irime (62)in #science • 6 years agoDo we really need to learn all that in school?Is academic success important for later in life? Recently, I came across a little video that aimed to highlight why…irime (62)in #science • 6 years agoHelping our own bodies to fight cancer: A new anti-cancer vaccine that might put an end to it.Tired of hearing about a “potential cure for cancer” every other week only to see no follow up? Me too. Every now and…irime (62)in #martialarts • 7 years agoTraining without the gi in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Let's roll! (my first DTube video)Were you curious about what my rolls look like? Today is your lucky day: you get to see me awkwardly spazzing out…irime (62)in #science • 7 years agoReliable information or manipulative content? Spot the difference!Nowadays it seems that a decadent educational system, decreasing attention spans, and the spread of social media have…irime (62)in #health • 7 years agoAlkaline diets – Can you really affect the pH balance of your body with what you eat, to get rid of disease? Do they work at all?“Become healthier” is probably near the top of almost everyone’s New Year’s resolutions. This might bring you to take…irime (62)in #martialarts • 7 years agoThe perks and downsides of being a woman in Brazilian Jiu-JitsuI am not one to see life through a “woman lens”. Some people seem to do it all the time, filtering their individual…irime (62)in #health • 7 years agoAn eye condition that I didn’t even know existed: Let me introduce you to Pinguecula/PterygiumHave you looked at your eyes closely? You might be as surprised as I was. It all started a couple of months ago. I…irime (62)in #science • 7 years agoThe biology of the possible: what artificial life can teach us about the nature of living systemsSometimes the findings made in molecular biology seem like countless, tiny pieces of an enormous jigsaw puzzle: some…irime (62)in #steemit • 7 years agoYour Steemit achievements and resolutions: What does 2018 hold?In 2017, I achieved (almost) all of my Steemit goals: reached reputation 60+, got consistently good payouts for most…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Seven: Where it all beganLook closer, and you might find a treasure right in front of you... The Challenge These are the rules to be…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Six: I'm addicted to youCould also be titled "Jim Jarmusch meets typical Instagram shot" The Challenge These are the rules to be taken…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Five: Familiar viewWho could have thought something so exciting could also be so terribly boring sometimes? The Challenge These are…irime (62)in #blog • 7 years agoInterlude: Merry tropical Christmas from Mexico! (Photo-blog with curiosities)Once more, I have landed in Xalapa, land of the jalapeno pepper. As you might have noticed, I am keeping the content…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Four: The old and the newIf you love something, never abandon it... The Challenge These are the rules to be taken into account: •…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Three: Holy messAnother day, another opportunity to capture the peculiar way of life around me... The Challenge These are the…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day Two: HeritageThe Challenge These are the rules to be taken into account: • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect…irime (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge - Day One: Mexican afterlifeCan you make the quotidian interesting? To make someone else an eager spectator of a glimpse of life through your…irime (62)in #life • 7 years agoMy adventurer grandfather, and how he tried to turn me into Lara CroftMy grandfather is a rather unconventional person. A mix between Mexican Indiana Jones and some sort of low key James…irime (62)in #science • 7 years agoWhat is life, anyway?The most fundamental question that, surprisingly, does not have a definitive answer. Biologists and philosophers…irime (62)in #science • 7 years ago“Don’t change… evolve” – is that so? Three misconceptions about evolution that you might have involuntarily assimilated.This week very interesting news were released (except for really stubborn creationists), as Science published an…