WEIRD FACTS
By Mike Hanlon – A 1964 Peel Trident is one of the cars up for auction at Monterey Car Week. (Credit: RM-Sotheby’s). Monterey Car Week is almost upon us, and the busiest week for the collectible car world will see more than …
In our digital world, a misdirected text or simple keyboard error can trigger huge unintended consequences By Tom Lamont – ‘We live in curious times, part-digital, part-manual.’ Composite: Guardian Design Team One day in May this year, Luigi Rimonti left his home …
Can pets create health in humans? By Janette Young – Pet owners will often swear their beloved pooch does wonders for their well-being, and now we have empirical proof. A 2017 study found dog ownership is linked to improved heart health for humans. …
Three experts explain the popular diet’s impact on aging and disease. By Alexandra Pattillo – Intermittent fasting: diet trend, Silicon Valley practice, religious ritual, and now, maybe, long-term health regimen? Intermittent fasting (IF) has been around for centuries but only penetrated the mainstream …
By Nick Lavars – Peloton calls its newly announced technology Automated Following. (Credit: Peloton). Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known …
By P.K. Newby, ScD Harvard – Scientist, Science Communicator, and Author, Harvard University – Do you feel like nutritionists are always changing their minds? Do you want science-based information about diet but don’t know whom or what to believe? If you’re nodding …
“Comfort eating is something that can actually comfort you.” By Sarah Sloat – At UCLA, there’s a lab that zigs where others zag. It’s the Dieting, Stress, and Health Laboratory — DISH, for short — and inside, researchers look into the what and …
This villain will loom large in the ‘GoT’ spinoff. By Allie Gemmill – Filming is underway on the Game of Thrones prequel series, and George R.R. Martin recently offered up some new insight into the new plot and setting of the first official …
The cost is falling precipitously. But burger lovers remain skeptical. By Mike Brown – Lab-grown meat: techno-wizardry, societal savior, or an impressive imitation of the real thing? As it turns out, which of those three phrases you use to describe lab-grown meat may …
By Loz Blain – The new De Tomaso P72 may end up being more of a design feat than a technical one, but this design is superb. (Credit: De Tomaso). Wealth is concentrating upwards toward the 1 percent of the 1 percent. Instagram …
