Some of you might be surprised to find this song on my list, but I liked it the moment I heard it. I bought the CD single in 1992, and it is the only Red Hot Chili Peppers song I own. “Under The Bridge” Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner Sometimes I … Continue reading S … | Continue reading
We are continuing our short and long vowel series with free printable long “U” words worksheets! These long U words… The post Worksheets For Long U Words appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
These efforts have earned them new certifications that reinforce how well-designed these products are for sustainability. Global packaging giant shares annual report highlighting impressive sustainable improvements: 'Gives us the opportunity to educate our peers and our supply ch … | Continue reading
It was supposed to be a quiet day. We went to IKEA, had meatballs, got a teapot because one of our kids is drinking lots of tea. Tested all the couches. Comfy. All of that amounted to less than 5k steps, which is pretty poor for a weekend day. How do we get to 10k? … Continue rea … | Continue reading
T.J. Clark in the LRB [h/t: Leonard Benardo]: Frantz Fanon is a thing of the past. It doesn’t take long, reading the story of his life – the Creole childhood in Martinique, volunteering to fight for the Free French in the Second World War, his career in Lyon as arrogant young psy … | Continue reading
David C Krakauer in Aeon: What makes computation possible? Seeking answers to that question, a hardware engineer from another planet travels to Earth in the 21st century. After descending through our atmosphere, this extraterrestrial explorer heads to one of our planet’s largest … | Continue reading
David Feldman in The Ideas Letter: Over the last 100 years, the struggle against antisemitism and the struggle against racism have at times appeared inextricably connected, firmly allied in a single fight against bigotry. Today, it is the disconnections that appear most visible. … | Continue reading
A new study argues for a revised clonal evolution model of cancer, incorporating genetic and non-genetic factors to improve understanding and treatment. Like all living organisms, cancer cells are driven by the fundamental need to grow, survive, and reproduce. Although cancer’s e … | Continue reading
Samuel Moyn in The Nation: In the chilling speech he gives at the end of the film Margin Call, Jeremy Irons says that no one should say they believe in equality, because no one really thinks it exists: The very idea camouflages the endurance of hierarchy in an essentially unchang … | Continue reading
A bunch of years ago, I threw together Sauntering verse. Based on an individual going on a walk, it uses what3words as a source for collecting words, related to the locations the person moves through, to construct poetry connected to the person’s journey. Then, the often clunky r … | Continue reading
Black Mirror's seventh season will bring back the crew of the USS Callister, and in Brooker's eyes, it's about damn time. | Continue reading
The Department of Energy's report includes wind, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. New report shows clean energy jobs growing at more than twice the rate of other industries: 'Expected to continue for decades' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Scratch the surface of Windows (and macOS), and you’ll find a command line console underneath, a lingering remnant of how these operating systems started out: as user-friendly graphical wrappers built on top of text-based, monochrome inter … | Continue reading
This article is an installment of Future Explored, Freethink’s weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Saturday morning by subscribing above. It’s 2030, and you just drove your new car home from the lot. Well, tech … | Continue reading
Yesterday I sat down to watch When Harry Met Sally. The movie was picked up by Benji the host for this month’s IndieWeb Movie Club. I am a sucker for romcoms so I was glad to see that When Harry Met Sally, a classic, was the pick for the month. Rewatching the movie was both inter … | Continue reading
When I set out to write this blog post, it was initially titled "Elixir Cheatsheet for JavaScript Developers." Halfway through writing the post, I realized I had more than seven pages worth of content — far from a cheatsheet. There were so many interesting points of comparison an … | Continue reading
Market forces and government incentives are creating a growing number of renewable energy jobs. Workers riveting solar panels to roofs, keeping wind turbines spinning, and weatherizing homes across the nation are part of a job market that’s been outpacing U.S. employment growth o … | Continue reading
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The iconic feature likely formed at least 190 years ago, making it the longest-lived vortex known in the solar system. A new study suggests that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, which has been visible for at least 190 years, is not the same one that astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini … | Continue reading
"Old age" sounds like a pleasant way to go, comparatively—a peaceful winding-down. But what exactly does it look like? | Continue reading
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For the most part, we treat electric aviation like it’s something that we’ll see in the future. I mean, batteries are expensive and heavy, and they don’t hold that much energy per unit of weight. So, compared to say, kerosene (jet fuel), batteries take up a lot more space and ... … | Continue reading
A couple weeks ago, Marc Kafumann and I presented our paper, Continuations: What Have They Ever Done for Us?, at FUNARCH '24. The paper is a short experience report about our use of continuations in Congame where we talk about the benefits of using continuations to build a system … | Continue reading
Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, and Catherine O'Hara are part of the year's best animated film. | Continue reading
Letting your cat sleep in bed with you can increase risk of infection, asthma and allergy attacks, and exposure to bacteria. | Continue reading
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The Verge Steven Johnson is a very meta author. He writes frequently about science and technology, and likes to immerse himself in the things he’s covering, even using them to change the way he writes books. A couple of years ago, a few months before ChatGPT launched and the AI b … | Continue reading
"For that price I'd be crying too." Shopper overjoyed after seeing price tag on designer accessory at local thrift store: 'There are actual tears in my eyes' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Age, race, income level, obesity, and physical inactivity all contribute to the risk of being diagnosed with diabetes. According to a recent study from the University of Georgia, Type 2 diabetes saw a nearly 20% rise between 2012 and 2022. The researchers found an increase in dia … | Continue reading
"As First Nations, we say we have it — we've always had it, a stewardship responsibility." Indigenous community members dedicate lives as guardians to vulnerable shore territory: 'I just want my daughter to enjoy all of this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Umsätze in Höhe von etwa 17,4 Mrd. Euro erwirtschaftete die deutsche Musikwirtschaft 2023 und ist damit wieder ein erheblicher und dynamisch wachsender Wirtschaftssektor, so eine Studie zur Musikwirtschaft des volkswirtschaftlichen ... | Continue reading
Last year, we ran a post, Omid Malekan on why crypto is not a scam. After that, I had lunch with Malekan and fellow Columbia Business school denizen Gur Huberman, and Malekan gave me a copy of his book, “Re-Architecturing … Continue reading → | Continue reading
This boo-tiful seasonal find will enhance your favorite vino. READ MORE... | Continue reading
In many ways, 'The Penguin' is a worthy follow-up to 'The Batman.' The new, Colin Farrell-led HBO series does, however, fall short of its 2022 predecessor in one key regard. | Continue reading
I know technically it’s Fall today, but I'm not ready for autumn colors yet! So here's one last hurrah of bright flowery goodness before we surrender to our Pumpkin Spice overlords. (By Mandarin Cakes) One of the most beautiful wreath cakes I've ever seen - and that's all butterc … | Continue reading
Middletown, Ohio received funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to build one of the largest hydrogen fuel furnaces in the world. | Continue reading
"Most people's first experiences with electric vehicles are with an e-bike, not an electric car." Mercedes-AMG launches new line of e-bikes with cutting-edge technology — here's what makes them stand out first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Stephanie Zacharek in Time Magazine: The pleasures of writer-director Jon Watts’ crime caper Wolfs are numerous: George Clooney and Brad Pitt play dueling fixers called in to clean up the accidental death of a young, adorable student—prior to his demise, occasioned by his jumping … | Continue reading
Anthony Cummins in The Guardian: Isabella Hammad, 33, was born in London to a Palestinian father and British-Irish mother. Named last year as one of Granta’s best young British novelists, she is the author of The Parisian (2019) and Enter Ghost, which was shortlisted for this yea … | Continue reading
Today, a friend of my brother's turned 50. My brother called him up to congratulate. He suggested that I do the same, emphasizing how much his friend would appreciate it. I replied that I would send a message instead, as I really don't like small talk. I'm "good at it" but dislik … | Continue reading
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Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, influence elephant movement. In northwestern Namibia, the survival of endangered African elephants hinges on conservation corridors linking habitats. Research … | Continue reading
The oral cavity is one section of the vocal tract. Along with the tongue, lips, and hard and soft palates, the teeth help to form different types of speech sounds. If any one of these components is missing or deformed, it will have a pronounced (!) effect on speech production. Tw … | Continue reading
Here we are again, at the Equinox. In my ecosystem in the Northern Hemisphere, we are standing at the point between the light half of the year and the dark half of the year, as the pumpkins and squash ripen, … The post Exploring Magical Wheels, Seasons, and Cycles: Free Moon and … | Continue reading