You, me, the lemurs in the trees, the snakes in the desert, and the squid in the deep sea—all of us began as a single cell. From the largest creature that’s ever existed—the blue whale—to the inch-long bumblebee bat, each of us can rewind our existence to the same humble foundation. Amazingly,…

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Have you eaten here before? Well, have you? Since I can tell from your hesitation that you haven’t, I can’t help but wonder: What are you doing here? Generous as I am, I will guide you. Tonight’s meal will take the form of a series of liquid and solid comestibles served in vessels made sometimes of…

Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day on Facebook to promote QAnon from her Manhattan apartment.Credit...Meghan Marin for The New York Times The Shift Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of an unhinged conspiracy theory. The story of this “meme queen” hints at how hard it…

The prophecies did not come true. And people are fuming about it. Taken together, the reactions across MAGA internet reveal a mosaic of anger, denial and disappointment that the former president let them down in his final days. | Ted S. Warren/AP Photo By Tina Nguyen and Mark Scott 01/20/2021 06:39…

Under the umbrella of a freely accessible digital world, web tools like Disqus have appeared as a beacon of convenience for the majority. The well-known adage, “if it’s free, then you’re the product,” often holds true in such cases, as it does with Disqus. In this context though, it’s not just the…

Standing on the edge of a cliff, I took my time setting up my tripod and camera in anticipation of a sunset. The light would soon be bathing the mountains in front of me, illuminating the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers. One of the most beautiful sights my eyes had ever seen, the two…

Books An eminent astrophysicist argues that signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life have appeared in our skies. What’s the evidence for his extraordinary claim? January 18, 2021 Encountering aliens would be surprising; the fact that we haven’t yet heard from any is perhaps even more…

Billy Reeves remembers that night in January 1961 as unseasonably warm, even for North Carolina. But it got a lot hotter just before midnight, when the walls of his room began glowing red with a strange light streaming through his window. "I was just getting ready for bed," Reeves says, "and all of…

Contact us for more information: emilien@hirox-europe.com The full scan has been made with the Hirox 3D Digital Microscope RH-2000 at the Mauritshuis in the Hague (NL) with the support of Abbie Vandivere during the technical examination "Girl in the Spotlight". More Information: www.hirox-europe.com…

After a decade or so of the general sentiment being in favor of the internet and social media as a way to enable more speech and improve the marketplace of ideas, in the last few years the view has shifted dramatically—now it seems that almost no one is happy. Some feel that these platforms have…

Abstract The accurate representation of data is essential in science communication. However, colour maps that visually distort data through uneven colour gradients or are unreadable to those with colour-vision deficiency remain prevalent in science. These include, but are not limited to,…

This is the story of how I found what I believe to be scientific misconduct and what happened when I reported it. Science is supposed to be self-correcting. To test whether science is indeed self-correcting, I tried reporting this misconduct via several mechanisms of scientific self-correction. The…

Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol. Members of the Proud Boys, who have engaged in political violence, at a rally in Portland, Ore., in September.Credit...Diana Zeyneb…

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Accidental Habit Development: A year of walking I'm terrible at setting new habits. I've tried every habit app, journal method, hiding things, etc and I'm still at around 10% success rate of choosing

Dieser Text ist erstmals am 17. Januar erschienen. Aus Anlass der Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz am Mittwoch und den dort getroffenen Entscheidungen, den Lockdown an einigen Stellen zu lockern, veröffentlichen wir ihn leicht aktualisiert erneut. Stürme, Erdbeben, Überflutungen, Tsunamis –…

Das musst du wissen Bei Veranstaltungen der Corona-Skeptiker treten auch Ärzte auf.Ein Blick auf einen Verein von skeptischen Ärzten zeigt: Viele von ihnen stehen alternativen Heilmethoden nahe.In ihren Dokumenten fehlen wissenschaftliche Quellen weitgehend. Den Text vorlesen lassen: Die Meldung war…

Zwei Tage vor Weihnachten schreibt Christian Frei dem stellvertretenden Armeechef Aldo C. Schellenberg einen Brief. Der Zürcher Gastro-Millionär erklärt darin der Schweizer Regierung den Krieg. «Hüter des Friedens und Beschützer des Volkes», schreibt Frei, der mit seinen beiden Brüdern Daniel und…

Bike frames can be made of many different materials: carbon, aluminium, steel, titanium, magnesium...& wood?! Si took this amazing Ash framed Twmpa Cycles GR1.0 for a spin to see how it compares to a more traditional frame material. WOOD you like to know what he thought? Do you think other bike…

A young food taster to the Traitor King must make a difficult choice in this story of pastries, magic, and revenge. Saffron takes her customary place at the little round table on the dais of the Traitor King. Duke Michal, Regent to the Throne is his official title, but the hand-drawn postered…

A few years ago, back when Matrix was originally implementing end-to-end encryption, we asked Moxie (the project lead for Signal) whether he’d ever consider connecting Signal (then TextSecure) to Matrix. After all, one of Matrix’s goals is to be an interoperability layer between other communication…

In the beginning I first heard about Maps.me a couple years after my initial edit to OpenStreetMap. I was a bit younger, staying in a hostel on the island of Tenerife, joining in the evening gossip around the kitchen with fellow rock climbers. Two of them agreed that Maps.me was much better than…

Als Podcast anhören Selbstverständlich gehören in Diskussionen über Fakten und Wissenschaft auch kritische Argumente. Aber wenn diese Gegenargumente beliebig variabel sind, stinkt das Ganze doch nach Bullshit. _____________ 📬 Das Neuste und Wichtigste aus der Wissenschaft, jeden Dienstag und…

In April 2019, the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon. Along for the ride were thousands of tiny creatures, which scientists now think may have spilled out and littered the lunar surface. Beresheet had some unusual cargo. In an attempt to document life on Earth, a non-profit…

In verschiedenen Beiträgen, auf Telegram und in anderen Sozialen Netzwerken werden Videos mit den umstrittenen Medizinern Wolfgang Wodarg und Sucharit Bhakdi geteilt, in denen diese behaupten, Covid-19-Impfstoffe könnten Frauen unfruchtbar machen. Dafür gibt es jedoch nach unseren Recherchen keine…

The 'megascale' structures that humans could one day build 14 January 2021 Anders SandbergFeatures correspondent Getty Images The Large Hadron Collider would have seemed incomprehensibly vast and complicated to our ancestors (Credit: Getty Images) What are the biggest, boldest things that humanity…

Kelsey Coolahan’s obsession began during her third year at Cooper Medical School, part of Rowan University in New Jersey. “I’m in the labor and delivery room, and I’m witnessing this whole miracle-of-birth thing, it’s amazing,” Coolahan remembered. “And then you have one lonely resident at the foot…

A week ago, Boston Dynamics posted a video of Atlas, Spot, and Handle dancing to “Do You Love Me.” It was, according to the video description, a way “to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year.” As of today the video has been viewed nearly 24 million times, and the popularity is…

Supplies land on T-3 by parachute in June 1969. The murder occurred the following year. Dave Scoboria, USGS via Library of Congress Mario Escamilla was furious. A colleague of his, nicknamed Porky, had just stolen his jug of raisin wine. So the 33-year-old Escamilla grabbed a rifle and set out to…

As we start a new decade, it’s a good time to reflect on expectations for the next 10 years. Tyler thinks the Great Stagnation could be ending. Caleb sees cracks. Noah expresses techno-optimism. In this post, my aim is not to predict an end or non-end to stagnation. Rather, it is to think through…

Two unconnected events in the first week of 2021 have sped the adoption of decentralised real time communication. WhatsApp is being sucked dry by its data mining owner The first was an update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy. Rarely has a privacy policy managed to generate quite so much media coverage.…

We have finally reached the peak of the gravel/bikepacking/1x/touring bike builds. Well known Instagram user @bicyclepubes just posted his incredible build made in collaboration with custom bike builder Gustav Gullholm (@dangerholm). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lamar Scrotum…

Social cooling refers to the idea that if “you feel you are being watched, you change your behavior.” And the massive amounts of data being collected, especially online, is exaggerating this effect. This may limit our desire to speak or think freely thus bringing about chilling effects on society—in…

The New Old Age An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable. Credit...Karlotta Freier By Published Jan. 11, 2021Updated July 5, 2021 Most Americans who are due for a colon cancer screening will receive a postcard or a call — or…

Die Schweiz präsen­tiert sich gerne als Forschungs- und Inno­va­ti­ons­na­tion. Und das mit gutem Grund: Kein Land produ­ziert pro Kopf mehr wissen­schaft­liche Publi­ka­tionen und auch bei der Zita­ti­ons­quote der Publi­ka­tionen liegt die Schweiz hinter den USA auf Platz zwei. Mit Abstand…