The Science Of Attraction Actually Does Make Two Hearts Beat As One

The Science Of Attraction Actually Does Make Two Hearts Beat As One

How can that be real? Chemistry, biology, physics … “The real measure of whether two people hit it off is how much they synchronise internal bodily functions, like heart rate and sweating.” – New Scientist

Underground knowledge. Plants have the capacity to remember and to learn — is that enough for us to consider them intelligent? Native Stories 

2. More than a place to cool off, these swimming pools are the lifeblood of Australia

The Pool

Pools are a defining part of our national identity. Evoking deep nostalgia and childhood memories, this two-part documentary takes a look at the Australian identity through the prism of the pool.

Machu Picchu: Ancient Incan sanctuary intentionally built on faults Science Daily 

Cats Like People! (Some People, Anyway)NYT. So everything’s gonna be OK

How Ann Patchett Threw Her Entire Book Away (Parts Of It A Few Times) Before Getting To The Right Voice

Patchett, author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder (and the newThe Dutch House): “It was a funny thing to throw a book out. People seemed much more upset about it than I was. Some people said, It must be like a death! It was nothing like a death. It was like burning a cake. You know that feeling? Oh, hell, I burned the cake. Then you cut the cake open and eat the little pieces in the middle that aren’t completely ruined, then you bake another cake.” – LitHub

How a 'little Aussie digger' brought Lady Elliot Island back from the brink

ABC NEWS

When miners left Lady Elliot Island, on the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, all that was left was a herd of imported… More