Michael Madigan trial.
“After eight hours over two days, prosecutors still haven’t finished their initial argument to the jury.” ~ learn more
“After eight hours over two days, prosecutors still haven’t finished their initial argument to the jury.” ~ learn more
I watched an old video where Leo Burnett used this term and had to look it up. “Dutch uncle is an informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish someone.” ~ learn more
“Turns out his Gen Z spider-sense wasn't just tingling for the memes. Man actually found a validation bypass that's been lurking in our code since Obama's first term. The kind of bug that makes security auditors wake up in cold sweats.” ~ learn more
“David Swenson of 3M Corporation describes an anomaly where workers encountered a strange "invisible wall" in the area under a fast-moving sheet of electrically charged polypropelene film in a factory. This "invisible wall" was strong enough to prevent humans from passing through. A person near this "wall" was unable to turn, and so had to walk backwards to retreat from it.” ~ learn more
“Most Mario games with polygonal logos have a different color per letter, but the sequence of colors in Mario’s name is rarely the same sequence across games. This captivated me—for some reason—and I set out to analyze every Mario video game logo to see if I could find a pattern for specific arrangements of colors and to determine the “most Mario” color scheme.” ~ learn more
Tomas Pueyo has written a lot of insightful articles on cities around the world. Now he’s taking on a challenge proposing 10 new US cities to get us back to building and growth. “So I asked myself: Where could we build ten new cities? The US became the obvious place because it has both space and the will to do expand. And for me, the most inspiring city in the…
This is more story than science. “How a 17th-century physician followed his ‘gut feeling’ and proposed a link between the emotions and the stomach, which seemingly echoes the latest medical research on the brain–gut connection.” ~ learn more
“While traditional cement production gets its necessary calcium carbonate from limestone that releases carbon dioxide when heated in a kiln, the U-M researchers can make the calcium carbonate through an electrochemical process that captures CO2 from the air and binds it with abundant minerals or recycled concrete.” ~ learn more
“Even though Cooler Screens resumed servicing Walgreens stores after the judge’s order, its smart doors continued to crash. When a set of fridges went dark at a Walgreens in Joliet, Illinois, in early 2024, an employee taped photos of the interior shelves to the exterior of each blanked-out display.” ~ learn more
After a recent revelation that many teabags were spewing plastic particles into my hot tea, I admit I was a bit unnerved. The good news is I checked and my bags are made of paper. “The list compiled below is based on information available at the end of 2022 and it seems promising that more manufacturers will be transitioning away from plastics in the years to come.” ~ learn more