A study reports the rhythm of your breathing can influence neural activity that enhances memory recall and emotional judgement. (2016)

Horrific tales from real refurbishers prove there’s much worse that can happen to a computer than spilled coffee.

No better time capsule exists than ads for old technology to show you exactly how far humanity has come. These vintage tech ads shill obsolete technology that was, at one point, not only top-of-the-line, it was considered a bargain. The concept of paying $200+ for a calculator makes little sense when you consider the touch-screen in your pocket can do that, call you a taxi, and take a photo all at the same time. Ads for old technology highlight the major shifts in technology...

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Scientists say this sound could be used to monitor how Antarctica's largest ice shelf is responding to climate change.

Despite facing racism and sexism, she became the first person to design a Navy ship using a computer program. She was recognized nationally only later in life.

There are hundreds of senior dating men and women over 50 who want to do something to create a happy and healthy life. But find it hard… Read here why

Three Ways To Meet People (That Don't Involve Bars). Advice about the places to meet people that don't have a two-drink minimum: 1. Church, 2. Animal Shelters,

Girls who play video games are three times more likely to choose physical science, technology, engineering or maths (PSTEM) degrees compared to their non-gaming counterparts, according to new research from the University of Surrey. The study, funded by the British Academy and published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, found that 13-14 year old girls classed as ‘heavy gamers’ – those playing over nine hours a week – were three times more likely to pursue a PSTEM degree compared to girls who were non-gamers.

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The fallacy fallacy is a logical fallacy which occurs when someone assumes that if an argument contains a logical fallacy, then its conclusion must necessarily be wrong. For example, consider a situation where someone claims that a certain medical treatment is preferable to an alternative simply because it’s perceived as more “natural”, and someone else points out that this reasoning is fallacious, since what matters is whether the new treatment is better in practice, and not whether it’s more natural.

Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, so those of us who aren't college students, unemployed, or unrepentant drunks are probably going to be spending it on the couch, greeting trick or treaters an

“Women are machines for suffering.” -Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Two women left mentally unstable, two dead by suicide, others scarred for life. It’s an unsettling romantic track record for anyone – let alone one of the world’s most impactful artists. Pablo Picasso, heralded for his contributions to cubism and surrealism, was the unsung king of womanism. The …

When cities lack the paths pedestrians need, people vote with their feet

Not every technology is right for your business.

Pheidole soldier (left) and minor worker (right). Photo © Alex Wild, used by permission (https://www.alexanderwild.com/) Ants regulate the growth of seemingly ‘useless’ organ to make huge soldiers Scientists solve a problem that troubled Charles Darwin – the diversity in the size and scaling of worker ants. They identify mechanism underlying development of soldier ants & maintenance of balance among worker castes Crucial role played by seemingly unimportant rudimentary “organ” which appears transiently during the development of soldier ants Rudimentary “organs” are tissues that appear only...

The experiment of a 'continuous week' was shift work, on a colossal scale. And it failed.

On the slopes of the Himalayas, workers at the world’s first biodynamic tea farm wait patiently until the planets align to pick India’s most expensive tea.

Russian Soyuz rocket's booster malfunctions after launch, forcing NASA's Nick Hague and his Russian colleague to make a "ballistic" descent back to Earth

A clever new cryptomining scheme downloads the latest version of Adobe for you, but adds malware to the bargain.

A comic about a glorious undersea creature.

With his unlikely blast, the Brewers reliever joined obscure players like Tom Lawless, Jim Mason and Kurt Bevacqua, as well as greats like Ozzie Smith and Kirk Gibson.

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For years, Kathleen McLaughlin smuggled American plasma every time she entered China, home to the world’s largest and deadliest blood debacle. She had no other choice

When you're mourning the loss of a relationship, your feelings may swing back and forth between anger and hope, elation and despair. So, for the brokenhearted, what's the best way to cope with the five stages of grief caused by a broken heart?

From Moominland to the Marauder’s Map, writers Robert Macfarlane, Frances Hardinge and Harry Potter cartographer Miraphora Mina unfold their favourite maps

The presidential text that hits your phone Wednesday will be the first of its kind, but it's part of a decades-long lineage of official government doomsday alerts.

How much do you really need to say to put a sentence together?

The German philosopher has been adopted by the alt-right, but he hated antisemitism. He has been misappropriated and misread, argues his biographer. Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx and Charles Darwin are the great triumvirate of 19th-century thinkers whose ideas still have huge impact today. Nietzsche was philosophy’s supreme iconoclast; his sayings include “God is dead” and “There are no facts, only interpretations”. Highly relevant, yet his association with concepts such as the Übermensch, master morality, slave morality and, possibly most dangerous, the will to power, have also contributed to him being widely misinterpreted.

Why one syllable spoken at different pitches can have seven meanings

You want to read great books, but you don't have enough time or energy after a long day. Here's the list of the best places on the internet to find book summaries to accelerate your growth.

Have you ever been three hours late to your own wedding because you’re too busy planning an invasion of Italy? If so, you and Napoleon Bonaparte have something in common. For one of the supposed greatest love stories in history, Napoleon and Joséphine’s marriage didn’t begin too well. It didn’t end well, either. And not …