Archive for September, 2020
Actual Headline: “Conspiracy Theorists Clash with Police at Anti-Lockdown Demonstration”
September 19th, 2020The conspiracy theorists are here! Run for your lives! Via: Independent: Hundreds of conspiracy theorists have gathered in central London to protest against coronavirus restrictions in the UK as infections worsen.
COVID-19: “The Higher Your Vitamin D Status, Lower Was Your Risk”
September 19th, 2020Via: Boston Herald: Stop waiting for a miracle drug: A Boston University doctor says a sufficient amount of vitamin D can cut the risk of catching coronavirus by 54%. “People have been looking for the magic drug or waiting for the vaccine and not looking for something this simple,” said Dr. Michael Holick, professor of […]
U.S. Sends Mechanized Troops Back Into Syria
September 19th, 2020Via: Air Force Times: Bradley fighting vehicles have headed back into eastern Syria, the Pentagon announced Friday, a move that comes after a tense encounter with Russian forces left four U.S. troops lightly injured last month. The return of mechanized units also comes as the U.S. military deployed Sentinel radar and increased the frequency of […]
The Uterus Collector
September 19th, 2020Via: AP: Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to show the scars on her abdomen. There were three small, circular marks. The 39-year-old woman from Cuba was told only that she would undergo an operation to treat her ovarian cysts, but […]
Engineers Produce a Fisheye Lens That’s Completely Flat
September 19th, 2020Via: MIT News: To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses — ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of curved glass, which distort incoming light to produce wide, bubble-like images. Their spherical, multipiece design makes fisheye lenses inherently bulky and often costly to produce. Now engineers at MIT and the […]
Los Angeles 2077
September 18th, 2020Looks about right. Via: Cyberpunk 2077:
Why Are Oil and Gas Companies Investing in Nuclear Fusion?
September 18th, 2020In other words: Complex, expensive, centralized infrastructure is par for the course for oil companies. Via: GTM: Betting on fusion looks like a long shot for oil and gas companies, which are increasingly focused on here-today energy plays such as offshore wind and longer-term bets like green hydrogen. But oil and fusion may have more […]
Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
September 18th, 2020Via: University of Chicago: Our smartphones enable—and encourage—constant connection to information, entertainment, and each other. They put the world at our fingertips, and rarely leave our sides. Although these devices have immense potential to improve welfare, their persistent presence may come at a cognitive cost. In this research, we test the “brain drain” hypothesis that […]
The Japanese Military Is Now Officially Tracking UFOs
September 18th, 2020Via: Popular Mechanics: Japan’s Defense Minister has unveiled guidelines for Japanese defense personnel that experience UFO sightings. The guidelines state that members of the Japan Self Defense Forces should record any UFOs they observe so the Defense Ministry can study the evidence. The new rules come just a month after the U.S. Department of Defense […]
Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras
September 18th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Facebook Inc. is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorized use of their mobile phone cameras. The lawsuit springs from media reports in July that the photo-sharing app appeared to be accessing iPhone cameras even when they weren’t actively being used. Facebook denied the reports and […]
