Just Plain WEIRD #2
The entire shape is designed for extreme efficiency, and as a result Otto says the Celera uses an astonishing 80% less fuel than a comparably sized jet. Otto Aviation – By Loz Blain 2022 Jun 15 – The Celera 500L is a truly remarkable …
The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around for several decades. Screen capture from Second Life by Tom Boellstorff, CC BY-ND – By Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, …
President William Howard Taft and his wife rode in this steam-powered automobile in 1909. AP Photo – By Brian Stewart, Professor of Physics, Wesleyan University And by Gary W. Yohe, Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University Published: 2022 Jun …
Emile Bernard’s 1888 painting ‘Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour.’ The Print Collector/Getty Images – By Karen A. Cerulo, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University And Janet Ruane, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Montclair State University Published: 2022 Jun 08 – In Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Jiminy …
An extract from vanilla beans could be the key to an environmentally friendly form of plastic. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jun 14 – Plastic is infamous for its ability to persist in the environment for many years, and while alternatives made from …
Female white-tailed deer at sunrise. Gary Gray/Getty Images – By Allan Houston, Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Tennessee Published: 2022 Jun 10 – Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurological infectious disease that affects deer, elk and moose, is spreading across …
The three-jointed finger heals in a cell culture medium after its skin was intentionally cut. Shoji Takeuchi – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jun 09 – We’ve been hearing a lot about synthetic skins designed for robotic hands, which would give the devices more …
The vast majority of high-profile big tech whistleblowers in recent years have been women. Elke Meitzel/Image Source via Getty Images – Francine Berman, Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor, UMass Amherst Jennifer Lundquist, Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst Published: …
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev watches the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on 2022 May 09. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images – By Susanne Sternthal, Lecturer in Post-Soviet Government and Politics, Texas State University Published: 2022 Jun …
Shrooly is presently on Indiegogo. Shrooly – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jun 06 – Like most foods, mushrooms are best when fresh … but it can be difficult to grow them yourself. Shrooly is designed to help, by automatically providing the best conditions for …
