How will we tell time when we move to the Moon?

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That is a question for the bladder — and the brain]( “Scientists used to think that our bladders were ruled by a relatively straightforward reflex — an ‘on-off’ switch between storing urine and letting it go. ‘Now we realize it’s much more complex than that,’ says neuroscientist Rita Valentino, now director of the division of neuroscience and behavior at the National Institute of Drug Abuse. An intricate network of brain regions that contribute to functions like decision-making, social interactions and awareness of our body’s internal state, also called interoception, participates in making the call.” [// Popular Science »]( [/bites] [// Yes, people still use DVDs. And yes, this ripper software could help you digitize all the old ones you have lying around »]( [// If you like looking for parking spots for hours, that’s cool, but we don’t. Eli Electric Vehicles is changing the urban mobility landscape for good, one teensy tiny car at a time »]( Think you got Excel all figured out? 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