The CDC published a blog post about zombies 10 years ago and news outlets simply will not shut up about it.Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7vg8q/cdcs-zombie-apocalypse-preparedness-guide-the-blog-that-will-not-die…
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‘Terms of Service’ Agreements Are Unbalanced, Need Reforming, Urges New York Times
“The same legalese that can ban Donald Trump from Twitter can bar users from joining class-action lawsuits,” warns the official Editorial Board of the New York Times, urging “It’s time to fix the fine print.” [Alternate URL here] [M]ost people have no idea what is signed away when they click “agree” to binding terms of service contracts — again and again…
Tips on choosing telescopes and binoculars for beginners
Tips for beginners: how to choose binoculars or your first telescope. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/how-to-choose-1st-telescope-binoculars…
Magnetic microbots can hook up brain cells to make a neural network
Tiny robots that can transport individual neurons and connect them to form active neural circuits could help us study brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2255467-magnetic-microbots-can-hook-up-brain-cells-to-make-a-neural-network/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
UFO Sightings Are Up 51% Amid Coronavirus, Data Shows
Data from the nonprofit National UFO Reporting Center, which records UFO-related events, shows that sightings are up 51 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The New York Post reports: Among the 5,000 sightings recorded this year, 20 percent of them occurred in April — the height of the COVID-19…
Ornament hook stuck in infant’s throat for months led to seizures, brain lesions
Fortunately, the child recovered after the hook was removed. Source: https://www.livescience.com/infant-ornament-hook-brain-lesions.html
The ISS Is Getting a New Toilet This Year
Later this year, the International Space Station will receive a new and improved toilet system designed to bridge the gap between current lavatorial space tech and what humans will need to make extended visits to, say, Mars, in comfort. Space.com reports: It has a fancier name, of course; officially, the commode is NASA’s Universal Waste Management System (UWMS). The launch is…
Watch NASA Astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon Docking with ISS
“We’re less than 10 meters away…” “@AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug are suited up, strapped in their seats and ready to be welcomed by the crew aboard the @Space_Station,” NASA tweeted an hour ago. They’re now just 135 meters away from the space station, and you can watch the docking live on YouTube. 1,024,406 people are already watching… “NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and…
The focus on coronavirus is essential, but we can’t forget the climate
The coronavirus pandemic may be the biggest crisis most of us have faced, but we can’t afford to tackle our crises one at a time and let politicians off the hook on climate change Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632823-000-the-focus-on-coronavirus-is-essential-but-we-cant-forget-the-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Is Making Its Software Open Source
gavron writes: While most politicians are pro copyright maximalism and patent exclusivity, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign just open-sourced a bunch of software and are proud of having used open source to save money, and build upon the shoulders of other giants. Way to go! “Our tech team worked hard to make getting involved with @ewarren’s campaign as easy as possible,” reads a…