The Gamespot Phenomenon
I expect we’ll be exploring, unscrambling, pontificating, and dealing with what is happening with Gamespot (GME) for a while. If you are reading this in the future and want some historical context for the rest of this post, this chart from the.....»»
Scientists explain why meridional heat transport is underestimated
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a phenomenon responsible for transporting ocean heat northward through the Atlantic Ocean. This process significantly influences the Arctic and North Atlantic oceanic climate and the Eurasian.....»»
Sandstorms pose serious risk to human health
Sandstorms have engulfed the Middle East in recent days, in a phenomenon experts warn could proliferate because of climate change, putting human health at grave risk......»»
A social media phenom is out of control in My Fake Boyfriend
How do you break up with a toxic ex-boyfriend? In My Fake Boyfriend, the solution and the problem is a false social media phenomenon that goes out of control......»»
How to explain localized gap modes in Bose-Einstein condensates
Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), created in ultracold bosonic atoms and degenerate quantum gases, are a macroscopic quantum phenomenon and are considered as a single particle in mean-filed theory. By preparing the BECs or ultracold atomic gases onto.....»»
Researchers develop new measurement method in molecular electronics
In molecular electronics, single molecules are stretched between two electrodes to form an electrically conducting element in which molecular conductivity is then measured. Although the underlying method for this phenomenon, scanning tunneling micros.....»»
New study sheds light on the phenomenon of female Jewish slavery and uncovers gang rape in Livorno"s slave prison
Historian Prof. Tamar Herzig, Vice Dean for Research at Entin Faculty of Humanities, exposed previously unknown evidence of an organized gang rape of a group of enslaved Jewish girls and women from North Africa in the Italian city of Livorno at the b.....»»
Physicists shine new light on an old quantum optics problem about collective behavior
When atoms interact with each other, they behave as a whole rather than individual entities. That can give rise to synchronized responses to inputs, a phenomenon that, if properly understood and controlled, may prove useful for developing light sourc.....»»
Nocturnal penile tumescence recorded in primates for the first time
KyotoU researchers have discovered a physical phenomenon that previously was only observed in human males......»»
That feeling you get when listening to sad music? It"s humanity
Susan Cain prefers to poke around the less-examined corners of can-do America. In 2012 she published "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," which became a phenomenon and made the congenitally less chatty among us fashion.....»»
Are new carbon sinks appearing in the Arctic?
In 2018, an international research group bored for soil samples in three sites around the Isfjorden fjord in Svalbard, which is part of Norway. The same phenomenon was seen at each boring site: mineral soil covered by a thin layer of organic matter......»»
Chicago police data study yields index for identifying networks of criminal cops
New research led by Northwestern University can help officials identify hidden networks of officers engaging in misconduct and criminal behavior within police organizations. The study shows that police misconduct is a group phenomenon that contribute.....»»
Biden wants to authorize a huge new stimulus effort, but it’s not what you think
We’ve made it pretty clear across a number of posts now, in case it wasn’t obvious from their absence over the past several months, that federal stimulus checks are a thing of the past. Such benefits are now a local phenomenon, and really.....»»
Original "That "70s Show" cast will reunite for "That 90s Show"
That '70s Show was a cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of its young cast members Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, and Topher Grace. Now, all four of them are returning to Point Place by returning to appear in the Netflix sequel s.....»»
The most watched movies of the week on your go-to streaming services. Batman"s in 2.
So, what's everyone been watching this week? Each week, the most popular streamed movies come down to a few things — sheer buzz, smart marketing and PR campaigns, star power, critical acclaim, or a slow burn, word-of-mouth phenomenon that leads.....»»
The threshold between natural Atlantic current system fluctuations and a climate change-driven evolution
Is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) slowing down? Is this system of ocean currents, which is so important for our climate, likely to come to a halt in the future? Are the observed variations a natural phenomenon or are they alre.....»»
Studying the phenomenon of presenteeism, in which employees continue to work when ill
Employees who are unwell only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin......»»
Friendship ornaments from the Stone Age
As most archaeological material is found in a fragmented state, the phenomenon has been considered a natural consequence of objects' having been long buried underground. However, according to Postdoctoral Researcher Marja Ahola from the University of.....»»
The Great Resignation meets the Great Exfiltration: How to securely offboard security personnel
“The Great Resignation” is a phenomenon that has greatly impacted how we work. As of August 2021, 65% of people in the United States were looking for a new job and 25% of them actually quit. With tens of millions of people shuffling around the wo.....»»
Researchers obtain functional human blood cells via interspecies chimerism
Interspecies chimerism is a phenomenon of an organism consisting of tissue and genetic information from two different species. Currently, many studies investigate the use of interspecies chimerism with human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to generate.....»»
Researchers discover new magnetic phenomenon with industrial potential
Probing the world of the very, very small is a wonderland for physicists. At this nanoscale, where materials as thin as 100 atoms are studied, totally new and unexpected phenomena are discovered. Here, nature ceases to behave in a way that is predi.....»»