Researchers created a new carbon material with a vast molecular surface area. “After the material was created, the researchers tested it to see how much carbon dioxide it could sequester from the atmosphere. The result was that in just two […]
“Swearing has been shown to improve physical performance in tasks that are relatively short and intense, and this effect has been repeated across experiments, suggesting that it may be a reliable effect.” ~ learn more
Pretty much this: “if you take the most prominent description of how the rat’s neurons spikes when exploring a maze, that very description is structured like the maze itself” ~ learn more
“Intrasexually competitive women advise other women to cut off more hair.” ~ learn more
“Launched in late 2022, the Chinese-owned ecommerce site, known for selling a vast array of astonishingly affordable goods, took only two years to become a household name in the US. … Temu is projected to earn more than $50 billion […]
You know how every research agency and big company likes to public an annual trends report? Imagine taking 233 of those and feeding them into an LLM to extract the key points by industry. Someone did that, then summarized it […]
“William Brangham discussed more with Euan Ashley, a professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics at Stanford University and the newly named chair of its department of medicine.” ~ learn more
“Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” ~ learn more
“A founder asked me how she should prioritize which leadership roles to hire first. It led to a conversation about one of my favorite things: duct tape.” ~ learn more
Someone made a roomba-looking vacuum that has an arm to move dirty socks. Follow the link for that video and nine others. ~ learn more