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Blockchain and other technologies are driving technological progress, but can generate immense energy costs. Innovative approaches such as energy-efficient devices and structures could significantly reduce the ecological footprint of these technologies.
Each shift in energy production has shaped civilizations, enabled technological breakthroughs, and created new challenges. Today, the world is on the threshold of a new era: clean, renewable energy sources and breakthrough technologies promise to end our dependence on fossil fuels. But how can we best meet this great challenge?
Gamification is the use of game mechanics to add excitement to virtually any activity, from working out to learning a new language. Apps with gamification elements such as Duolingo, MyMcDonald’s, Temu, and Fitocracy are hugely popular. But some experts criticize their tendency to subtly manipulate us.
There are some bad habits that we would like to get rid of as quickly as possible. But why is this often so difficult? Why is our brain so attached to recurring behaviors and what can we do about it?
Blockchain gaming apps are based on cryptocurrencies, tokens and NFTs. Just hype or the future of the gaming industry?
At night, while we sleep, we process sensory stimuli that we have absorbed and stored during the day. But can our brain also store new knowledge during our night’s sleep?
A survey conducted by Harvard University in the United States found that 44 percent of working adults say that their work affects their health. In Germany, Techniker Krankenkasse conducted a survey which revealed that 64 percent of Germans suffer from stress at least occasionally and 26 percent report that they suffer from stress frequently.
Anyone who has ever been tickled for longer than a few seconds knows that it can be real torture – our body compels us to laugh as a reflex. However, anyone who tries to tickle themselves will invariably fail. Why is that?
A pack of potato chips instead of a bowl of salad – a few hours on the couch instead of at the gym: we constantly break our resolutions and surrender to the commands of a very selfish brain. Yet, anyone can beat laziness. What slows us down, what keeps us going? How can we overcome the motivation killers in our heads?
Just ten minutes of acute oxygen deficiency can cause irreparable damage to our brain. If it lasts longer, we become unconscious and fall into a coma.
