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For a long time, we thought our species were the only artists. By Patty Hamrick, Archaeology, New York University. Every single culture engages in some kind of art, whether that’s telling stories, dancing, weaving elaborate textiles, cooking, making jewelry or pottery, or painting landscapes …
Why one Italian bank is counting on wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano as collateral. Matthew Davis – When giving out a secured loan, most banks ask for a form of collateral to recoup their losses in case the borrower defaults. Most people put up their …
Despite itself, this collection of awful cartography may just make a few useful observations. By Frank Jacobs – Since 2016, Terrible Maps has been collecting, well… terrible maps. They’re awful, pointless and stupid, but also funny (and sometimes even instructive). Here are 10 …
The part of your brain responsible for ASMR catalogs music, and appears to be a stronghold against Alzheimer’s and dementia. By Ned Dymoke – Some music inspires you to move your feet, some inspires you to get out there and change the world. …
TheTrueSize.com offers hours of fun while you stretch and shrink countries and states all over the globe. By Frank Jacobs – Our world maps lie to us: North America and Europe aren’t really that big and Africa really is much bigger. It’s all …
The bold technique involves surgically implanting a so-called microneedle patch directly onto the heart. By Stephen Johnson – Heart attacks leave scar tissue on the heart, which can reduce the organ’s ability to pump blood throughout the body. The microneedle patch aims to …
A new study flies in the face of anecdotal evidence and raises questions about how we read data. Scotty Hendricks – Scientists working at medical schools across the United States discovered that parachutes don’t lower the death rate of people jumping out of …
Two new papers say everything we knew about black holes was wrong. By Paul Ratner – Scientists calculate that black holes don’t have singularities at their centers. Instead, the theory of loop quantum gravity predicts that black holes shoot out matter across the …
Going mad with Christmas cheer? Try one of these alternatives. By Scotty Hendricks – Christmas is an all consuming holiday, celebrated even in cultures where Christianity never took root. However, some people just can’t take it anymore. Some of them even invented new …
A theory from cosmology claims the Universe could rip apart to shreds. By Paul Ratner – A cosmological model predicts that the expanding Universe could rip itself apart. Too much dark energy could overwhelm the forces holding matter together. The disaster could happen …
