WEIRD FACTS
Rocki is remotely controlled over the internet, by pet owners viewing real-time video from the robot’s camera. Rocki – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Dec 21 – Earlier this year, we heard about a pet-entertaining/treat-dispensing robot known as Pumpkii. Although its crowdfunding campaign was cancelled, …
The philanthropist is giving away billions of dollars quickly to help people like these Floridians seeking donated food. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Elizabeth J. Dale, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University 2020 Dec 16 – The author and philanthropist …
It doesn’t fit! AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images – By Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida 2020 Dec 21 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to …
Llamas In a pen, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia. Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Emily Wakild, Professor of History and Director, Environmental Studies Program, Boise State University 2020 Dec 18 – With their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies …
The architecture of the modern web poses grave threats to humanity. It’s not too late to save ourselves. https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/video/upload/facebookdoomsday2.mp4 – Story by Adrienne LaFrance 2020 Dec 15 – The Doomsday Machine was never supposed to exist. It was meant to be a thought …
Welcome to Llívia, a little patch of Spain stranded in France and one of Europe’s oldest enclaves. – Miquel Ros, CNN Published 2020 Dec 17 – The view from the castle is so magnificent that it’s easy to understand why warring empires didn’t …
After devastating floods, mountain guides in western Uganda have begun rebuilding the lost trails, carving 22km of new routes through one of Africa’s most beautiful alpine areas. – By Thomas Lewton 2020 Dec 15 – Even from our 3,000m altitude, the Nyamwamba River …
The SprayCare Band dispenses hand sanitizer when and where you need it. – 2020 Dec 14 – In 2020, hand sanitizer has become the must-have accessory, but even a small bottle of the stuff can be a hassle to carry in a bag …
Secret transactions, lost jobs, worker injuries, gutted buildings, unpaid bills: Ihor Kolomoisky’s untold American legacy. Part of the abandoned Warren Steel site, taken in 2017. Photo: Johnny Joo – By Michael Sallah and Tanya Kozyreva 2020 Sep 22 – Millions moved through a …
In ancient New Mexico, cold air in cavernous spaces carved out by lava flows preserved blocks of ice. An ice core extracted at El Malpaís National Monument in New Mexico connects water collection to periods of droughts. (jonnyphoto via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND …
