Each of us has something different that brings us happiness and it is indeed a unique experience. However, there are certain chemical reactions in our bodies and environment that can affect how we feel. Today’s infographic explores some of those. [VIA]
The human body is a wonderful machine. Throughout the ages and the course of evolution, our bodies have been perfected into the temples they are today. There are amazing things that take place inside us every day, and every day we learn even more amazing things our bodies are capable of, or how to improve them. [VIA]
From MinuteEarth, this very interesting video tries to answer the question, “What is the biggest living thing on Earth?” It turns out that the answer is really based on how you define “biggest” and how you define an organism. I found the answer very surprising and informative!
From the National Geographic YouTube Channel, this video follows a grant researcher trying to figure out just how giant sea turtles are able to travel in mass numbers to return to the same lands where they were born to now lay their eggs.
Today’s infographic is a great summary of the variety of life we see not only in the species and creatures in the world, but also the variety of their lives. It’s very interesting to see lifespans laid out in this way, and to see that humans really are essentially on the high end of the middle of the pack. I am sure, however, as medicine and care advances we will see ourselves moving into the high end of lifespans. Would you care to be like the immortal jellyfish though? [VIA]
From fertilization to birth this fantastic animated infographic from Eleanor Lutz at TabletopWhale.com walks you through the key steps of embryonic and fetal development. Fantastic for health or parenting classes, and a real treat to see something different in an animated graphic! [VIA]
It is amazing to think that our entire memory system is controlled not only by one organ, but that it literally is nothing more than a supercomputer, using electrical impulses in specific areas to create memories and control body function. But how does it all work? Today’s infographic helps break it down, showing the different parts of the brain and how different memories and bits of information are stored in and controlled by each one. [VIA]
Last week I featured an infographic on what happens to your body when you drink a cup of coffee (found here). Following up on that theme, today’s infographic explains what happens to your body as you consume alcohol. Each drink consumed (defined at the top of the graphic) will increase both the visual external impairments and affect internal changes in your body. It is important to know and understand how alcohol functions in the body to know when to not only stop drinking yourself, but when someone around you may need serious help. [VIA]
If you’re anything like me, you can’t function without your morning cup. It’s known that coffee, or more specifically the caffeine in the coffee, can be addictive, but jsut how does it work on your body, and what effects does it have? Today’s infographic walks you through how coffee works on your body, from the first sip through the withdrawal symptoms if you’ve gone too long without your java. [VIA]
Most of us do not like to be caught by surprise as events occur and arise, especially big, life altering ones. While nothing here will directly affect us, it is interesting to know how thefuture might shake out. The BBC has put together this interesting timeline for us, starting 1000 years into the future and taking us to one hundred quintillion years (100,000,000,000,000,000,000). [VIA]
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