WEIRD FACTS
The committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence, from left: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and John Adams. Currier & Ives image, photo by MPI/Getty Images – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino Published: …
In Stephenson’s novel ‘The Diamond Age,’ a device called the Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer offers emotional, social and intellectual support. Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Rizwan Virk, Faculty Associate, PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State …
Diverticulitis risk can be greatly reduced even if you’re genetically more likely to develop it, new study finds. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jul 01 – You may not have heard of diverticulitis – unless you’ve suffered through a bout of it – but …
How does Facebook occasionally deliver such disconcertingly timed advertisements? Is it really listening to users through their smartphone microphones? Or is the truth much more unsettling? Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2025 Apr 24 – Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy …
The footprints were first discovered in 2019 and researchers have since debated the accuracy of tools used to trace their age. Courtesy of David Bustos/White Sands National Park – By Jay Kakade 2025 Jun 30 – Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found …
Honey from this species of Australian stingless bee has remarkable antimicrobial properties. Wikimedia Commons/Graham Wise CC BY 2.0 – By Paul McClure 2025 Jun 29 – Honey produced by some species of Australian stingless bees possesses impressive bacteria- and fungi-killing properties, according to new …
Eating extra green leafy veg each day can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2025 Jun 26 – Eating just one extra serving of leafy greens a day could help protect your heart, according to a new …
AI will resort to blackmail if faced with failure or being switched off. AI generated image made with Microsoft Designer – By David Szondy 2025 Jun 28 – In what seems like HAL 9000 come to malevolent life, a recent study appeared to …
A church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sámi hut. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images – By Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2025 Jun 27 – In …
Novo Nordisk has not one but three new and distinct weight loss therapeutics. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 23 – Over the weekend, Novo Nordisk dropped a pile of scientific data on three new experimental weight-loss drugs, including an oral one, showing …
