence in India. Image Credit: She Recently, I saw an article on the news site from Delhi reporting about a baby girl, 1.5 months old, who was pickedtheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 23 days agoWhy Morning Sunlight Beats Coffee for Feeling Alert9 AM in England, taken by me. At first, I thought it was the discipline and coffee that were making me feel awake, but I recently found out that light is a much simpler…theworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 24 days agoHistorical Trends in U.S. Housing Affordability (1985-2025) OC/Excel Note: This chart is based on FRED data (MSPUS and MEHOINUSA646N). It compares median sales prices of homes sold with median household income and does not adjust for mortgage rates or regionaltheworldaroundme (73)in FungiFriday • 25 days agoTrying to Grow Wood Blewits in the GardenSo earlier this evening, I did my usual walk and, though I thought my previous blewit find was just luck due to the autumn-like weather (as they can sometimes appear briefly), on my walk today I foundtheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 28 days agoVoyager 1: Still Talking to Earth After Nearly 49 Years (14 Years in Interstellar Space)Image Source: Wikimedia Launched in 1977, the spacecraft Voyager 1 is regarded by many as the greatest spacecraft ever built. Its original purpose was to collect data on Jupiter and Saturn, and its missiontheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • 29 days agoThe Decline of the Somali Shilling and the Rise of Dollarisation and Mobile Money Systems: Why the Poorest Suffer MostThe poorest Somalis are especially affected, holding increasing amounts of depreciated shillings that have little purchasing power. Image credit: Guardian Somalia presents a rare case of a country wheretheworldaroundme (73)in StemSocial • last monthWeekend catch up sleep (1-2 hours) is associated with lower depressive symptoms, while 3+ hours shows no added benefit (2025 meta-analysis, n > 326,871)Weekend catch-up sleep may help the body recover from weekday sleep loss. Image credit: Weave A lot of us end up losing some hours of sleep during the week, so it can feel good to make up for that losttheworldaroundme (73)in FungiFriday • last monthChickpea & Wild Mushroom Curry After Fungi Friday HuntSo I went back to that same woodland today to see if I could find any more wood blewits to add to my recipe. Luckily, I still had some dried cremini and honey mushrooms that I foraged last autumn, along
