Suck it up Reader Simon Leach responded to Feedback’s call for papers in which The Title Tells You Everything You Need to Know with a cheery “Well, you asked for it!”. The “it” was a copy of a report published...
The invention of the printing press helped the distribution of informationJustin Sullivan/Getty Images NexusYuval Noah Harari (Fern Press, out 10 September) Reading Nexus is a strange experience. The quality of the text lurches up and down: one minute you are reading...
Narratives around addiction often reduce it to a series of poor choices, lack of values and weakness. This has real-world consequences, warns Anna Wolfe Source link...
Google has built a number of quantum computersGoogle If a small quantum computer makes a small number of errors, will a large quantum computer make even more errors, making it completely useless? No, say researchers at Google who have made...
September 4, 20244 min readBrutal Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees FSummer has been brutally hot in the Southwest, toppling records set just last year, and the heat isn’t over yetBy Andrea ThompsonThe NWS HeatRisk...
The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the PhilippinesCatalina Sky Survey/ESA An asteroid hit Earth and burned up in the atmosphere just east of the Philippines. It was discovered by astronomers only hours before it streaked across the sky in...
This band can collect sweat excreted around the wrists or anklesSoongwon Cho & Ruihao Song Elastic bands embedded with colour-changing sensors can reveal how hard muscles are working by measuring the acidity of sweat on skin. The device could be...
About HowlRound TV HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based, peer-produced, open-access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world’s performing-arts and cultural...
September 4, 20245 min readBlack Hole Detectors Fulfill Moore’s LawA famous prediction that microchips improve exponentially over time can be applicable in unrelated developments, such as the technology used to discover colliding black holesBy Imre Bartos & Szabolcs MárkaAn illustration...
September 4, 20244 min readHow Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans MenA small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes in immune pathways involved in responding to viruses and inflammationBy Tanya LewisA recent study found that trans men...
