Jennifer Szalai in The New York Times: The Science Museum in Britain holds numerous items associated with the Nobel Prize-winning mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose: books on consciousness and the nature of space and time; a set of wooden puzzles made by his physician fathe … | Continue reading
Thomas Floyd in The Washington Post: Most conversations about Eddie Redmayne’s craft, whether you’re chatting with the Oscar winner himself or one of his collaborators, will invariably include the word “meticulous.” Or “granular.” Maybe “methodical.” One way or another, expect to … | Continue reading
People seem to misunderstand Bluesky. Imagine if a few years ago instead of Twitter crippling their API, they totally opened it up, and at the same time built a distributed platform where you could host your tweets on any server, with usernames tied to your own domain name. Sound … | Continue reading
Encounter Blew Away Most of Smaller Galaxy’s Gaseous Halo In a dramatic tale of survival captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, one of our closest galactic neighbors, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), has plunged through the Milky Way’s vast gaseous halo and emerged intact. Howe … | Continue reading
LG Display has built on the technology powering its flexible screen prototype that stretched by 20% in 2022, announcing what's claimed to be the world's first stretchable display capable of expanding up to 50%. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: LG Display, Display, Stre … | Continue reading
This is the twenty-first part of a fiction serial, in 853 words. Another period of darkness had descended, and Jake was roused from it by the sound of Clive’s voice. “Jake Geddes, can you hear me? I don’t know where you have gone, but only three investigators are left. The others … | Continue reading
"Same spot in 1999 versus 2024." Homeowner shares before-and-after photos of front yard transformation 25 years later: 'What a difference' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
When my son was in the third grade, we joined the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Backyard Bird Count. A form of community science — research in which volunteers gather or analyze data — the event has hundreds of families observing and recording the birds they see in their neighborh … | Continue reading
like i said, life is bad. just a fleeting thing – happiness, there are so many circles you have to complete before you meet even a fraction of it. isn’t it bad? | Continue reading
Micro.blog integrates with Bluesky in a few ways that people don’t know about, so I collected a summary of each feature together in a single help page. Also, new feature coming tomorrow that I’ll add to this page. | Continue reading
Michael A. McCarthy in Sidecar: Trump’s crushing victory over Harris casts serious doubt on one of the darling concepts of American political science: ‘polarization’. As of the latest count, Trump won the popular vote by over 3.5 million, capturing most swing states and flipping … | Continue reading
Hans Kundnani in Dissent: During the past year, as the reality gradually dawned on them that Donald Trump might be re-elected as U.S. president, European foreign policy analysts coalesced around the conventional wisdom that Europe must unite and “Trump-proof” itself. This new con … | Continue reading
Iza Ding in The Ideas Letter: Sometime in the mid-12th century, a Chinese poet named Lin Sheng traveled 365 kilometers from his hometown Pingyang to Lin’an—what is now Hangzhou, a city on the southeast coast, where the tech giant Alibaba is based. Lin stayed at a B&B and roamed t … | Continue reading
Two and a half years ago, almost to the day, I bought my Sony WF-1000XM4 ear buds, but now they won't hold a charge, so I'm on the hunt for new ones. I started off with standard AirPods, but couldn't get a long with them, so I replaced them with the Sony buds which have served my … | Continue reading
Jack Gross and Dylan Saba interview Lisa Bhungalia in Phenomenal World: On October 28, the Israeli Knesset voted to shut down the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and to designate it as a terrorist organizati … | Continue reading
Movies Insider took a look at the most pivotal car chase scenes to show how the genre evolved over a century of moviemaking. | Continue reading
All these spinoffs and being a major TV brand for Amazon doesn't mean you've entirely lost your way, right? | Continue reading
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Joe Trippi posted a video to his new sez.us service where Pete Buttigieg explains what the Russians have done to the US. I see it that way too. When Brian Lehrer asked a few weeks ago how the US got so divided of his guest Bob Woodward (a fascinating time capsule, recorded before … | Continue reading
Just because the holidays are approaching doesn’t mean you have to stress yourself out by blowing your budget on decorations. You can easily get in the festive mood by visiting discount stores and foraging to find affordable yet darling gems to deck out your home.If you’re lookin … | Continue reading
Black Friday is the next big shopping event to come our way and hectic preparations are already underway at Amazon to make it a grand success. Not surprisingly, almost the entire Kindle range gets discounted during this time of the year. In fact, many put off their purchase of th … | Continue reading
The unassuming yet popular white button mushroom has cancer-fighting abilities, according to the results of a human clinical trial on the use of food as medicine. Not only does it slow tumor growth, but it also allows cancer-fighting immune cells to do their job effectively. Cont … | Continue reading
With more manufacturers gradually shifting towards color e-reader devices, demand for the same is ever on the rise. Guess which company has the most to gain from this trend. It’s E Ink of course and the company said they are expecting an even better performance in 2025 than what … | Continue reading
Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster cells. | Continue reading
As we first reported, Rockwood Music Hall abruptly closed its doors last Sunday, sending messages to scheduled bands stating that the venue on Allen Street had permanently closed. Since then, Rockwood has not made any public statements about the closure, whether on social media o … | Continue reading
The region is supposed to get wetter overall, but this doesn't mean that bizarre scenarios won't occur. State of emergency declared in parched region following historically dry autumn: 'We have never experienced conditions like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth. | Continue reading
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make... computer music. Wang works at Stanford, as an associate professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. He … | Continue reading
Re-running this from eight years ago as it still seems relevant: In a post entitled “Not that complicated,” sociologist David Weakliem writes: A few days ago, an article in the New York Times by Amanda Taub said that working-class support … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Researchers report that a new AI tool enhances the diagnostic process, potentially identifying more individuals who need care. Previous diagnostic studies estimated that 7 percent of the population suffers from long COVID. However, a new study using an AI tool developed by Mass G … | Continue reading
Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for ... [continu … | Continue reading
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Happy birthday, Half-Life 2! While a remaster was announced yesterday, the 20th anniversary celebrations for one of the benchmarks of PC gaming are evidently far from over. Hours ago, Valve revealed their birthday gift for Half-Life 2: the 20th Anniversary Update, which might jus … | Continue reading
The landscape explored by Chris on the latest Red Skies Mourning album is an incredibly plural one, exploring several different ways of making pop music led by synthesizers - and they do it all with fervor and urgency. | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Yesterday, we stopped by and checked out the curated selection of used, vintage, and designer items for sale inside the gallery space at 629 E. Sixth St. between Avenue B and Avenue C. As mentioned on Friday, a few local artists and curators came together for … | Continue reading
Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. When I was a student driver (many decades ago), you passed your ... [c … | Continue reading
With the unexpected warm weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan this fall, my flowers are blooming longer than usual. Including this gorgeous Dazzler Red Cosmo I grew from seed this spring. It’s more of a deep pink than red, but I love the color. Don’t you? The post Photo of the … | Continue reading
Through a weird trick of physics, microplastics can lead to cloud formation and could affect weather and climate | Continue reading
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It's nearly 15 years since the first air fryer as we know it hit the market, but food companies and consumers are still catching up when it comes to food safety and these game-changing kitchen gadgets. Experts say better instructions and user awareness will lower the risk of food … | Continue reading
Netflix’s best video game adaptation is suitably legendary — but 'Arcane's most promising characters are falling through the cracks in Season 2. | Continue reading
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Image: Square Enix We’re in a pretty good moment for sprawling, complex role-playing games. New releases like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Age Absolution, along with older titles like Elden Ring (including this year’s expansion), Cyberpunk 2077, and Baldur’s Gate 3 have sucked … | Continue reading
The researchers found that residents had lower levels of 18 dangerous chemicals in their bodies when compared to the rest of the country. New study finds far-reaching impact of California's stringent regulations: 'It suggests a tangible public health payoff' first appeared on The … | Continue reading
It's Fall, y'all, which means pumpkins, pumpkins, EVERYWHERE: (With Love & Confection) I've never been a huge pumpkin pie fan, but cake? YES, PLEASE. And while orange IS my favorite color, I'm still utterly smitten with these white pumpkins: (By MadHouse Bakes) And get this: the … | Continue reading
A form of lithium-ion battery called LFP is becoming increasingly popular among automakers due to its advantages on cost, safety, and materials. | Continue reading
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Laser beams have been shown to cast shadows, defying previous notions that light cannot block light. This phenomenon, demonstrated using ruby crystals and special laser settings, opens up potential uses in advanced light control and optical switching devices. Can light cast a sha … | Continue reading