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Mathematician finally solves infamous moving sofa problem popularised by Friends ‘pivot’ scene

Scientific American jokes that ‘explaining the ‘Pivot!’ shouted by Ross Geller required a 119-page paper’

The Independent UK

In a pinch? Here's how to use table salt to de-ice your driveway this winter

The emergency snow-melting hack that’s hiding in your pantry.

Tom’s Guide

China's 3I/ATLAS Footage? Experts Baffled As 'Gigantic' Object Has 'No Tail'

Astronomers are intrigued by China's reported 3I/ATLAS footage showing a "gigantic" interstellar object with no visible tail, defying comet norms and fuelling global debate over its mysterious origin.

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Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway

An experimental birth control pill for males works by blocking sperm production, and it just passed its first safety test in humans.

LiveScience

17 Annoying ‘Facts’ People Have To Finally Stop Believing In

Some of the fun facts I was so amazed by in childhood are actually false. Oh, they’ll capture your attention all right. It’s just a pity there’s not much truth to them.

Bored Panda

A culture war is brewing over AI

As AI systems increasingly display emotion, genuine or not, public opinion will split around calls for their rights

Salon

E-Bike And Scooter Injuries Have Tripled Since 2019

Recent years have seen a massive uptick in the adoption of electric mobility devices. From stand-up e-scooters to electric bicycles and everything in between, it’s clear that lightweight electric transport is here, and it’s here to stay.That being said, just like many things that gain popularity, the more people use…

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I’m Sorry To Be The One To Tell You: That’s Not Summer Rain, You’re Walking Through Cicada Piss

If the sky is blue, the mystery spritz might be piss.

Pedestrian.tv

How Scientific American's Departing Editor Helped Degrade Science

When magazines like Scientific American are run by ideologues producing biased dreck, it only makes it more difficult to defend the institution of science itself.

Reason

Odd Omission in N.Y. Times Article About Resignation of Scientific American Editor-in-Chief

The Times reported yesterday, under the headline "Editor Resigns After Calling Some Trump Supporters 'Fascists'": On election night, Laura Helmuth, who served… The post Odd Omission in N.Y. Times Article About Resignation of Scientific American Editor-in-Chief appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Scientific American editor steps down after calling Trump supporters ‘fascists’ and ‘bigoted’

Laura Helmuth, who had led the magazine since 2020, wrote an expletive-filled social media post on election night

The Guardian - US

Scientific American Top Editor Resigns After Calling Trump Supporters 'F–king Fascists'

The editor-in-chief of Scientific American has resigned following a series of election night social media posts referring to Trump supporters as "fascists."

International Business Times

Top Editor of Oldest American Magazine Resigns After Calling Trump Supporters 'F–king Fascists' in Post-Election Rant

The editor-in-chief of Scientific American has resigned following a series of election night social media posts referring to Trump supporters as "fascists."

Latin Times

Scientific American makes presidential endorsement for only the second time in its 179-year history

‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine

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Infamous 'Wow! signal' that hinted at aliens may actually be an exceptionally rare cosmic event

The source of a supposed alien broadcast that made researchers go "Wow!" may instead have been the result of a remarkably rare cosmic event, a new study suggests.

Creative Bloq

AI finds optical illusions just as mind-boggling as we do

Its interpretations are "surprisingly humanlike".

Reason

China's Retribution

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Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales reveals

Scientists suggest that killer whales be divided into two distinct species.

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NASA's troubled Mars sample-return mission has scientists seeing red

NASA's Mars Sample Return program is the agency’s highest priority in planetary science, but projected multibillion-dollar overruns have some calling the plan a 'dumpster fire.'

The Guardian - US

Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?

The Pentagon is concerned about the the US nuclear arsenal’s viability, but critics worry about a renewed arms race

The Week

The extinction threat to emperor penguins caused by climate change

Thousands of emperor penguin chicks are thought to have died across Antarctica last year as a result of a “catastrophic breeding failure”.

The Week

The Harvard and Papua New Guinea interstellar meteor row

The removal of fragments from a possible interstellar meteor has sparked a row between scientists from Harvard and Papua New Guinean authorities.

The Week

White paint: a cool solution for climate change?

Brilliantly whitewashed houses are a familiar sight in hot countries, from Morocco to Greece. In fact, white-painted roofs “have been used to cool buildings for centuries”, said The Guardian.

The Week

J. Robert Oppenheimer: the real ‘father of the atomic bomb’ at centre of new blockbuster

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of a soon-to-be-released blockbuster directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, could be one of the most misunderstood figures of the 20th century.

The Week

Why the 1.5C threshold matters to our climate

The probability of the world exceeding the 1.5C climate change target within the next five years has risen to 66%, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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