AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar17 hours agoHow to hide your IP addressTom's Guide - By Olivia PowellSo you want to know how to hide your IP address, but don’t know where to start? Well you’re not alone, so buckle up and let’s take a dive into the …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours agoResearchers reveal the real reason why most smokers will never develop lung cancerthebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitAlthough cigarette smoking is the primary culprit behind lung cancer, not all smokers develop this disease. In a recent study published in Nature …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar2 days agoWhy do some people always get lost?verified_publisherPopular Science - Bob Holmes / Knowable MagazineResearch suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction. This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Like many of the researchers who study how people find their way from place to place, David Uttal is a poor navigator. “When I was 13 …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar2 days agoBlack Twitter Is Not Done Shaming Netflix’s Animated ‘Good Times’ RebootThe Root - Stephanie HollandFollowing the series' April 12 premiere, viewers have thoughts on the controversial reboot. There’s been no shortage of controversy surrounding …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar3 days agoNASA's Biggest Spacecraft Ever Is Getting Ready To Explore Jupiter's Icy Moon; Why It MattersMashable - Harsh VardhanThe Europa Clipper spacecraft has entered its final stages of development as it is being shipped to its next destination - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Up until now, it was being assembled at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's cleaning room in California where engineers carried out the …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoWhat is a cephalopod?discoverwildlife.com - Stuart BlackmanCephalopods are an exclusively marine group comprising octopuses, cuttlefish, squids and nautiluses says Stuart Blackman Does any major group of …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoPeople are only just discovering why all Greek statues have tiny penisesjoe.co.uk - Ryan Price14th Apr 2024 Ryan Price Greece isn’t known for it’s cold weather, so why so small? If you’ve ever been to Athens, or wandered through the Ancient …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar5 days agoA Psychologist Explains How To Beat ‘Perfectionism-Procrastination’Forbes - Mark TraversImagine Benny, a recently hired software engineer who grapples with persistent self-doubt about his capacity to produce top-notch work. This apprehension leads him to procrastinate, habitually deferring tasks to the last minute—believing that he must achieve perfection on the initial attempt. His …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoIs Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliancehistoryextra.com - Jonny WilkesBy the time Benjamin Franklin arrived in France in December 1776, he had found immense fame for his inventions and scientific experiments; he enjoyed …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar6 days agoBlinking Actually Boosts Your Vision, And We Never Even Noticedverified_publisherScienceAlert - Clare WatsonBlinking: it happens every few seconds without you even thinking – unless of course, you're engaging in a staring competition of eye-watering …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoNever Read Poetry? Here’s Where to Beginbookriot.com - Chris M. ArnonePoetry gets a bad rap. When a lot of people who have never tried to read poetry think about poetry, what comes to mind is an archaic, inaccessible …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatarA New Study About Prime Numbers Is Stirring Up a Mess of Controversyverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Caroline DelbertUnconventional findings fuel a fiery debate among number theorists. An odd new paper without peer review claims prime numbers have "genes," "roots," and “offspring." • Prime numbers are essential to modern life because they underpin all of encryption. • What is written makes no sense, but there may be …