Just Plain WEIRD #2
Ski towns and luxury retreats report rising number of cases amid concern hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Medical personnel take medical samples at a ‘drive-thru’ coronavirus testing lab in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images. By Amanda …
By Stephan Roget 2020 Mar 30 – Amid the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020, it shouldn’t come as news to anyone that markets will occasionally run short of something, and not just the staples like food, water, and toilet paper – sometimes it’s …
Crinolines, by design, made physical contact nearly impossible. Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty Images. – By Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University – As the world grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, “social distancing” has become a buzzword of these strange times. …
In scary and uncertain times, having a stockpile can feel soothing. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren. By Stephanie Preston – Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan – The media is replete with COVID-19 stories about people clearing supermarket shelves – and the backlash …
OK is an editorial joke run wild. (Photo: ClassicStock/Corbis) – By Rachel Nuwer – SmithsonianMag.Com – “OK” is one of the most common words in the English language, but linguistically it’s a relative newbie. It’s just 150 years old, and traces its roots …
Depending on where you’re from, you say words like ‘basil’ a specific way. Leonie Broekstra/Shutterstock.com. By Christine Mallinson, Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture and Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Curious Kids is a …
A volcano in California is a hot spot for conspiracy theorists. By Paul Ratner – Lenticular cloud over Mount Shasta. February 12, 2020. Photo Credit: Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Unusual UFO-shaped formations were observed in the skies over Mount Shasta. These were actually lenticular …
By Loz Blain – The Czinger 21C will have 1,250 hybrid horsepower and a 1.9-second 0-62 sprint time. – Czinger has released more details, pics and video of its upcoming 21C hybrid hypercar, including the two crucial figures we’ve been waiting for: 1,250 …
A new study suggests that the type of alarm clock you use might affect the severity of sleep inertia you experience. By Stephen Johnson – Columbia Pictures – Sleep inertia is a physiological state that describes the period between waking up and …
A few traditions in the Roman Catholic Church can be traced back to pagan cults, rites, and deities. By Molly Hanson – Photo by Josh Applegate / Unsplash – The Catholic rite of Holy Communion parallels pre-Christian Greco-Roman and Egyptian rituals that involved …
