A Distant Galaxy Is Warping the Milky Way
Author Jen Sincero explains why it’s important to form and maintain habits. You’ll also learn about why phantom limb sensations are way more common than you think; and how the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is warping the Milky Way galaxy.
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
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Author Jen Sincero explains why it’s important to form and maintain habits. You’ll also learn about why phantom limb sensations are way more common than you think; and how the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is warping the Milky Way galaxy.
Additional resources from author Jen Sincero
- Pick up "Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/37l87kN
- Website: https://www.jensincero.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensincero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jensincero/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJenSincero
Phantom Limb Sensations Are Way More Common Than You Think by Ashley Hamer
- Ramachandran, V. (1998). The perception of phantom limbs. The D. O. Hebb lecture. Brain, 121(9), 1603–1630. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/121.9.1603
- Neurosci. (2016, March 11). Neuroscientifically Challenged. Neuroscientifically Challenged. https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/blog/know-your-brain-primary-somatosensory-cortex
- Virtual reality eases phantom limb pain. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531102921.htm
- Kumar, Kv., Suresh, B., Misri, Z., Chakrapani, M., Mohan, U., & babu, Sk. (2013). Effectiveness of mirror therapy on lower extremity motor recovery, balance and mobility in patients with acute stroke: A randomized sham-controlled pilot trial. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 16(4), 634. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.120496
- Cortical homunculus: A WHAT Lives Inside My Brain? (2009, March 18). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101960403
The Milky Way once collided with the Large Magellanic Cloud by Grant Currin
- Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way, study finds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoe-gev112320.php
- Petersen, M. S., & Peñarrubia, J. (2020). Detection of the Milky Way reflex motion due to the Large Magellanic Cloud infall. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01254-3
- Ravilious, K. (2015). Earth was a frozen Snowball when animals first evolved. BBC.com. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150112-did-snowball-earth-make-animals
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