In Casey Neistat’s documentary, David Dobrik’s act unravels
The essence of David Dobrik, the puckish subject of Casey Neistat’s documentary Under the Influence, first crystallizes on screen during a high-pressure pitch to Netflix. It's 2020, and the then 24-year-old sits in front of a laptop, his eyes s.....»»
Non-native mangroves on Hawaii"s Moloka"i Island provide beneficial ecosystem services
In a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, environmental science and management professor Elise Granek and lead author Casey Lewis, PSU alumna, report the findings of a census of zooplankton communities in non-native mangrove habitat.....»»
Safeway spent $367M to prepare for Theranos tests that never came
Elizabeth Holmes' charisma sealed the deal, but Theranos never delivered. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive officer of Theranos, is on trial for wire fraud. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images).....»»
Nobel Prize for groundbreaking way of building molecules that made chemistry greener
Benjamin List and David MacMillan, respectively from Germany and the US, will share the 10 million Swedish kronor (£870,000) Nobel prize in chemistry 2021 for their development of "organocatalysis"—a precise tool for constructing molecules which h.....»»
Among the Stars chronicles daring space mission to repair physics experiment
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer studies cosmic rays from its perch on-board the ISS. Experience the mission to repair the Advanced Mass Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station in Among the Stars, an original documentary serie.....»»
Eco-friendly drug production Nobel winner"s proudest achievement
Princeton professor David MacMillan on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for his work developing a new tool to scale up chemical reactions in an environmentally friendly way, known as "organocatalysis.".....»»
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded To Scientists for Creating a Tool To Build Molecules
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for their development of a new tool to build molecules, work that has spurred advances in pharmaceutical research and lessened the impact of chemistry on.....»»
Tesla ordered to pay $137M to Black former worker subjected to racist workplace
“Elon Musk, you’ve been put on notice.” Enlarge (credit: David Butow | Getty Images) Tesla owes Owen Diaz $137 million after a jury found that the Black former worker was subjected to racial abuse that the electric vehic.....»»
What Chili Peppers Can Teach Us about Pain
U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Original God of War Was Almost a First-Person Game
In a video centered around the gaming-related inspirations behind the original God of War (2005), creator David Jaffe noted the title was almost a first-person experience. God of War's Kratos slashed his way onto PlayStation platforms in the PS2 era,.....»»
Using math to calculate the path of cancer
Biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are using a mathematical approach developed in CSHL Assistant Professor David McCandlish's lab to find solutions to a diverse set of biological problems. Originally created as a way to understand int.....»»
2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Sensing Temperature and Touch
David Julius’s and Ardem Patapoutian’s research revealed the molecular basis of these basic senses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
US duo win Nobel Medicine Prize for heat and touch work
US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch, the jury said......»»
Twisted Metal Creator Says He’s Hurt Sony Wouldn’t Contact Him About A Revival
Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe says that if the news about a revival game is true, then he's hurt Sony would do it without contacting him. The post Twisted Metal Creator Says He’s Hurt Sony Wouldn’t Contact Him About A Revival appeare.....»»
Brace yourselves, cool cats and kittens: Tiger King season 2 is coming
Netflix's blockbuster true crime documentary series, Tiger King, is coming back for a second season later this year, and not everyone is happy about the return......»»
GM hires former NHTSA chief as VP of global regulatory affairs
David Strickland, 52, is currently the staff director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation......»»
Study unravels the structure of bacterial P pili
A research team led by David Thanassi, Ph.D., of Stony Brook University, has used molecular biology and cryoelectron microscopy to successfully unravel the structure of bacterial appendages called P pili. These pili are deployed by uropathogenic stra.....»»
Tracking wild peanut genes to improve crop resilience
A decade ago, University of Georgia plant scientists David and Soraya Bertioli were living and working in Brazil when they began to wonder about peanut plants they encountered in different corners of the world with an astounding ability to withstand.....»»
The best Amazon Original movies right now
Want to watch a sci-fi epic? A rock opera? A revealing documentary? Amazon Prime's originals offer them all and more, and here are the very best of them......»»
Netflix announces documentary series on Inspiration4 space mission
Netflix will soon premiere a documentary series chronicling Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian space mission, the streaming service said Thursday......»»
Scientists name new frog-legged beetle fossil for Sir David Attenborough
A new frog-legged beetle species, Pulchritudo attenboroughi, or Attenborough's Beauty, was announced today in the scientific journal Papers in Palaeontology. Frank Krell, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Senior Curator of Entomology, and Francesco V.....»»