Breathing: The Key To Good Performance Breathing provides the body and mind the oxygen it needs to function. We can live for some days without water and several weeks without food, but only a few minutes without oxygen. And even so, how often do you pay attention to your breathing. Breathing is the priority and vital function for the survival of every living being, and also […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 20, 2020 0 Comments
Happy Campers Sleep Better: Studies Show Health Benefits of Sleeping Outdoors Camping is a great activity that is relatively cheap and quite enjoyable. It gives you a chance to slow down and be one with nature and your surroundings. Whether it’s just to escape the hustle and bustle of the city or to put you in position for the alpine start you need for one of your climbing projects. Camping can […] Brains James Pulfer | July 10, 2020 2 Comments
Brain Post: These Animals Have Gone Extinct in the Last 35 Years Climate change is very real – and it’s changing the population of our planet Earth. Check out this video to see the long laundry list of animals that have gone extinct in the last 35 years. “Extinct in a Millennial Lifetime” depicts animals that have passed into extinction since 1980. The sadness of the subject matter is compounded by rough animation and narration by a child who will never get the chance to see these animals. It’s a poignant call to action to protect biodiversity for future generations. Film created and produced by […] Brains ameliatraynor | April 23, 2015 1 Comment
Groundwater Depletion & Mountain Building, California’s Sierra Nevada are Growing Taller Every Year As the current drought continues to grip California and the West, water is in high demand, and groundwater is being drawn out of aquifers at substantial rates. As groundwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley continues to be pumped from the ground for agriculture and industry, it is lowering the elevation of the valley, and possibly […] Brains Jesse Cassidy | May 19, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post | Measuring Mountains How do we know how tall mountains are? Two answers: in modern times GPS measurements can be made to an accuracy of a few centimeters. Before GPS, trigonometry (just like in high school) was used to estimate the height of peaks. Not surprisingly, the British, measurers, organizers, and classifiers of […] Featured Article Chaz Diamond | March 25, 2014 0 Comments
Music Mondays: Why We Love & Need Music This week we bring you a special edition of Music Mondays, there is no artist, no band, but instead we attempt to explain why it is that we not only love, but need music. In a recent article published in the New York Times by Robert Zatorre and Valorie Salimpoor titled Why Music Makes Our Brains Sing, the two Canadian Neuroscientists’ expain […] Jesse Cassidy | June 10, 2013 2 Comments
Brain Post: Universe Found to be 100 Million Years Older than Previously Thought {Each day, SnowBrains.com is gonna publish one “Brain” post. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} The European Space Agency’s Planck space observatory has been in space since May 2009. The Planck’s mission was to capture images of the left over radiation (Cosmic Microwave Background) from the formation of the universe that […] Brains SnowBrains | April 4, 2013 0 Comments
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