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Ukraine Goes for Gold: What It's Like to Train During War
AS THE WAR in Ukraine rages on, the effects are omnipresent in the country. Even in the capital city of Kyiv, considered one of the “safe spots,” rockets zoom past buildings and drones are visible overhead. Yet Ukraine’s top athletes remain hell-bent on competing in this summer’s Olympic Games in …
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It almost goes without saying—the food you eat is crucial to feeling and being healthy. Consider this: Poor diet has been found responsible for nearly half of the deaths from heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and it can play a role in the development of at least 13 …
A 'Chopped' Judge Reveals What Actually Happens on Set
WHAT DO YOU get when you mix shrimp, asparagus, a blueberry waffle, and a can of haggis? Or, donuts, coconuts, cocktail sauce, and cod milt (that is, the fish’s sperm sac)? For most of us, a bout of nausea—but to the judges of Food Network’s Chopped, something usually edible and …
This Man's Abuela Unknowingly Influenced the Explosion of Latinx Music
Jesus Triviño has his abuela to thank for exposing him to the Latinx stories he now shares with the world.
Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees, Study Finds
• A new study shows what will happen if spaceflight increases by a factor of ten. • This estimate is in line with the trajectory of increasing spaceflight. • The carbon emissions will heat the troposphere and scramble global wind currents. In new research published earlier this month, the National …
4 Malicious Alien Civilizations Could Live in Our Galaxy, Scientist Says
• Thankfully, the likelihood of a malicious alien civilization is vanishingly small, a scientist has found. Phew! • There may be as many as 4.42 in our vast galaxy, but just 0.22 could travel to us. • This research builds a cumulative math model that considers many factors. Most people …
These Sound Waves Could Make You Feel High, Scientists Say
• New research quantifies the use of binaural beats for the first time. • This sound technology pairs close frequency sounds to affect the brain. • Different types of binaural beats may have different effects. In the never-ending quest to either get high or feel better, people are using a …
This Optical Illusion Claims to Separate ‘Male’ Brains From ‘Female’ Brains
• A viral optical illusion from Fact Factories can supposedly separate female brains from male brains. Spoiler alert: it’s definitely just for fun and by no means scientific. • Divisive claims help to drive “engagement” by making people upset or annoyed. • Men and women may think differently, but most …
A YouTuber Built the World’s First Working, Retractable Lightsaber
• Guinness World Records has credited Russian inventor Alex Burkan with the world’s first working, retractable lightsaber. • To make it work, an electrolyzer splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, then it is heated. A YouTuber in Russia has set a new world record for the first working, retractable lightsaber. …
A Harvard Mathematician Finally Cracked This 150-Year-Old Chess Puzzle
• A 50-page proof shows the new estimated answer to the n queens problem. • A chess board is a matrix, so it involves an entire field of math called linear algebra. • The n queens puzzle dates back over 150 years and is solved up to n=27. A mathematician …
Watch a Skydiver Drop a Dumbbell From 10,000 Feet to Test Its Toughness
If you're planning to snap up some strength training equipment for your home gym, one of your top concerns is going to be durability. Weights aren't cheap, so before you plunk down some of your hard-earned cash for gear, you're going to want to make sure it can stand up …
Meet 'The Phantom Queen,' the 2021 Illusion of the Year
• This year's Illusion of the Year is an anamorphosis: a perspective-based illusion. • Anamorphosis dates back at least 500 years and is popular in the art world. The votes are in and there's an official winner for the 2021 Illusion of the Year: "The Phantom Queen." It's a clever—but …
This Expert Thinks Human Brains Can Be Hacked If We Don’t Regulate AI
• Historian Yuval Noah Harari told 60 Minutes he believes human brains will be “hacked,” and soon, saying artificial intelligence will use data to manipulate users into doing its bidding. • Three principles can help ensure that humans are unharmed by mass data gathering. Speaking to CBS’s 60 Minutes, Yuval …
Some Scientists Believe All Life Started on Mars
• Some scientists believe life came from Mars. • If life spread from somewhere else in our galaxy, it's likely to have gotten to Mars first. • Scientists hope to find DNA scraps on samples of material from Mars. Could life as we know it have begun on Mars instead …
A Simple Formula Can Help You Figure Out How Much Candy to Buy for Trick-or-Treaters
• A new calculator helps you decide how many Halloween treats to buy. • What size candy should you hand out? Does it need to be candy at all? • A little thought and care could set your house apart as a Halloween destination. You don't want to end up …
Bill Gates Wants Us to Eat 100% Synthetic Beef. He Has a Point.
• Bill Gates suggests synthetic beef like Beyond Meat is a key part of climate action. • Lab-grown meat still has extremely high costs, but taste-wise, it has passed muster. • Gates pushes meat alternatives because of meat’s high cost in global emissions. Bill Gates has a big idea to …
People Are Maiming Themselves While Trying to Walk on Top of Stacked Milk Crates
• People online are sharing videos of their attempts at the latest viral craze: the milk crate challenge. • The challenge involves stacking a series of milk crates to create a stairway, and attempting to climb up and down both sides without falling. • It turns out there are some …
Elon Musk Says the Sun Can Power All of Civilization. Of Course He's Right.
• Elon Musk admires the sun as an almost infinitely plentiful source of energy. • His solar projects reflect his interest, and the cost of solar is lower than ever before. • A strategic installation of the right solar panels could easily power the entire world. In a tweet yesterday, …
The U.S. Military Is Testing a Pill That Could Delay Aging
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the organization that administers America’s Spec Ops forces, says it will soon start clinical trials of an “anti-aging pill” that could halt some naturally degenerative effects of aging. “We have completed pre-clinical safety and dosing studies in anticipation of follow-on performance testing in fiscal year …
Jeff Bezos Is Building a 10,000-Year Clock Inside a Mountain
• The "Clock of the Long Now," which will tell time for the next 10,000 years, has cost $42 million to build so far. • The huge mechanical clock ticks once per year and chimes once per millennium. • Jeff Bezos and a millionaire scientist friend are building the clock …
Russian Scientists Bring 24,000-Year-Old Zombies Back to Life
• The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. • Lessons from these and other revived organisms could help farms on Mars. In news that’s a lot less sinister than it sounds, but no less exciting, Russian scientists have revived and cloned 24,000-year-old zombies. Don’t worry—this isn’t …