“I already set the teakettle on heat.”
Fact-checking works to undercut misinformation in many countries
From Argentina to Nigeria, fact-checks limited false beliefs.
As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections
Overcrowding from COVID care is allowing infections to rise again.
Bruce the Tool Using Parrot
Bruce Is a Parrot With a Broken Beak. So He Invented a Tool (SLNYT). The bird is a kea from New Zealand, and his fabrication of an instrument to help him preen his feathers appears to be unique, researchers say.
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First Evidence of Elusive ‘Triangle Singularity’ Shows Particles Swapping Identities
LiveScience reports that physicists sifting through old particle accelerator data “have found evidence of a highly-elusive, never-before-seen process: a so-called triangle singularity.”
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A year that changed the world – and medical companies’ fortunes
While Covid sent many firms to the wall, others prospered by spotting opportunities, from test kits to mask coatingsThe pandemic has taken a heavy toll on business, gutting high streets as familiar names fell into receivership. But for some less well-k…
A decade after she died, I can finally grieve the Amy Winehouse I knew and loved
Coming to terms with the loss of my friend Amy Winehouse, amid the media frenzy that surrounded her death, has taken me 10 yearsGod knows what I must have looked like: a bedraggled 25-year-old dressed as a psychedelic game hunter with glitter smeared a…
data rule everything around me
The four most important charts in science & technology (threadreader) There’s no guarantee these trends will continue without massive public & private investment and smart regulation… but imagine if they do:
– compute power too cheap to meter
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ふたりの探検家が見た、地球上のどこよりも早く温暖化が進む極地
「世界種子貯蔵庫」でも有名なノルウェーのスヴァールバル諸島は、いまや気候大変動が生態系を急速に書き換えるその最前線にある。極地で越冬した初の女性チームとなったストロムとソルビーのふたりの探検家がここでプロジェクトを立ち上げたのは、単に極地に歴史を刻むためではなく、人類が思い切った変化を起こさない限り極地の歴史はいずれなくなると警告するためだ。過酷な極地での「市民科学」の実践と探検の記録。
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Study Links Too Much Free Time To Lower Sense of Wellbeing
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours. The Guardian: The lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields from …