Falling For Misinformation: Melanie Trecek-King, CSICon 2024
From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles can make us vulnerable to false or misleading information and how curiosity and skepticismContinue Reading
How to turn fallen leaves into valuable soil conditioner this fall
You’re probably aware that fallen leaves make good mulch, but they can also aid the garden and the flower beds if you make leaf mold.Continue Reading
Order of the Hyphen: Former Prince Andrew’s new name settled by Buckingham Palace
The new moniker combines the royal family’s name, Windsor, chosen by King George V in 1917, with Mountbatten, the surname of Andrew’s late father, Prince Philip., Read MoreContinue Reading
“Caved Too Soon”: Ro Khanna on Senate Shutdown Deal, Why Schumer Should Step Down & Epstein Files
The longest U.S. federal government shutdown in history has entered its 43rd day. The House of Representatives is returning to session today to vote on a short-term funding bill to end the shutdown. The Senate approved the measure on Monday after seven Democrats and one independent backed the Republican billContinue Reading
A 540-million-year-old fossil is rewriting evolution
Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, defied conventions by combining two different mineral-building methods. After decades of confusion, scientists have linked it to the cnidarian family. The find deepens our understanding of how animals first learned to buildContinue Reading
You can now put your US passport into Apple Wallet for domestic travel
But only a few states plus Puerto Rico will accept it Need to fly domestically, but want to leave your passport or driver’s license at home? Apple has you covered, as long as you’re using an iOS device and traveling between or within one of the dozen or so statesContinue Reading
Apple knits up $230 sock for your iPhone in time for Christmas
Fashion house behind Jobs’ turtleneck helps with pricey new accessory line Apple, the reassuringly expensive US technology brand, is selling a sock in which iPhone owners can house their gadget.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Broken wizard forces Microsoft to issue out-of-band Windows 10 patch
End of support? Not quite Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band update on November 11 to fix a malfunctioning enrollment wizard that prevented eligible Windows 10 users from accessing Extended Security Updates (ESU).…, Read MoreContinue Reading
At ‘Make America Healthy Again’ summit, Vance praises RFK Jr. for defying convention
Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care, Read MoreContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV reveals a very wholesome list of favorite films. You expected different?
Pope Leo XIV reveals his favorite movies in a list that’s ordinary, beautiful, musical and wonderful all at once. Nope, no horror films made the short list., Read MoreContinue Reading
Consumer Reports finds unsafe lead levels in many protein supplements
The nonprofit group’s investigation found that plant-based protein products were more likely to have hazardous levels of the neurotoxin or heavy metals., Read MoreContinue Reading
New award given to help early career researchers in dystonia
A new award will help early-career researchers who study dystonia, the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced Tuesday. The award is $150,000 for two years., Read MoreContinue Reading
Korea’s Hyundai ADM Bio developing novel rheumatoid arthritis therapy
South Korea’s Hyundai ADM Bio said its new cancer drug under development, Penetrium, may prove effective treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and MS., Read MoreContinue Reading