Handwritten example of famous Einstein equation gets $1.2M
A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he writes out his famous E = mc2 equation has sold at auction for more than $1.2 million, about three times more than it was expected to get, Boston-based RR Auction said Friday......»»
How to get Wings of Icarus in Fortnite
Fortnite has added the ability for you to equip some very famous wings that let you soar through the sky and divebomb your foes. Here's what you need to know......»»
What Apple Switcher ad star Ellen Feiss is doing now
Student Ellen Feiss may have looked stoned in her famous Apple Switcher ad, but it turns out that she wasn't kidding when she claimed that the paper a PC destroyed was "really good."Ellen Feiss: Left: as in her Switcher ad and (right) as she is today.....»»
Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth"s ever seen, combining reptile and mammal traits
You're probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs—the four-legged herbivores famous for their long necks and tails. Animals such as Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus and Diplodocus have been standard fixtures in science museums since the 1800s......»»
After 14 years, Apple has finally retired the famous MacBook Air wedge shape
The MacBook Air's famous wedge-shape design is no more, replaced by the square-sided M3 model. Long live the sloped MacBook Air.The famous envelope image, redone for an Apple MacBook Air adBack in 1991, Apple showed up the entire laptop industry by m.....»»
Mars had its own version of plate tectonics
Plate tectonics is not something most people would associate with Mars. In fact, the planet's dead core is one of the primary reasons for its famous lack of a magnetic field. And since active planetary cores are one of the primary driving factors of.....»»
"The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin" review: As wickedly fun as its title
Noel Fielding brings "The Mighty Boosh" energy to the tales of England's famous 18th century highwayman in this Apple TV+ series. "Stand and deliver! Please?"If you've come here for a historical account of the adventures of England's notorious.....»»
Flash deal: save 60% on a lifetime Rosetta Stone subscription
You have the perfect tool for learning a new language at your fingertips with Rosetta Stone, and now StackCommerce is offering the famous language-learning software at a 60% discount with more than enough time before spring break travel.Learn a new l.....»»
Researchers show Reddit users caused the famous GameStop "short squeeze"
Three years ago, the stock price of the company GameStop soared over 1,625% in just a week. While it's been speculated the primary cause was unprecedented, organized action among Reddit users using a trading strategy known as a "short squeeze," resea.....»»
How would an AI turn out if you raised it like a child?
Stick a camera on a child, then feed what it captures to an AI, and it almost works. Enlarge (credit: selimaksan) ChatGPT, arguably the most famous chatbot ever, learned its sometimes human-like conversational skills by.....»»
Daily Telescope: Finally, we’ve found the core of a famous supernova
In the astronomy community, SN 1987A has somewhat legendary status. Enlarge / Webb has observed the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of Supernova 1987A. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, et. al.).....»»
This famous supernova remnant is hiding a secret
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have peered into the famous SN 1987A supernova remnant and found something special inside......»»
Einstein telescope E-TEST prototype passes its first series of tests
The Einstein telescope project has reached a new stage, with the E-TEST prototype—developed in the ULiège and CSL laboratories—being sent to the Liège Space Centre to undergo a battery of cryogenic and vibration tests. To function optimally, th.....»»
"I"m gonna get totally and utterly X"d": Can you really use any English word to mean "drunk"?
The English language is famous for the large number of words that express the idea of being drunk in a humorous way—so-called drunkonyms like "pissed," "hammered" or "wasted." British comedian Michael McIntyre even argues in a comedy routine that p.....»»
Saturday Citations: Einstein revisited (again); Atlantic geological predictions; how the brain handles echoes
Einstein's inexhaustible field equations just keep on predicting weird stellar objects, and the latest one is a doozy—so strap on your helmet, inside of which is another helmet, encasing still yet another helmet. This headgear is modeled on a weird.....»»
TikTok lesbian bar debacle raises question: Who belongs in queer spaces?
TikTokker who went to lesbian bar Cubbyhole sparked discourse about who belongs in queer spaces like it. Queer New York TikTok was in an uproar recently over an incident at Cubbyhole, a famous lesbian bar in Manhattan. The conflict — betw.....»»
Fundamental equation for superconducting quantum bits revised
Physicists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have uncovered that Josephson tunnel junctions—the fundamental building blocks of superconducting quantum computers—are more complex than previously thought......»»
10 years preparing for "Armageddon"
It's a scenario made famous by the 1998 film "Armageddon": an asteroid is spotted on a collision course with Earth, and experts scramble to plan a space mission to rendezvous with the asteroid and mitigate the danger. It's classic science fiction, bu.....»»
Q&A: Expert explains the "physics of AI"
The development of a new theory is typically associated with the greats of physics. You might think of Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein, for example. Many Nobel Prizes have already been awarded for new theories......»»
Microplastics found in Nile River"s tilapia fish
The Nile is one of the world's most famous rivers. It's also Africa's most important freshwater system. About 300 million people live in the 11 countries it flows through. Many rely on its waters for agriculture and fishing to make a living......»»
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she"s famous for her dogs
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she"s famous for her dogs.....»»