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.....»»
Epigenetic treatments: New allies for chemotherapies?
Though chemotherapies are effective in some patients, tumour cells may acquire tolerance to these treatments. In other words, cells adapt to chemotherapy so they can survive. A new study delivers promising results on epigenetic mechanisms that regula.....»»
How to Take Screenshots in Windows Like a Pro
Whether you need to save information for later, collaborate with others, or share troubleshooting information, screenshots are a powerful tool that can be worth a thousand words......»»
After "mama," children"s first words include "this" and "that"
Across languages and cultures, words that help direct caregivers' attention are likely to be among the first children learn and use frequently, according to a new Cornell study that is the largest ever, by sample size, of early vocabulary development.....»»
Mental Models
This page contains my collection of mental models I use for decision-making, business, and life in general. Some models are more practical and, as such, can be applied to everyday situations. Others can be used for long-term decisions or to enjoy in.....»»
Mushrooms Communicate With Each Other Using Up To 50 "Words", Scientist Claims
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Buried in forest litter or sprouting from trees, fungi might give the impression of being silent and relatively self-contained organisms, but a new study suggests they may be champignon communica.....»»
Google now lets you search by combining images and words
Google wants to make it easier to search for things that are hard to describe with just a few words or an image......»»
A 630-Billion-Word Internet Analysis Shows "People" Is Interpreted as "Men"
Gender bias turns up in the way we think of the most neutral of words -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Norco explores a loss of humanity in our modern world
Norco is a gothic point-and-click adventure game that grapples with personal tragedy in a noisy modern world......»»
Are "person" or "people" gender-neutral concepts? New study finds male tilt in analysis of billions of words
The concept of a "person" or "people" is, despite its definition, not gender-neutral when it comes to how we use these terms. In fact, we tend to prioritize men when referring to people in general, shows a new study by a team of psychology and lingui.....»»
Use your words. Stop calling phones Pro, Ultra, and Max
Too many phones are calling themselves Pro, Max, and Ultra, so I decided to come up with some other words for them......»»
Examining the next move for site-specific nutrient management research in sub-Saharan Africa
Inadequate and imbalanced fertilizer application is a well understood root cause of stagnating and inconsistent yields across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). What is required is the effective delivery of more made-to-measure approaches that can counter the.....»»
Researchers find humans have given wild animals their diseases nearly 100 times
An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans might give viruses back to animals more often than previously understood......»»
Striking lane-like patterns found in bacteria populations
It's well understood that populations of species don't distribute at random. Rather, as populations grow, individuals are organized around barriers in the landscape. This organization can be seen in, for example, the growth of the cells around the ou.....»»
Friday Poll: Using Gestures or Kicking It Old School With Buttons Still?
Kellen recently got me back to using the 3-button layout for my navigation needs, after having various issues with native gestures when used with 3rd-party launchers. Because none of that seems to be getting fixed anytime soon, I’m sticking wit.....»»
Tune out the world with 69% off a pair of feature-packed wireless headphones
TL;DR: As of March 16, the TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Canceling Headphones are on sale for $78.99, which means you're taking 60% off their retail price of $259.There's nothing better than getting a good run in without the distraction of noisy tra.....»»
Facebook joins TikTok. Keep your enemies close, we guess.
Facebook has just launched on TikTok, following in the footsteps of Instagram. In other words, Meta's companies are really making a home for themselves on a competitor platform.The @facebook account on TikTok is verified, sitting at 19.5K followers (.....»»
Revealing the horniest new emoji in iOS 15.4
We finally have our chance to click click click the new batch of emoji that dropped with iOS 15.4, and folks? They're horny again.There aren't many completely new emoji in the set, which includes new smileys and gestures, 25 new skin tone variations.....»»
Use of pictures and emojis can signal less power and authority
If you wish to signal power to your colleagues, your boss, or your subordinates, you should consider reducing your use of pictures and emojis in favor of words—these are the conclusions of a new study at Tel Aviv University's Coller School of Manag.....»»
#HaveAWord campaign speaks directly to men and boys about violence against women
A lewd comment here. A catcall there. Violence against women and girls often begins with words.A new campaign from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, aims to speak directly to men and boys about how they can intervene and act as male allies to tackle v.....»»
A Stephen Colbert NFT heist movie pitch falls apart because NFTs are stupid and bad
Stephen Colbert's pitch for an Ocean's Eleven-style blockbuster built around an NFT heist was doomed from the start, and the reasons are right there in the pitch.For all the chatter around non-fungible tokens, they're simply not well understood by th.....»»