It’s tempting and easy to think we are now much more civilized, intelligent and worldly human beings than those hunters and gatherers from the past. But, in fact, our brains barely evolved since then. Societies may have changed dramatically, we are still bound to move about in groups of just
Lees verderZeventig medewerkers van Finext waren het in 2011 zatom te werken voor een beursgenoteerd bedrijf. Ze besloten daarom gezamenlijk hun eigen financiële consultancybureau over te kopen. Drie van de eigenaren, Wim Heuvelman, Danielle Gruijs en Thijs Vijverberg, vertellen hoe je een bedrijf met zeventig ondernemers runt. CVBedrijf: FinextWat: financieel consultancybureau. Zusterbedrijven: 360,
Lees verderOur brain may be the key culprit in causing crime, argues neurologist Adrian Raine in his new book The Anatomy of Violence. He talks about the connection between eating fish and killing people, about whether or not we should believe in free will, and about his personal experience with extreme
Lees verderDe eerste rondvaartboot op waterstof, die Lovers in 2009 onthulde, moest het beeld op de grachten definitief veranderen. Maar de boot van ruim twee miljoen euro ligt al jaren werkeloos aan de kant vanwege tankproblemen. Het was een vooruitstrevend idee: een rondvaarboot zonder schadelijke uitstoot, stank, lawaai of gebruik van fossiele
Lees verderIt’s not only that people gain weight because they are bad at resisting the temptation of a snack. Gaining weight in turn also increases the inability to control eating impulses. Media like Yahoo and LiveScience enthusiastically brought this surprising news a few weeks ago, pointing to a study published in
Lees verderOp een houten tafel in het gras staat een rijtje appel-tomaatcocktails klaar. De garnering wordt ter plekke uit een houten bak met kruiden geknipt. Op een met vuurkorven omringd veldje nemen groepjes mensen nieuwsgierig een slokje, kijken om zich heen stellen zich aan elkaar voor. Het is de tuin van wijngaard
Lees verderIt’s of course a difficult question with many answers and a lot of them are still unknown . But with some specific health problems we are starting to understand what happened to keep them alive. A new example is Factor V Leiden, a blood mutation present in around 5 percent
Lees verderWhales are one the most fascinating and intelligent creatures we know and we certainly want to protect these biggest fishes, or actually mamals, in the sea. But luckily whales are not helpless against the latest ecological changes. A new study found they work together in adapting to their environments, just
Lees verderIf you're vulnerable to depression it doesn't necessarily mean that you have certain unlucky genes or just experienced a traumatic event. What also makes you vulnerable to themental disorder is the way you think. And even if you don't yet have this style of thought, you could pick it up
Lees verderYou can probably guess that organized people are more likely to eat healthy and have a low BMI score. But did you also know that people who are less open to experiences more often like sweets? These findings, published in the new Health Psychology, may sound pretty random, which some of
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