The Summer Triangle consists of 3 bright stars in 3 different constellations. The brightest is Vega in the constellation Lyra. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/summer-triangle-vega-and-its-constellation-lyra-2…
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How The Advance Weather Forecast Got Good
NPR notes today’s “supercomputer-driven” weather modelling can crunch huge amounts of data to accurately forecast the weather a week in advance — pointing out that “a six-day weather forecast today is as good as a two-day forecast was in the 1970s.” Here’s some highlights from their interview with Andrew Blum, author of The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast :…
Algorithmic Analysis Shows That Pop Music Is Sadder and Angrier Than Ever
dryriver writes: BBC Culture reports — with some neat graphs in the article — on two different scientific studies that both found that chart-topping pop music has been getting steadily sadder and angrier since the 1950s, and that both song lyrics and the musical tone in hit songs are sadder, more fearful, and angrier than ever before in history. Lior Shamir…
The myth of rational thinking
Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/25/18291925/human-rationality-science-justin-smith…
Evil Swamp Demons of Slavic Lore
Throughout the world there have always been legends and lore associated with the dim wilds of our landscape. Dark and forbidding, swamps in particular have attracted such tales since time unremembered, and it seems as if every such murky wetland has its share of spooky lore orbiting it. This is especially prevalent in Slavic cultures,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/evil-swamp-demons-of-slavic-lore/…
Strange and Frightening Encounters With Forest Spirits
Throughout all of human history the forests of our world have always held a special allure. The trees have birthed countless legends and myths, as well as spawned all manner of forest entities, sprites, and spirits. Just walking amongst the tranquil woods one can feel why this might be so, as it is a place… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/strange-and-frightening-encounters-with-forest-spirits/…
9 Hobbies as Alternative Methods to Boost Creativity and Health
Sofia Adamson – Study says certain ‘behavioral pursuits’ can lead to happiness, reduce boredom and stress, and even improve heart rate. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/17/9-hobbies-as-alternative-methods-to-boost-creativity-and-health/…
Why Notre Dame matters, in one Victor Hugo passage
What Victor Hugo wrote to save Notre Dame when it was on the brink of destruction. Notre Dame is on fire, and its spire has fallen. As of Monday afternoon, we don’t know for sure how the fire began or how extensive the damage is, but the world has responded to the news with an… Continue reading Why Notre Dame matters, in one Victor Hugo passage
From Disco to Techno, He’s Seen It on Sugar Hill’s Dance Floor
Eddie Freeman opened the Sugar Hill club in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in 1979. Night life and the neighborhood have changed, but they still come to dance. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/arts/music/sugar-hill-brooklyn-eddie-freeman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss