brains

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They had very large brains along with traits associated with archaic humans in East Asia and Neanderthals in Europe.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

But many LED bulbs are installed with a much higher color temperature, near 4,000 Kelvins, which our brains interpret as harsh and bright, regardless of how many lumens they’re actually emitting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Gillian, Clive and their families are part of research into the condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital and Clive and his daughter Evans have signed up to have their brains and spinal cords donated for research.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Buffett has said that insurance is Berkshire’s most-important business, and Jain has been the brains behind it for four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton