Just Plain WEIRD #2
Trends in recreational or illicit drug use often make the jump to Halloween warnings. Malte Mueller/fstop via Getty Images – By Joel Best, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware Published: 2022 Oct 12 – Every year around the middle of …
Something people today have in common with civilizations past: a love of music. peepo/E+ via Getty Images – By Laura Dallman, Lecturer in Music History, University of Florida Published: 2022 Oct 10 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. …
Myaamia Heritage Program students get a lesson from Daryl Baldwin, executive director of the Myaamia Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Scott Kissell, Miami University, CC BY-ND – By Daryl Wade Baldwin, Executive Director, Myaamia Center, Miami University Published: 2022 Oct 07 …
You don’t need space-based solar if you’ve got a global wireless energy network, says Emrod. Depositphotos View gallery – 10 images – By Loz Blain 2022 Oct 09 – New Zealand company Emrod says it’s got the technology to enable efficient wireless energy transfer …
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our Homo sapiens ancestors shared the landscape with multiple other hominins. The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Joshua Akey, Professor at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University – Published: 2022 Oct 07 – …
A leading group of robotics firms have published an open letter pledging not to weaponize their machines. Boston Dynamics – By Nick Lavars 2022 Oct 06 – As robots from Boston Dynamics and the like continue to find more widespread applications, concerns are growing …
Microscope images of the newly discovered moving “superorganisms,” made up of bacteria (green) attached to filaments of fungus (blue). Penn Dental Medicine – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 05 – If you needed more motivation to brush your teeth regularly, this could do the …
Electrical signals gathered from the plant’s leaves are linked to a robotic arm carrying a machete. David Bowen View gallery – 6 images – By Rich Haridy 2022 Oct 05 – For over a decade, artist David Bowen has explored the strange relationship between …
Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could ‘revolutionize’ recycling. Wax worm eating a piece of plastic. Photograph: CSIC Communications Department/PA – Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Last modified on 2022 Oct 04 – Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic …
Honorable Mention – Journeys & Adventures. Polar Bear 81. Hudson Bay, Canada. Bob Chiu View gallery – 20 images – By Rich Haridy 2022 Oct 02 – The Siena Photo Awards reliably deliver a most spectacular array of shots and this year’s winners are …
