Dancing mania theories attempt to explain the mysteries of why, for about 1000 years in Europe, there were intermittent dancing plagues that often had casualties. Could it be the power of suggestion or toxic indigestion? We’ll explore dancing mania theories both old and new as I attempt to compile all the hypotheses in one place. […]
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Fluorescence examples in daily life are actually quite abundant. Many times, we can’t see if something is really fluorescent or not unless we shine a blacklight on it. Still, these fluorescent objects in our daily lives will be brightly colored, and often described as “neon.” (Not to be confused with actual “neon lights,” which are
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All the times our eyes are open, a complex cascade of events goes on to interpret the sights, even if we are unaware of how photoreceptors work. The beauty of a sunset, a disgusting a slimy mold, the face of a loved one.. all these images trigger emotional responses even beyond the sight, but it
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Dancing mania was a peculiar “plague” of sorts, where people felt compelled to endless and energetically dance to no good means or purpose. Here lies an anthology of the dancing mania that occurred most notably in Europe from 7th to 16th centuries. In modern times, when this is classed as “mass psychogenic illness,” we also
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Fluorescence is a relatively new character on the stage of science, but the history of fluorescence goes back 500 years! Even then, the property itself is not a man-made invention. Fluorescence is a naturally occurring feature of many minerals, plants, and even animals. Here we will see how the first observations of fluorescence slowly gave
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