Society and history
- Avi Blizovsky
- December 1, 2021
- One response
A new study examines the changes a person has undergone in using the different fingers on the palm for writing and how this affects the content we write
- The Hebrew University
- November 30, 2021
Prof. Roni Allenblum Zel dedicated his life to the study of climatic effects on cultures and historical events. A new study, now published posthumously, suggests that their influence is greater than we thought
- Bar-Ilan University
- November 29, 2021
If you have ever stood on the side of a highway, or an ambulance passed you by at high speed, you must have noticed the change in tone that occurs exactly when the vehicle or the siren passes you by: the noise "drops" sharply from high to low tones, from treble to bass.
- The science service
- November 28, 2021
The cities are dense and have a fast pace of life, but still more and more people are moving to them, especially in the developing countries
- Ehud Amir
- November 27, 2021
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"Brandolini's Law" states that the amount of energy required to disprove a conspiracy theory is ten times the amount of energy required to produce it
- The Hebrew University
- November 26, 2021
An article in the Department of Psychology offers a new theory about the connection between music and survival: "Because of the rewarding values of music, humans continue to learn and pass it on to future generations, and not necessarily through specific genetic traits as we have thought until today"
- The science service
- November 24, 2021
Everything that Jerusalem has to offer in the fields of entertainment and culture to residents who moved there for studies or work
- The Hebrew University
- November 23, 2021
The researchers succeeded in creating an extremely tiny device that produces and emits single photons and on which the information can be transmitted in a quantum bit. Every contact, or even the performance of a measurement necessarily changes the information encoded on the photon and this will be expressed, upon reaching the destination, in an error in the protocol and giving an indication of the hacking attempt
- Tel Aviv University
- November 23, 2021
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Plant remains have helped researchers reconstruct the climate in the Land of Israel at the end of the last ice age
- The Hebrew University
- November 21, 2021
With the help of an innovative development by university researchers, doctors will for the first time be able to measure the size of the pupil and its response to light even when the eyes are closed: "The development will enable early detection of abnormal parameters and will contribute to saving the lives of patients with severe brain injuries"
- The Hebrew University
- November 21, 2021
A new study published in the prestigious journal Nature found that bacteria in a chaotic state are less sensitive to standard drug treatment. The researchers developed a statistical model that predicts the results of the antibiotic treatment, and accordingly offer a new therapeutic strategy: the deliberate introduction of the bacteria into a chaotic state - and the healing of the cells using drugs specially adapted to this state
- Avi Blizovsky
- November 20, 2021
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The Inside Climate News website reports that two environmental activist groups have filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Council, saying member states are supporting unsustainable population growth that is dangerously warming the planet.
- Yoram Soreq
- November 20, 2021
- 34 תגובות
Perhaps he asks: Were we few against many in the War of Independence?
- Dothan Rice
- November 19, 2021
- 92 תגובות
Flat Earth believers display self-confidence when they make contradictory claims. They are also required to investigate on their own. The Stochastic investigation tries to achieve order out of extreme confusion. Lots of different conspiracy theories are mixed together. Dotan Reiss joined the groups of followers of the Flat Land, and tried to understand from them how they think
- Dr. Yahyam whistles
- November 19, 2021
- 2 תגובות
The music in the temple on the days of Shibat Zion went through several incarnations while changing from loud-rhythmic music to mixed and pleasant music
- Tel Aviv University
- November 19, 2021
The real payment for the popular and free computer games is data and biometric data about the players
- The Hebrew University
- November 18, 2021
An innovative development offers a biological device based on stem cells and encourages the creation of new blood vessels, which could replace damaged blood vessels in diabetics suffering from leg ulcers and patients in need of catheterization
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
- November 17, 2021
- One response
"The destruction of the building is probably related to the conquest of the area by the Hasmonean Yochanan Hyrcanus, around the year 112 BC," say archaeologists of the Antiquities Authority, who managed the excavation with the funding of a landmarks project at the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage, and with the participation of students from the Land of Israel Studies and Archeology program at the Ministry of Education
- The science service
- November 16, 2021
- The Hebrew University
- November 14, 2021
The researchers: "It is possible to characterize certain adults as having a high risk of increased deterioration due to the events they have experienced throughout their lives. Awareness must be raised about the link between stress and trauma and health decline in old age, and mechanisms must be built that will provide an adapted response, and help those adults deal with these consequences."
- The Hebrew University
- November 14, 2021
The future is already here - researchers at the Hebrew University have succeeded in genetically editing lettuce and making it particularly healthy and rich in nutritional values. Five leaves of the improved lettuce per day will provide the recommended intake of vitamin C for a person
- The Hebrew University
- November 11, 2021
A new study conducted in collaboration between the Institute of Chemistry at the Hebrew University and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland tries to disrupt the future activities of criminals who specialize in forging fingerprints and thus prevent information security breaches. "If we know what the next generation of fingerprint forgeries will look like, we can prepare a countermeasure ahead of time"
- The Hebrew University
- November 11, 2021
A new study reveals that the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases will lead to the intensification of extreme storms, along with a decrease of about 25 percent in the amount of rainfall. The gloomy forecast, but the researchers believe: "The control is still in our hands"
- The Hebrew University
- November 10, 2021
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The study proves the amazing power, size, strength and skills of the Assyrian army for that period, and the truth of biblical quotations concerning the words of the prophet Isaiah who lived at that time
- The Hebrew University
- November 10, 2021
Hebrew University researchers used for the first time a method that has existed for many years to reveal the connectivity patterns in the brain at the cellular level, and determined that the application of the method has great potential in understanding pathological conditions in the brain. The research is published in Science