What makes the “you” from yesterday the same person as the “you” today? A frightening experience with transient global amnesia — a sudden but temporary malfunction of memory — left a professor wondering about the true nature of the self, and the importance of memory in tying together your experiences into one complete being; he didn’t feel like he was the same person who experienced the amnesia, because he had no memory of the experience. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here