Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought
Condom use is down among sexually active teens and young adults, Read MoreContinue Reading
JD Vance Defends His Alarming Debate Answer About The 2020 Election Results
The vice presidential candidate said the “media is obsessed” with that year’s vote, adding, “I’m focused on the election of 33 days from now.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
A GOP Congressman Tweeted A JD Vance Image That Must Be Seen To Be Believed
Rep. Mike Collins earned major mockery for his Wednesday morning post., Read MoreContinue Reading
Harris backs striking dockworkers, The Traitor blames labor stoppage on the Biden administration
Workers are demanding higher wages and restrictions on automation, shutting down dozens of major ports Published October 2, 2024 4:15PM (EDT) Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Expo at World Market Center on September 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mario Tama/GettyContinue Reading
Regional War Feared as Biden Backs Israel’s Threat to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack
Israel has announced it is sending more troops into southern Lebanon as the Middle East moves closer to a full-scale regional war. On Tuesday, Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel that Iran says targeted Israeli military and security sites, a response that comes after a series ofContinue Reading
Mozilla’s New Branding Looks Even Better Animated
A few months ago I reported that Mozilla is getting a brand revamp and that it incorporates the non-profit company’s iconic red dinosaur mascot – now I have a lick more info. A reader, Nicolas, recently pointed me to the website of global design agency Jones Knowles Ritchie, who MozillaContinue Reading
Translating MIT research into real-world results
Inventive solutions to some of the world’s most critical problems are being discovered in labs, classrooms, and centers across MIT every day. Many of these solutions move from the lab to the commercial world with the help of over 85 Institute resources that comprise MIT’s robust innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E)Continue Reading
3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia
In 2021, Michael Short, an associate professor of nuclear science and engineering, approached professor of anthropology Manduhai Buyandelger with an unusual pitch: collaborating on a project to prototype a molten salt heat bank in Mongolia, Buyandelger’s country of origin and place of her scholarship. It was also an invitation to forgeContinue Reading
Judge unseals new evidence against The Traitor in the Jan. 6 election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks about the The Traitor election interference case in August 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images In a newly unsealed court filing, special counsel Jack Smith provides the most detailed picture yet of his criminal case againstContinue Reading
LAD set NLDS starters; Ohtani unlikely to pitch
Jack Flaherty will start Game 1 of this weekend’s National League Division Series for the Dodgers, while rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set for Game 2, the team announced Wednesday…Read MoreContinue Reading
Young Earth May Have Captured Moon from Space, Research Suggests
The Moon may have been captured during a close encounter between a young Earth and a terrestrial binary (a system of the Moon and another rocky object), according to a new paper published in the Planetary Science Journal. Darren Williams & Michael Zugger examined the concept of collision-less binary exchange for capturing massive satellites —Continue Reading
NASA Made the Hubble Telescope to Be Remade
The Hubble Space Telescope has doubled its anticipated lifetime—and is still going strong. When NASA decided in the 1970s that the Hubble Space Telescope should be serviceable in space, the engineering challenges must have seemed nearly insurmountable. How could a machine that complex and delicate be repaired by astronauts wearing 130-kilogram suits with thick gloves?Continue Reading
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ceibo and its copper mining tech
Ceibo seeks to eliminate a major potential speed bump for the clean-energy transition: the looming global copper shortage. The firm’s low-impact extraction technology targets ores that aren’t economical to mine today but could help meet the copper demands of an electrified world. Copper wires form the backbone of the clean-energy economy…Continue Reading