YouTube claims to be the world’s biggest jukebox — and now it wants to wring more ad dollars from the platform’s music fans. From a report: The video giant is launching 15-second audio ads, the first format designed to reach YouTube users who listen to music or podcasts ambiently (i.e., in the background). YouTube also is introducing the ability for advertisers…
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A One Hundred Thousand-Fold Enhancement In the Nonlinearity of Silicon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: A team of researchers led by Osaka University and National Taiwan University created a system of nanoscale silicon resonators that can act as logic gates for light pulses. … [The scientists] have increased the nonlinearity of silicon 100,000 times by creating a nano-optical resonator, so that all-optical switches can be operated using a…
Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis — a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits — could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study published today. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812094900.htm
Team obtained high-level control of spin qubit lifetime based on silicon quantum dots
By tuning the direction of the external magnetic field with respect to the crystallographic axis of the silicon wafer, an improvement of spin lifetime (relaxation time) by over two orders of magnitude was reported in silicon quantum dots. This breakthrough was carried out by a team led by academician Guo Guangcan from CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, USTC, in which…
50 days in lockdown, 30 days of relaxation, could help contain COVID-19 pandemic
The study found that alternating between 50 days of strict lockdown and 30 days of relaxation of these measures could control the outbreak. Source: https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-pandemic-lockdown-relaxation-cycles.html
Mental Health Tips for the COVID-19 Outbreak
Dr. Steve Joordens, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, regularly connects psychology to world events. Below, listen to the conversation or read the transcript, and hear Dr. Steve Joordens’s thoughts on: Tips to manage anxiety and fear around the new coronavirus pandemic How often you should check the news How parents […]
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Relaxing relieves stress. Here’s the best way to do it
We all need to chill out to reduce our stress levels but does watching TV count? What about running? And what’s the best form of micro-relaxation? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532640-600-relaxing-relieves-stress-heres-the-best-way-to-do-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Mystery Sounds From Storms Could Help Predict Tornadoes
Mysterious rumbles that herald tornadoes could one day be used to predict when and where they will strike, according to researchers. From a report: Storms emit sounds before tornadoes form, but the signals at less than 20Hz are below the limit for human hearing. What causes these rumbles has also been a conundrum. Now researchers said they have narrowed down the…
How some planets can survive their stars’ deaths
A new “survival guide for exoplanets” outlines how different kinds of planets fare when their host star dies. It suggests the smallest rocky worlds are the most likely to escape annihilation. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/small-rocky-planets-most-likely-to-survive-star-death…
Start Meditating Today to Take Care of Your Brain
In my list of seven most useful Power Brain techniques, meditation is second on the list. It is the key to truly changing your brain, which, in turn, is the key to changing your life. Meditation allows you to gain control over your mind in ways that no other exercise can by reducing the constant […] Source: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ilchilee/2018/11/14/start-meditating-today-if-you-care-about-your-brain/…