How Does Touch Lead To Pain Or Pleasure? | PODCAST: The Joy of Why
Neuroscientist Ishmail Abdus-Saboor discusses efforts to understand how skin contact can be painful or pleasurable, and what touch-obsessed naked mole rats might teach us about human social behavior. “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven StrogatzContinue Reading
French mayor teargassed after shielding student protesters from police
Saint-Denis’s mayor, Bally Bagayoko, had to be evacuated from a protest in Paris after he was teargassed by police on Tuesday. He was marching with high-school students when they were confronted by a police cordon in the French capital. Speaking to the Guardian, he said the ‘small minority’ of peopleContinue Reading
LIVE: BTS fans gather in Lima for band’s first Peru concert
BTS fans gather at San Marcos Stadium in Lima ahead of the K-pop band’s first concert in Peru. #BTS #Peru #Concert #Lima #Kpop #Live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
AI is changing Russia’s drone war on Ukrainian cities, deputy air defense commander says
Russian forces appear to use AI to plan air attacks and recognize targets amid raids on Ukrainian cities. This may include recent air attacks on Odesa that have come in waves with short gaps, Deputy Air Force Commander for Air Defense Colonel Yurii Cherevashenko says, Ukrinform reports. Russia has alreadyContinue Reading
Ukraine’s drone pilot calls it his proudest strike: cheap FPV drone detonating over two tons of explosives packed inside Russian mine-clearer
“Skipper”, an FPV company commander in Ukraine’s 413th Raid Unmanned Systems Regiment, has described destroying a Russian UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle with drones during the 2023 counteroffensive as the strike he is proudest of, according to Army TV. The UR-77, nicknamed “Zmiy Horynych” after a fire-breathing serpent of Slavic folklore, carriesContinue Reading
Alaska Airlines Testing An East Coast Fix With Breeze Airways
Alaska Airlines has quietly begun selling selected Breeze Airways flights, an unusual tie-up that looks far more significant on a route map than it currently is in practice. Alaska has confirmed to Cranky Flier that it has an interline agreement with Breeze, but the initial test is limited to standaloneContinue Reading
5 Reasons Why Private Jets Almost Always Cruise Above Airline Traffic
Private jets often cruise above the traffic used by commercial airlines, but the reason is not simply that business aviation has access to a higher layer of sky. The aircraft themselves are optimized for a different mission. A Gulfstream G650, for example, can climb to an initial cruise altitude ofContinue Reading
The ‘grandmother’ cottonwood trees bulldozed for the border wall
After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson. The post The ‘grandmother’ cottonwood trees bulldozed for the border wall appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Judo: Grigalashvili claims fourth world title as Kaju reigns again
Haruka Kaju extended her unbeaten World Judo Tour run to 40 contests, defending her -63kg world title against Kerem Primo. At -81kg, Tato Grigalashvili defeated home favourite Zelim Tckaev to claim his fourth world title and return to the top of the podium., Read MoreContinue Reading
Hold The Traitor to Account on Promotional Ads
The Traitor continually tests how far he can go, and it is the job of Congress to impose limits., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Equity Docket: Dual Systems of Survival
The power outages in Gary, Indiana, are just the most recent example of a system that deprioritizes Black communities., Read MoreContinue Reading
Remembering the Other October 7
Less than a month after the 9/11 attacks, the United States launched its so-called war on terror, despite survivors’ objections. A quarter century later, the violence rages on., Read MoreContinue Reading