Just Plain WEIRD #2
Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Photo taken in 2021. Reihane Taravati / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP – By Pardis Mahdavi, President, University of La Verne Published: 2023 Oct 07 …
The new device might need to be shrunk even more so that it can be readily taken up by phone manufacturers as an internal component. Fraunhofer IPMS – By Michael Franco 2023 Oct 06 – Is your scarf really made from cashmere? Is that …
Scientists are on the cusp of tapping into the best hope we have yet of a fountain of youth. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Oct 05 – Senescent cells have been the number-one target for scientists seeking the elusive magic bullet in anti-aging …
Solar Airship One will make the world’s first zero-carbon, non-stop airship trip around the globe. Solar Airship One View gallery – 3 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Sep 28 – Zero-emissions long-distance aviation is absolutely possible… Provided you’re not in a hurry. Solar …
The first encounters between European settlers and Native Americans are captured on a wood engraving in this 1888 image. DigitalVision Vectors – By Christoph Strobel, Professor and Chair of History, UMass Lowell Published: 2023 Oct 03 – For the third year, the United …
The Ecocapsule NextGen is planned for production in mid-2024. Ecocapsule. View gallery – 10 images – By Adam Williams 2023 Oct 02 – Having delivered on its initial promise of an egg-shaped off-grid tiny house, Ecocapsule now plans a new and improved model. Named …
The SAG-AFTRA actors union has been on strike since July 2023. Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images – By David Arditi, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington – Published: 2023 Sep 29 – Streaming disrupted the …
The unpredictability is a challenge … Anita Bhagwandas. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer – How to have healthy skin – Eczema – Beauty writer Anita Bhagwandas reflects on the lessons she has learned, from childhood to adulthood, about eczema – a condition that imposes …
A study has found that light therapy during sleep could help the brain’s lymphatic system clear away the beta-amyloid proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 24 – A new study has found that light therapy applied to mice …
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push up daisies. Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee – Published: 2023 Sep 28 – Each human body contains a complex …
