The U.S. government has long rejected the notion that the Moon is some kind of “global commons,” and it’s not a signatory to the Moon Agreement, an international treaty intended to promote equitable distribution of off-world resources and prevent territorial… Read More ›
Pocket Casts has listed their top 100 podcasts of the year and you should be able to find a show or two worth checking out. I ‘may’ have doctored the above screenshot. Maybe next year I won’t have to, but… Read More ›
I listen to a lot of podcasts, usually on 2.5× speed, with silences removed. That sometimes bumps the playback up to 3.25× speed. Some might say that’s sociopathic, and I’m inclined to agree! But I have many shows to get… Read More ›
The Ontario government has passed legislation that would end the bi-annual changing of clocks, making daylight time permanent in the province—but the change will only happen if neighbouring jurisdictions agree. The Time Amendment Act, which was tabled by Jeremy Roberts,… Read More ›
Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on… Read More ›
Our minds can only focus on so much at once, says Susana Martinez-Conde, a neuroscientist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. Neurons in our visual cortices have limited bandwidth. If they attempted to take in everything, we would… Read More ›
The park, now due to open next Spring, is looking like a dream come true. A photo published by The Sankei News last month shows that things are pretty much finished, at least externally. Guests enter the park through the… Read More ›
That is so true and explains why we are where we are today. Thanks to Simon. Original tweeted here.
Optical illusions don’t “trick the eye” nor “fool the brain”, nor reveal that “our brain sucks”, … but are fascinating! They also teach us about our visual perception, and its limitations. My selection emphazises beauty and interactive experiments; I also… Read More ›
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