AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar16 hours agoHow a simple design decision might have saved the Baltimore bridgeverified_publisherFast Company - Jesus DiazCould have the catastrophic failure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge been avoided with some simple and logical design updates? Some experts believe so. Their solution is not about improving the bridge itself, but rather improving the defensive constructions that could have protected the bridge’s …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar1 day agoDaniel Kahneman Wanted You to Realize How Wrong You Areverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Daniel EngberThe late psychologist gave the world an extraordinary gift: admitting his mistakes. I first met Daniel Kahneman about 25 years ago. I’d applied to graduate school in neuroscience at Princeton University, where he was on the faculty, and I was sitting in his office for an interview. Kahneman, who …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar15 hours agoA boomer couple left coastal Florida after 3 decades for rural Missouri because the Sunshine State 'is definitely not paradise anymore'verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Noah SheidlowerMarried retired couple Sherry Meaders, 75, and James Michael Dunne, 79, lived by the Atlantic Ocean for 30 and 45 years, respectively. But after decades by the water in Florida, Meaders said Florida "is definitely not paradise anymore." The couple decided to move to a very different place: rural …
AvatarAlyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo19 hours ago‘Hideous, extreme greed’: Why disasters keep happening at Boeingverified_publishercityam.com - Guy Taylor“The eyes of the world are on us,” Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun said on Monday, as the embattled planemaker announced that he, along with …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar1 day agoUS overlooks Israeli abuses in Gaza to justify arms transfers: Advocatesverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Ali HarbUS signals it accepts Israel’s assurances that Israeli forces have not violated international humanitarian law in Gaza. Washington, DC – Israel has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza, displaced more than 80 percent of the population, destroyed large parts of the territory and imposed a …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar16 hours agoWhy Portland failed where Portugal succeeded in decriminalizing drugsverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Carmen Paun and Aitor Hernández-MoralesOregon lawmakers gave it three years. Portugal’s program took longer to show results. America’s first experiment in treating hard drugs as a public health problem, rather than one for the police, looks like it’s about to end. The Oregon Legislature has voted to repeal the state’s three-year-old law …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar1 day agoAlberta's population surges by record-setting 202,000 people: Here's where they all came fromverified_publisherCBC News - Robson FletcherAlberta smashed population-growth records in the past year, mainly due to people moving to the province from across Canada and around the world. The …
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar1 day ago783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN saysAssociated Press - By CARLOS MUREITHINAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food …
AvatarAly1 day agoFuel-cell train travels more than 1,700 miles on one tank of hydrogenverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Paul RiddenA hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train developed by Swiss rail vehicle maker Stadler Rail has achieved a new Guinness World Record, traveling for …
AvatarAlyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoMiddle-aged brain predicts dementia: Best Supplement to takegbnews.comSupplements can help stave off brain decline, which has its roots in middle age, new research suggests.
AvatarAlyAvatarAvatar17 hours agoThe Mega Corporations That Control What Americans Eatverified_publisherBloomberg - By Tracy Alloway and Joe WeisenthalWalk into a grocery store today and there are seemingly endless shelves of product to choose from. But behind all those different options are a …
AvatarAlyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNew psychology research sheds light on the mystery of music enjoymentpsypost.org - Eric W. DolanIn a new study, scientists unveiled new insights into how our brains process and enjoy music by distinguishing between the sensory and cognitive …