“When the pandemic freed employees from having to report to the office, some saw an opportunity to double their salary on the sly. Why be good at one job, they thought, when they could be mediocre at two?” | learn more
“Rather than dispersing particulates as done in traditional cloud seeding, the Emirati Weather Center is using drones to ‘zap’ the air into submission. These drones are designed to target certain clouds and use electrical discharges via concentrated lasers to forcibly […]
“As Nicktoons’ 30th anniversary approaches, it’s time to celebrate the heroes, villains, sponges and starfish, and cats and dogs who redefined children’s programming in the 1990s and beyond.” | learn more
By Edward Snowden: “The greatest danger to national security has become the companies that claim to protect it.” | learn more
“The game was simple. Two wolves and six sheep would be placed at random within a game space by the computer. The wolves would have to catch all the sheep in 20 seconds while avoiding some boulders within the space.” | learn […]
“The scholars had entirely expected that having a supportive partner there would diminish the stress of giving a speech. And that did happen for the men; having their girlfriend or wife there calmed them considerably. But to the researchers’ surprise, […]
Confession: I also enjoy this feature! “‘Everyone does it.’ These were the words from my college-aged daughter when I caught her lounging on our couch, streaming Friends with 24-point closed captioning on.” | learn more
“From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and numerous other scholars were all looking for the same thing: eel testicles. Freshwater eels could be found in rivers across Europe, but no one had ever seen them mate and […]
“[T]he color blue is always out of focus for the human eye. It’s hard to believe since it appears that we see blue clearly, but it’s astonishing when shown an example. Here, I’ll explain why we’re unable to focus on […]