WEIRD FACTS
How can you tell the news from the noise? pathdoc/Shutterstock.com – By Elizabeth Stoycheff, Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University – You might have fallen for someone’s attempt to disinform you about current events. But it’s not your fault. Even the most …
By Loz Blain – The Czinger 21C will have 1,250 hybrid horsepower and a 1.9-second 0-62 sprint time. – Czinger has released more details, pics and video of its upcoming 21C hybrid hypercar, including the two crucial figures we’ve been waiting for: 1,250 …
The ultimate soft and chewy American-style cookie with the added bonus of chocolate chips. Meera Sodha @meerasodha – Meera Sodha’s vegan chocolate chip cookies. Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian. Food styling: Emily Kydd. Prop styling: Jennifer Kay. The biscuits of my youth – bourbons, …
By Joel Berger, Colorado State University and Jon Beckmann, University of Nevada, Reno – Bighorn sheep on grassland in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Joel Berger, CC BY-ND. – In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren. But many …
Draft of Brown study says findings suggest ‘substantial impact of mechanized bots in amplifying denialist messages.’ By Oliver Milman in New York, @olliemilman – The researchers examined 6.5m tweets posted in the days leading up to and the month after Trump announced the …
Many facilities lack the ability to process ‘mixed plastics’, a category of waste that has virtually no market as new products. By Erin McCormick in Berkeley, California – Fewer than 15% of recycling facilities surveyed could process plastic clamshells, like these. Photograph: Prakaymas …
The CrossJack features a cross-shaped base for improved stability. w 3 Image. – The thump, thump, thump of a flat tire is a sound that is sure to wreck anyone’s day. Fighting the elements and getting a lungful of exhaust fumes from passing …
Most people haven’t even heard of Transnistria, the breakaway state of Moldova that hugs its border with Ukraine. And that’s partly what makes it so fascinating to visit. By Sarah Reid – By the time the morning sun had crept above the city’s …
By C.C. Weiss – Elektro Frosch Pro scooter camper. Elektro Frosch. – Forget all about the Tesla Cybertruck camper because there’s an even stranger electric pickup camper roaming the world. The Elektro Frosch camping scooter explores the outdoors one charge at a time, sending …
By Paul Ridden – The classic silent film was upscaled to 4K/60p using algorithms available online. – YouTuber Denis Shiryaev has upscaled a mid-1890s classic silent short to 4K/60p modern goodness using “several neural networks.” And the result is nothing short of breathtaking. L’arrivée …
