WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Striking workers picket outside of Warner Bros. Studios on the second day of the Hollywood writers strike on 2023 May 03, in Burbank, Calif. David McNew/Getty Images – By David Arditi, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas Arlington Published: 2023 May 05 …
Scientists have developed an oscillating genetic ‘clock’ that significantly slows down the aging process in tests in yeast cells. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Apr 30 – Scientists at UC San Diego have developed a way to potentially slow down the cellular aging …
Who’s in control? John Lund/Stone via Getty Images – Author By Molly Jackson, Religion and Ethics Editor Interviewed Alec Stubbs, Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder Naomi S. Baron, Professor Emerita of …
Do you really need another water bottle, or is your brain just tired? Teera Konakan/Moment Collection/Getty Images – By Matthew Pittman, Assistant Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, University of Tennessee Published: 2023 Apr 25 – The Research Brief is a short take …
Willie Nelson’s face is as iconic as his voice, his songs and his beat-up old guitar. Gary Miller/Getty Images – By Jason Mellard, Director of the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University Published: 2023 Apr 25 – Willie Nelson’s unofficial theme …
Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs. An AI-generated deepfake image of pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket. Photograph: Reddit – Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Dan Milmo and Alex Hern …
Image of a C. elegans worm genetically engineered to show fluorescence – the green dots are neurons that have responded to cannabinoids. Stacy Levichev/University of Oregon (CC BY-SA) – By Paul McClure 2023 Apr 20 – Researchers got tiny worms high on cannabis to …
The circular carved stone, unearthed at Yucatán’s Chichén Itzá complex, displays hieroglyphic writing and two game players. The circular piece measures just over 12.6 in (32 cm) in diameter and weighs 88 lbs (40 kg). Photograph: Reuters – Reuters in México City Last …
Keswick mountain rescue team dispatched to bring men down mountain after reports they were in trouble. Some of the Keswick mountain rescue team who were called out after reports of a group in trouble after taking magic mushrooms. Photograph: Keswick mountain rescue Team …
Prosecutors say the woman was later stopped in a car with cash scattered on its floor and was ‘very stern’ with police. A 78-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly robbing a bank in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and demanding ‘13,000 small bills’ from …
