Two visionaries: Marie Curie forged a friendship with dancer Loïe Fuller
Liz Heinecke on her new book Radiant, a parallel biography of two extraordinary women. Enlarge / Radiant: The Scientist, the Dancer, and a Friendship Forged in Light explores the lives of Marie Curie and Loïe Fuller. (credit: Aurich Lawson / G.....»»
Downtime at the nerve cell"s protein factories
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a rare hereditary condition. It occurs when genetic changes disrupt the transmission of nerve signals from the brain to the muscles of the extremities, particularly those of the lower limbs. This leads to a gradua.....»»
With little remaining of Champlain Towers, how will we find answers?
Researchers discuss the methods NIST can use to find the cause of a tragedy. Enlarge (credit: EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI / Getty Images) Shortly after the collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, the hunt for answers began. In a rare move,.....»»
Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS
Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS.....»»
Two Viking burials, separated by an ocean, contain close kin
Two Viking Age warriors from the same family died hundreds of kilometers apart. Enlarge (credit: Ida Marie Odgaard AFP) Roughly a thousand years ago, a young man in his early 20s met a violent end in England. 800 kilometers (500 miles) away, i.....»»
Oppo Band review: Oppo’s first fitness wearable fails to captivate
The Oppo Band follows a familiar path forged by other fitness wearables, but doesn't do enough to stand out......»»
These forged 17th-century music books went undetected for a century
Penn State musicologist Marica Tacconi discovered the fakes on sabbatical in Venice. Enlarge / Considered as a set, the three books Penn State musicologist Marica Tacconi found to be forgeries nonetheless preserve 61 genuine compositions by 26 I.....»»
Applying mathematics takes "friendship paradox" beyond averages
The friendship paradox is the observation that the degrees of the neighbors of a node within any network will, on average, be greater than the degree of the node itself. In other words: your friends probably have more friends than you do......»»
Forged books of seventeenth-century music discovered in Venetian library
In 1916 and 1917, a musician and book dealer named Giovanni Concina sold three ornately decorated seventeenth-century songbooks to a library in Venice, Italy. Now, more than 100 years later, a musicologist at Penn State has discovered that the manusc.....»»
A new book coauthored by Brad Feld invites founders to get their weekly Nietzsche
In all likelihood, you do not currently associate Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, essayist and cultural critic, with entrepreneurship. Serial entrepreneurs Brad Feld and Dave Jilk — whose friendship dates back to their college days.....»»
Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin
Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report that could add weight to growing calls for a fuller probe of.....»»
Taking Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4 for a spin
These days, the path of least resistance in laptop design is straight-up knocking off the MacBook. We’ve certainly seen our share of egregious cases over the years. Microsoft, however, has defiantly forged its own path with industrial design across.....»»
Axor Edge faucets by Jean-Marie Massaud for Axor
Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Axor has launched a bathroom faucet collection called Axor Edge, by French designer Jean-Marie Massaud. Read more Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Axor has.....»»
Marie Bee Bloom"s biodegradable face masks blossom into wildflowers
From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom has embedded flower seeds into single-use rice paper masks in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution and give back to nature. Read more From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Ma.....»»
How Robert Reffkin went from being a C-average student to the founder of Compass
In April, real estate tech company Compass forged ahead with its initial public offering and is now valued at nearly $6.4 billion. At that time, TechCrunch Senior Editor Alex Wilhelm caught up with founder and CEO Robert Reffkin to chat about his com.....»»
Luca preview: How a real-world friendship inspired Pixar’s sea monster story
The director of Pixar's Luca explains how a real-world friendship during a summer on the Italian Riviera inspired his animated sea-monster story......»»
Does Your Martech Stack Inspire Joy?
The Marie Kondo “KonMari” method — so famous for helping homeowners declutter their domiciles — can show us how to tidy up our martech stacks. Continue reading........»»
Study investigates why researchers are wary of sharing data
Carleton University's Marie Curie Global Fellow Dominique Roche has co-authored a paper on the barriers researchers face to publicly sharing their data, an issue that has gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article, Reported Individua.....»»
Researchers extend the life of a dipolar molecule
In 2018, Kang-Kuen Ni and her lab earned the cover of Science with an impressive feat: They took two individual atoms, a sodium and a cesium, and forged them into a single dipolar molecule, sodium cesium......»»
Compass CEO hails IPO as a fundraising event amid ‘challenging’ market
While several tech companies are opting to delay their IPOs in the face of less-than-enthusiastic market demand for their shares, real estate tech company Compass forged ahead and went public today. After pricing its shares at $18 apiece last night,.....»»
Sarah Kunst will outline how to get ready to fundraise at Early Stage
Sarah Kunst, founding partner at Cleo Capital, has worn many hats. She’s been an entrepreneur, served on plenty of boards, is a contributing author at Marie Clare, has been a senior advisor to Bumble and worked as a consultant in marketing, bus.....»»