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Neue Art von Hirnimplantat mit entzündungshemmender Beschichtung entwickelt
Um Hirnströme direkt im Schädelinneren auszulesen und zu beeinflussen, sind komplexe neurotechnische Geräte nötig. Während es mittlerweile relativ einfach ist, diese zu implantieren, stellt es Forschende noch vor Herausforderungen, sie in lebenden Organismen für längere Zeit funktionsfähig zu halten. (more…)
Q&A with Centeno: The paradox of war
For more than a decade, Princeton University sociologist Miguel Centeno has taught “The Western Way of War,” a popular undergraduate course that explores the evolution of organized violence from the earliest archaeological record to the present day.
A version of the course he taught online drew tens of thousands of participants. (more…)
Colonial enslavement of Native Americans included those who surrendered, too
Study by Brown University historian finds that Native Americans who surrendered during King Philip’s War were sold into slavery, with long-lasting effects.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —A study by Linford D. Fisher, associate professor of history at Brown University, finds that Native Americans, including noncombatants, who surrendered during King Philip’s War to avoid enslavement were enslaved at nearly the same rate as captured combatants. (more…)
Samsung started as a company selling dry fish and vegetables.
Samsung started as a company selling dry fish and vegetables. pic.twitter.com/ATqZrTgj5L — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 2. Juni 2017
Ausflug in vorgeschichtliche Bergwerke
Urgeschichtliche Bergwerke und Hüttenplätze der Kupfergewinnung im Tiroler Unterinntal sind das Forschungsgebiet von Gert Goldenberg, Markus Staudt und Caroline Grutsch mit ihrem Team vom Institut für Archäologien. Aus dem im Schwazer Dolomit vorkommenden Fahlerz wurde schon früh Kupfer gewonnen. Das vom FWF geförderte D-A-CH-Projekt ist am Forschungszentrum HiMAT angesiedelt. (more…)
Managing menopause
Women use alternative medicine more than doctors know
A review of previous studies about how women manage menopause symptoms has found that they frequently use alternative treatments but often do not inform their doctors about them. (more…)
Serious. Kathy Griffin didn’t make any fun. She must have a hidden message.
The Photo of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a blood-stained decapitated head of President Donald Trump can’t be a fun. She created the scary image together with photographer Tyler Shields. Whatever excuse she makes now, is just for distraction. (more…)