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Physicists predict Earth will become a chaotic world, with dire consequences
Humans aren't just making Earth warmer, they are making the climate chaotic, a stark new study suggests. The new research, which was posted April 21 to the preprint database arXiv (opens in new tab), draws a broad and general picture of the full potential impact of human activity on the climate.
Mathematicians suggest the "37% rule" for your life's biggest decisions
It’s time for Macy to move home. She’s scored a promotion and she’s tired of hearing the man in the apartment above play his French horn. So, she books a few viewings with her real estate agent and starts looking at houses.
What Happened to American Conservatism?
I fell in love with conservatism in my 20s. As a politics and crime reporter in Chicago, I often found myself around public-housing projects like Cabrini-Green and the Robert Taylor Homes, which had been built with the best of intentions but had become nightmares.
A Party, and Nation, in Crisis
In October of 1860, The Atlantic’s first editor, James Russell Lowell, wrote of Abraham Lincoln that he “had experience enough in public affairs to make him a statesman, and not enough to make him a politician.
The Bad Guys Are Winning
The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town. I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else.
An accidental discovery could change the world
Every now and then, revolutionary technology seems to spontaneously appear out of thin air and change our world. Dynamite, penicillin, X-ray machines, and even microwaves are all examples of such revolutionary accidental discoveries. Well, this year we may have had yet another.
How Marxists View the Middle Ages
Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation. Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
Your own private island
An island is a whole world in manageable miniature. That's why in fiction, they're the ideal setting for controlled experiments, be it in political philosophy (Utopia), platitudinous piracy (Treasure Island) or problematic paleogenetics (Isla Nublar). Real islands too kindle the imagination.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
What would it have been like to live in Babel in the days after its destruction? In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar. They built a tower “with its top in the heavens” to “make a name” for themselves.
Top 10 Amazing Road Trips across the USA
The best way to see as many cities as you can in the USA, is by making a road trip. On the following list, you will find the best routes and destinations!
Get ready for a new Roaring Twenties
On New Year’s Eve of 2019, revelers gathered around the globe to ring in a new decade. Many jubilantly attended “Roaring Twenties” parties, adorned in elegant evening wear, cloche and Panama hats, and knickerbockers, harkening back to an exciting, culturally vibrant era of economic prosperity.
Climate suicides are shocking warnings of despair over environmental peril
It was a stunning, grisly act. A man, a climate activist and Buddhist, had set himself on fire on the steps of the US supreme court. He sat upright and didn’t immediately scream despite the agony.
How – and Why – to Build a Passive Solar Greenhouse
The decision to build an eco-friendly greenhouse on our little farm in Pennsylvania was really an afterthought. My wife Shana and I had just bought our first piece of heavy equipment, a used Caterpillar skid steer, and I was looking for a big project to teach myself how to use it.
How Mars lost its magnetic field — and then its oceans
The surface of Mars is barren and dry, with what little water there is tied up in icecaps or perhaps existing below the surface. But look closely at the surface, and you will see what looks like shorelines or canyons where massive floods once took place.
Saudi Arabia Just Executed 37 People And Crucified One, Including A Student Slated For College In The U.S.
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest death penalty rates in the world and still performs public crucifixions that entail stringing dead bodies up as a deterrent to others.
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SpaceX Flight Attendant Says Elon Musk Exposed Himself, Offered Her a Horse: Report
Elon Musk has been accused of exposing his penis to a flight attendant for SpaceX, the aerospace company Musk founded.
Why monkeypox isn’t like Covid-19
Experts are cautiously concerned, but this is a fundamentally different outbreak. On Wednesday, the CDC confirmed a case of monkeypox in a Massachusetts man who had recently traveled to Canada.
MIT’s new heat engine beats a steam turbine in efficiency
Since the Industrial Revolution, steam power has been a mainstay of the modern world. Even today, most of the electricity in the world is produced by steam turbines at coal, gas, and nuclear power plants.
The Byron Summer House is a DIY Assemble it Yourself House Kit for $3,825
There are so many options available when it comes to home kits and different ways you can build them or have them built. This backyard cabin building is a great example of the prefab cabins and structures that are available to purchase.
The History of Native American Boarding Schools Is Even More Complicated than a New Report Reveals
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a more than 100-page report on the federal Indigenous boarding schools designed to assimilate Native Americans in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. Between 1819 and 1969, the U.S.
Jeff Bezos Increases His Bet On The Single-Family Housing Market
The billionaire founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Jeff Bezos just made his second investment in the real estate investment platform Arrived Homes during the company's $25 million Series A round.
Otsego Road Cabin Platforms
The brand new Otsego Road Cabin Platforms are conveniently located just off of the Towpath Trail at Bend View Metropark with elevated scenic views of the beautiful Maumee River.
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Scientists Use Gene Editing to Create Mutant Cockroaches In Breakthrough
CRISPR-Cas9, often referred to simply as CRISPR, is a technique of artificially introducing DNA sequences into an organism to precisely manipulate selected locations in an organism’s genome.
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7 lessons about finding the work you were meant to do
You don’t “find your calling,” you fight for it — and other lessons from people who found their passion (sometimes late in life).
New study explores how to navigate 'desire discrepancies' in long term relationships
The loss of sexual desire is something that can impact anyone, no matter their gender or sexual orientation, but for the sake of this particular study, researchers focused on the female libido.
Hollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly
A group of over two dozen film studios has repeatedly taken popular VPN providers to court, sometimes extracting judgements worth millions of dollars in damages.
Want to raise a child genius? A study running for 45 years has suggestions.
In 1971, professor Julian Stanley founded the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) program. SMPY is “the longest-running current longitudinal survey of intellectually talented children,” Nature reports.
Ultralight Backpacking Gear List | 9 Pound
Nine pounds of backpacking gear is all a hiker needs to be safe and warm. Simply put, this list has better backpacking gear. For over a decade it’s been tested, refined, and updated to reflect only the best and current backpacking gear now available in 2020.
How to dissolve your ego—and why you should
Even for those who aren’t self-absorbed, egos can get in the way more often than we’d like. Having a sense of self isn’t bad, but we can become so invested in the idea of who we are that we refuse to take necessary steps forward that would challenge that idea.
Ancestors' Genetic "Memories" Could Be Passed On For 14 Generations
In Assassin’s Creed, the video game series-turned-movie, the protagonist is able to “remember” the memories of his long-dead ancestors through a special machine named the Animus.
Visualizing the Length of the Fine Print, for 14 Popular Apps
Do you take the time to read the terms of service before you agree to when downloading the latest app or software? The world is awash with apps and internet services that ask potential users to agree to a service agreement.
Just how cold was the Ice Age? New study finds the temperature
How cold was the Ice Age? While one can imagine layers of ice covering everything around the world, that’s not exactly what happened. In fact, researchers identified the temperature of the Last Glacial Maximum, from about 20,000 ago, to be about 46 degrees Fahrenheit (7.8 C).
Snøhetta’s New Underwater Restaurant in Norway Is Seriously Epic
At Under, a table with a view means an awe-inspiring sight that changes by the minute, and fluctuates with the seasons.
Scientists Pinpoint Key To Maintaining A Successful Open Relationship
Can an open relationship work? New research says yes, if it includes the right mixture of openness, respect, and communication.
The secrets to sustaining a strong sexual connection over the long haul
Friendship, cuddling, trust, prioritizing — while these may not sound so sexy, they can help keep the fires burning in a long-term relationship, according to sex educator Emily Nagoski.
Heat wave set to rewrite record books in central, Northeast U.S., as climate change worsens
After baking the state of Texas, an early-season heat wave is poised to shatter temperature records across the central and Northeastern sections of the United States in the next few days.
When Exactly Did Humans Decide To Become Monogamous?
A question commonly asked among historians, biologists, and anthropologists alike: "Are humans monogamous by nature?" Though the evolution of monogamy in humans follows something of a set trajectory, it largely fails to explain why humans are monogamous.
640-Square-Foot Solar-Powered Shipping Container House with Greenhouse for $25,000
This do-it-yourself shipping container house is designed to get people off the grid for cheap. The simple, energy-efficient design incorporates recycled shipping containers, a greenhouse, and solar power.
San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras
For the last five years, driverless car companies have been testing their vehicles on public roads.
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Monopolies and the Baby Formula Shortage
Families are desperately hunting around drugstores and groceries for baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. Analyst Datasembly indicates that 40 percent of leading baby formula products were out of stock in late April.
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The Modern World Can't Exist Without These Four Ingredients. They All Require Fossil Fuels
Modern societies would be impossible without mass-scale production of many man-made materials.
Scientists Suggest The Age When You Really Become An Adult
What makes an adult an adult? Is there a pre-defined age? Say, when you turn 18 and are officially "legal". Or can you only pass after you've checked off a certain number of pre-selected rites of passage? The mortgage, the marriage, the 9-to-5 job, 2.
US boarding school investigative report released
The U.S. Department of Interior released its investigative report Wednesday on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. It’s being called the first volume of the report and comes nearly a year after the department announced a “comprehensive” review.
This whirlpool turbine can be installed in a week and could power up to 60 homes
This whirlpool turbine can power dozens of homes, providing energy 24 hours a day. Belgian company Turbulent have possibly come up with a solution to generate energy for small-scale rural areas, but you need to live near a river.
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