Day: June 16, 2022
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The Franchise Frenzy Leaves Nothing to the Imagination
Deep in the heart of Middle-earth there is a wood—or maybe a cave or a hut—and in that wood (or cave or hut) a story takes place, centuries before the events of The Lord of the Rings. What’s it about? Who knows! It’s somewhere in the appendices of the LOTR books. And even though some…
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Particle Hunters Can Spend a Lifetime Searching for Answers
IceCube is an example of how big science, and particularly particle physics, now often works on generational time scales. Getting from the idea of IceCube to actually drilling its neutrino sensors into a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice to pinpointing a high-energy neutrino source took 30 years. In that time, key personnel retired, passed away,…
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20 Last-Minute Father’s Day Deals (2022)
Relax and take a deep breath. There’s still time to find Dad a gift. And not just any gift, like a tie or a boring wallet, but a gift that he’ll cherish and talk about for years to come. You just have to act fast. From rocking out to walking out, we’ve got you covered…
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Can Democracy Include a World Beyond Humans?
There was once an orangutan named Ken Allen at the San Diego Zoo who was notorious for carrying out complex escape plans. He found every nut and bolt in his cage and unscrewed them; in his open enclosure he threw rocks and feces at visitors. On one occasion, he constructed a ladder out of some…