by | Apr 5, 2021 | Weirdness
from BBC Muons: ‘Strong’ evidence found for a new force of nature By Pallab Ghosh IMAGE COPYRIGHTREIDAR HAHN / FERMILAB From sticking a magnet on a fridge door to throwing a ball into a basketball hoop, the forces of physics are at play in every moment of...
by | Apr 3, 2021 | Weirdness
from Der Spiegel A Visit to the World’s Deadliest Dive Site It doesn’t have the nicest coral formations nor the most fish. But the Blue Hole in the Gulf of Aqaba is a magnet for divers, primarily because of its reputation. Dozens of adventurers have lost...
by | Apr 2, 2021 | Weirdness
from SF Gate Video shows 1,000-dolphin ‘stampede’ off California coast by Andrew Chamings ‘Super-pod,’ ‘mega-pod’ or a ‘dolphin stampede,’ whatever you want to call it, the sight of 1,000 dolphins swimming alongside you...
by | Mar 31, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Wall Street Journal Alien Languages May Not Be Entirely Alien to Us Evolution should favor some universal traits in the emergence of any form of communication on any planet By Arik Kershenbaum The 2016 movie ‘Arrival’ portrayed scientists scrambling to decode...
by | Mar 29, 2021 | Weirdness
from Inside Hook Death of a Car Salesman: How Soon Will We All Be Buying Our Cars Online? Carvana — one of the tech world’s biggest pandemic winners — is applying lessons from Tesla and Amazon in the used-car market BY ALEX LAUER You probably know Carvana...
by | Mar 28, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Wall Street Journal A Year Into Remote Work, No One Knows When to Stop Working Anymore Workers are exhausted from nonstop working from home; many managers want to get everyone off the treadmill and breathing again By Chip Cutter The daily alarm Katie Lipp...
