GPS converts time into distance. “GPS is fundamentally a translation tool: it converts time into distance.” The whole trick is stopwatch-level precision, then geometry, then relativity corrections so your phone does not drift “by roughly 10 km every 24 hours.” […]
‘We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs’. “At the beginning I thought there would be a two or three-year learning cycle, but it’s more like 12 or 13 years.” Alice and Gavin Munro literally mould living trees […]
You have never seen a strawberry like this before. “Shot from 90 perspectives, 88 focus stacked images each.” A strawberry turned into a navigable 3D scene, plus a peek at the capture setup and training pipeline behind it. ~ learn […]
Spain just became one of Europe’s cheapest power markets. Spain pushed gas out of the price-setting role, and wholesale electricity followed, averaging “€44 per megawatt-hour” in early 2026. ~ learn more
Modern files dominate the UFO releases. “modern files (2020s) drive 45% of release” This dashboard tracks unsealed UFO/UAP records and makes the time skew obvious at a glance, with a big chunk of material clustered in the last few years. […]
Do teachers need advanced degrees? “The answer is a resounding ‘no’.” Cremieux rounds up big administrative studies (NC, FL, TX, LA) and keeps landing on the same point: advanced degrees and lots of official training mostly don’t move student outcomes […]
Plants weaponize caffeine. The chemical serves as a natural pesticide that “disturb[s] the behavior and growth of numerous insects and their larvae,” which helps explain why plants make it in the first place. In tests, some pests became uncoordinated and […]
Nanogenerator turns seawater into a clean energy source. “the addition of solar light and heat can enhance energy production by a factor of five. This natural effect has always existed, but we are the first to harness it.” EPFL researchers […]
Consumer attitudes toward Al customer support. “When the choice is ‘wait 15 minutes for a human or get help from AI right now,’ 44% switch to AI.” In this survey, baseline preference for AI is only 7%, but the moment […]
Anthropic says your SPV is BS. “Anthropic is calling them out *specifically*, by name, and essentially *saying* 100% of these are illegal.” A thread on what it could mean if a private company treats secondary transfers as void, and how […]