In noisy situations, your words and gestures help you to be understood
Communication seems natural to us, but there are plenty of situations where background noise makes it hard for us to understand each other. In those moments, gesturing can come in handy, particularly if conversations in your native language are takin.....»»
The 50 Best Architecture Books You Must Read
Architecture is a field that cannot be described into words, frozen music a legendary man called it. Architecture, more often than not, can be more expressive through a photography, an image, a sketch or metaphor, we have gathered in the following ar.....»»
"Quordle" today: Here are the answers and hints for September 6, 2023
A strategy guide for the September 6 'Quordle,' a puzzle game similar to 'Wordle,' but which gives the user nine guesses to figure out four different words. If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints......»»
Dictionary.com embraces "they," adds hundreds of new words
Dictionary.com entry examples will use "they" instead of "he or she." The lexicographers and editors at Dictionary.com know a long-lasting trend when they see one. For its latest update, the digital dictionary will now use the gender-neutral "t.....»»
"Quordle" today: Here are the answers and hints for September 7, 2023
A strategy guide for the September 7 'Quordle,' a puzzle game similar to 'Wordle,' but which gives the user nine guesses to figure out four different words. If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints......»»
How linguists are unlocking the meanings of Shakespeare"s words using numbers
Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word "bastard"—why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare's time, "bastard" was a technical term describing certain plants......»»
Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations
Across the globe, and particularly in Brazil, lies an embarrassment of riches that also stage a showdown as mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity square off against growing food......»»
NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend
Critic says it may violate NYC's Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Richard Newstead) The New York City Police Department said it will use drones to check out backyard partie.....»»
Learning by knowing, by doing, by being
When we learn, we are knowing and doing and being—educators work with all three. While that may seem like common sense, the value of bringing them together cohesively is not understood as well as it should be......»»
New "radar" detects active cellular destroyers
Cells in the human body must adapt their protein balance to certain situations, such as the availability of iron or an infection. These adaptations occur through a complex process in which proteins that are no longer needed or that are toxic are tagg.....»»
Retractable steering wheel and pedals patented by Apple for Level 4 autonomous car
Apple has been granted a patent for a retractable steering wheel and pedals in a car, when it is being used in self-driving mode. The patent document describes a car which is capable of driving itself in some situations, but not in others – whic.....»»
Surprising study results: Students are bored during exams
In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics led by Thomas Götz from the University of Vienna has now studied exactly this phenomenon of test boredom for the fi.....»»
Titanium micro-spikes skewer resistant superbugs
A new study suggests rough surfaces inspired by the bacteria-killing spikes on insect wings may be more effective at combating drug-resistant superbugs, including fungus, than previously understood......»»
How a failed experiment led to researchers showing that assumptions about chromosomal behavior were wrong
The cellular processes involved in gene regulation can be unexpectedly complicated. The expression of genes—the when, where and how much of gene activity—underlies all of biology, but is surprisingly poorly understood......»»
YouTube is testing a new search feature powered by humming
If you have a song stuck in your head and just can't remember the words, YouTube is testing a new feature for you.In a blog post, the platform announced this week it will be testing a new app feature on Android phones that allows users to search for.....»»
India shares video proof of its phenomenal moon landing and rover
The world celebrated India on its historic moon landing Wednesday, as it became the first space program to reach the lunar south pole region with a robotic spacecraft.But in the words of a cynical internet meme: Pics, or it didn't happen. And, as Apo.....»»
New "verbal treasure trove" dictionary captures nuances and uses of Shakespeare"s words
William Shakespeare used the word "dotage" to capture reduced mental ability (as in being blindly in love) rather than as a quaint term for old age, "successes" were really outcomes—one could talk of a "bad success"—and it turns out, the word "ba.....»»
Knowledge of building blocks of words plays an important role when deaf children learn to read, analysis shows
An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read, analysis shows......»»
New research suggests natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations
Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives......»»
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Unfair for lender to keep excess interest on ‘power-booked" auto loan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told at least one auto lender to stop keeping excess amounts collected from borrowers in situations where a car dealership has been caught inflating vehicle value by reporting nonexistent features, a pract.....»»
Whale shark health relies on habitat, diet—and the right mix of microbes
Loss of habitat and human activities such as fishing and shipping pose a grave threat to wildlife but diseases driven by the smallest organisms in the ocean are a less understood side of marine conservation......»»