When politicians pass off a whopper, we say they’ve been caught in a red-faced lie. The expression comes from “blushing,” an involuntary reaction that causes your face to turn bright red, and often accompanies an excruciatingly embarrassing moment. asapSCIENCE explores the physiology behind blushing — a phenomenon observed exclusively in humans.
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Have you ever wanted to take control of your dreams? Now you can, with the science of how to lucid dream! With these simple steps, and a little practice, you’ll soon experience sleep like never before. H/T ASAPscience
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How does smoking marijuana alter the chemistry of your brain? In a new episode of asapSCIENCE, Michael Moffit shows how pot stimulates euphoria and short-term thinking by unleashing cannabinoids into the brain.
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In a new edition of AsapSCIENCE, Mitchell Moffit explains everything you wanted to know about orgasms, but were too afraid to ask. Most interesting are how men’s and women’s brains shut down differently following sexual arousal. As Moffit asks, “Who knew science could be so sexy?”
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