In this article I attempt to synthesize all the the details only about the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518. Since there are many dancing plagues throughout 700-1700 AD as well as many diverse theories on the origin of the phenomenon in general, this article fixates solely on the facts of one specific, most famous instance. […]
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Fluorescence seems like technology, but we actually have a lot of fluorescence in nature too. Fluorescence in the animal world can be important signals vital to the species. In stones, fluorescence is due to impurities and inclusions, or, in fluorite, one of the main features defining the rock. How did we get Fluorescence in Nature?
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“We see things not as they are but as we are.” ~Immanuel Kant Can you trust what you see? But forget what you see.. can you trust what you perceive? The answer is no, and you’ll be convinced of that after reading about these 9 tricks of visual perception. In truth, there are very many
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Was the dancing plague real? The art depicting the dancing manias over the years 1000-1600 can tell us a lot about the physical circumstances in a way the written accounts cannot. They also can confirm some interpretations of the written accounts. Plus, art is nice to look at. Let’s see what the art of the
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How fluorescence works may seem mysterious, but it’s a simply step by step process. You don’t need to know much about chemistry to actually understand what happens. We just have to be comfortable imagining the inside of a molecule, where busy bee electrons buzz with their respective energies. They are easily influenced by incoming light,
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