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Secondo un nuovo studio, il tempo potrebbe in realtà andare in retromarcia

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By Elana Spivack Verified
| Esquire Italia Verified
Il tempo che passa è una questione pressoché indiscutibile. Il suo flusso segna un movimento chiaro che va in una specifica direzione. Per sua natura, il tempo è asimmetrico: lo percepiamo muoversi come una freccia, che progredisce in avanti senza poter mai invertire la rotta. Il fatto che sia inevitabile, però, non vuol dire che lo comprendiamo completamente.
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Scientists Successfully Made Advanced, Lab-Grown Brains—Could They Become Conscious?

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By Elana Spivack Verified
| Popular Mechanics Verified
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Lab-grown neuron groups can mimic parts of the human brain and help researchers study both the brain’s development and disorders. Now researchers have started linking these “organoids” to proto-spinal columns to understand the pain pathway. As these models grow more sophisticated, a concern has arisen about their possibly developing self-awareness. But these are not true “mini-brains,” researchers say.
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Aliens From a Parallel Universe May Be All Around Us—And We Don’t Even Know It, Study Suggests

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By Elana Spivack Verified
| Popular Mechanics Verified
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers are studying how hospitable our universe is to creating life. It’s related to the density of dark energy, which impacts star formation and the chances of life forming. The idea is that very few universes with intelligent life would have limited dark energy density. But ours is less than optimal. So, it’s puzzling that we exist, researchers said.
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