WEIRD FACTS
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 27 – A new study suggests connectivity between the hippocampus and other brain regions determines our acute feeling of stress. Nomadsoul1/Depositphotos. – New research from scientists at Yale University is offering novel insights into how our brains generate acute …
Adobe Stock – By Zoë Beery, Columbia Journalism Review 2020 May 28 – With the world’s attention glued to the coronavirus pandemic, news about anything else has been slipping farther and farther down the proverbial front page. But that doesn’t mean nothing’s been …
2020 May 26 – Soiled latex gloves and masks found on seabed near Antibes – Video shot by a French environmental NGO in the Mediterranean Sea shows masks and gloves littering the seabed. Opération mer propre (Operation clean sea) is trying to clean …
By Loz Blain 2020 May 26 – Prvok, a 3D-printed small home on a pontoon, will be the Czech Republic’s first piece of printed architecture. Prvok od Burinky. – The Czech Republic’s first 3D-printed house will go up next month, to demonstrate the speed …
By Ben Coxworth 2020 May 25 – The Santa María volcano in Guatemala, Zorn et al. 2020, Nature – Scientific Reports: DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2212-1 – Active volcanic craters are something that people generally don’t want to get very close to – even if they’re dedicated …
By Kristen Rogers, CNN • Updated 2020 May 21 – As the pandemic pokes holes in America’s meat supply chain, many people are thinking about eating less meat or even going vegetarian. – Maybe you’re thinking about the safety of plant workers, animal welfare, cleanliness or costs. – That …
(Illustration courtesy of Inverse.Com) – People who frequently cook meals at home eat healthier and consume fewer calories than those who cook less, according to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research. “When people cook most of their meals at home, they …
By Loz Blain 2020 May 12 – The Poimo portable ebike prototype currently needs an external air compressor, but a production model would have that built in. Tokyo University. – We’ve seen our share of portable ebikes, but this adorable little cutie takes things …
2020 May 14 – Lerwick in Shetland, off the north coast of Scotland, received more rainfall than normal as a result of nuclear testing. John Dowling/Shutterstock – By Giles Harrison, Professor of Atmospheric Physics, University of Reading – It’s difficult to imagine quite …
2020 May 14 – By Adam Sokol, Doctoral Student in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What …
