‘An ancient, complex, and very serious game is going on’: The weird ways creatures feed in the open ocean
Sea angels — a type of swimming slug — that live in the open ocean are carnivorous little creatures that have evolved to feed on sea snails.
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Replication study undermines claim of “women leadership advantage” during COVID-19 crisis
A recent study in The Leadership Quarterly revisits the claim that women governors during COVID-19 achieved better outcomes, including fewer deaths. The study shows that earlier findings are highly sensitive to specific assumptions, and once adjusted, gender has no significant…
What’s the scientific explanation for ‘ghost encounters’?
People all over the world believe they’ve seen or heard a ghost, but there’s no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what’s behind these “encounters”?
This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation that changed the history of mathematics
A photograph of the arched stone bridge that William Rowan Hamilton scratched his equation into.
SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733 million
The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced Friday it has ordered eight launches from SpaceX in the first batch of dozens of missions the military will buy in a new phase of competition for lucrative national security launch contracts.…
MechWarrior 5: Clans is supposed to be newbie-friendly, and I put it to the test
It is a matter of settled law on the Judge John Hodgman podcast that people like what they like, and you can’t force someone to like something. It is called the Tom Waits Principle. I thought about that principle constantly…
When facts don’t matter: How voters justify political misinformation
Many voters are willing to accept misinformation from political leaders – even when they know it’s factually inaccurate. According to our research, voters often recognize when their parties’ claims are not based on objective evidence. Yet they still respond positively,…
Bizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tasting
Evolution has turned out bizarre and baffling creatures, such as walking fish. It only gets weirder from there. Some of these fish not only walk on the seafloor, but use their leg-like appendages to taste for signs of prey that…
Judge slams Florida for censoring political ad: “It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
US District Judge Mark Walker had a blunt message for the Florida surgeon general in an order halting the government official’s attempt to censor a political ad that opposes restrictions on abortion. “To keep it simple for the State of…
Use of GPS might reduce environmental knowledge and sense of direction
A recent meta-analysis exploring the relationship between GPS use and navigational abilities found that individuals who rely more heavily on GPS tend to have slightly worse environmental knowledge and a poorer sense of direction. However, the study found no significant…
