PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Peter Vickers, Durham University; Henry Taylor, University of Birmingham, and Sean McMahon, University of Edinburgh News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is […]
TikTok is back, America! Less than 24 hours after being banned, the app has returned, proving you can’t keep Gen Z’s favorite time-waster down for long. On January 18th, TikTok went dark thanks to a Supreme Court decision over national security concerns about its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Cue chaos: influencers panicked, businesses scrambled, and […]
Well, it’s official, folks—TikTok has danced its last dance in the U.S. (for now). Starting Saturday evening, millions of American users opened the app, only to be met with a pop-up saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.” It’s like logging into a party, only to find the DJ’s packed up and gone home. The […]
Meta stirred up controversy when it ditched fact-checking. Chesnot/Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions. But taken at face value, the changes raise the question of the effectiveness of Meta’s old […]
Arsenic has earned its sinister title as the “king of poisons,” playing a role in schemes and assassinations throughout history. Its danger lies not in its pure form, but when it combines with other elements to create deadly compounds. In its most lethal form, white arsenic, this tasteless and odorless powder interferes with critical bodily […]
Pack up your dances, memes, and life hacks, folks—TikTok is about to bid the United States a dramatic farewell on January 19th, unless a miracle of Supreme proportions (literally) happens. After a year of legal wrangling and political debates, the clock is ticking for America’s favorite distraction machine. This marks the culmination of a year-long […]
Sure, most of us have read The Lord of the Rings, but have you ever looked at the Illustrated edition (by Tolkien himself)? Amazon is currently offering the eBook for just $1.99! If that’s not the deal of the decade, I don’t know what is! For the first time ever, a very special edition of […]
The octobass is a large bowed string instrument that was built by French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1850s. As you’ll see in the video, the instrument features 3 strings and is extremely large. [MIMphx]
Learning a second language has various benefits that will enrich your life personally and professionally. If you’ve wanted to learn a new language but don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place. Take on a new language (or up to 14) with Babbel, now further price-dropped for a limited time only. Babbel’s […]
Life’s a glorious mess, and exurb1a’s “Everybody Is a Total Mess (and You Should Be One Too)” proves we’re all just giraffes on roller skates. From Tchaikovsky’s anxious genius to Kafka’s existential dread, history’s icons were flailing too—and that’s the point! Through wisdom from the Tao Te Ching and humanity’s darkest moments, exurb1a shows how […]