In English – Sivu 39

2023-10-12 @ 19.18.30 ∈ In English

How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Engaging with frightening media and the emotions it creates in a safe setting can help people alleviate anxiety and build psychological resilience. However, our recent research, published in the British Journal of Psychology, shows that a heightened interest in learning about threats can also lead people to be interested in less constructive types of stories: conspiracy theories.

2023-10-12 @ 18.59.11 ∈ In English

Bed Bugs Aren’t Just a Problem In Paris. Here’s Why

A number of factors keep bed bugs surviving and thriving, say entomologists, many of which are directly related to human behavior. Part of the problem may be the way we manage the pests. Unlike mosquitos and ticks, which government groups address with wide-scale, community-wide spraying and eradication efforts, bed bugs are seen more as an individual, rather than a societal, problem.

2023-10-12 @ 13.25.10 ∈ In English

Those Pandemic Years | Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale

DARK PALE is NOW streaming on Prime Video. Or come see me LIVE on tour - https://JimGaffigan.com

2023-10-08 @ 20.11.11 ∈ In English

‘Like butter for bears’: the grizzlies who dine on 40,000 moths a day

Full of fat – some biologists call them “bear butter” – they’ve proved to be an important source of food for the region’s grizzlies. Biologists estimate about 200 bears each year feast on moths in the eastern portion of the carnivores’ range. Each gram of moth offers bears about eight calories, which means some bears will eat up to 40,000 a day.

2023-10-07 @ 11.24.19 ∈ In English

(From August)

Red Admiral butterflies: Climate change sees migratory species stay in UK, says charity

The Big Butterfly Count found between 14 July and 2 August this year there was a 400% increase in sightings of red admirals.

2023-10-07 @ 11.20.39 ∈ In English

Why NASA Chose WordPress for Revamping Its Flagship Website

NASA has removed the beta label from the new nasa.gov website, which was launched on WordPress, replacing Drupal as the CMS. […] NASA will be open sourcing some of its custom blocks and other pieces of the project to give back to the WordPress community as part of the roadmap.

2023-10-05 @ 18.58.33 ∈ In English

Tiny Language Models Thrive With GPT-4 as a Teacher | Quanta Magazine

To better understand how neural networks learn to simulate writing, researchers trained simpler versions on synthetic children’s stories.

2023-10-05 @ 15.06.49 ∈ In English

(The paper has video.)

Bumble bees drop to shake off Asian hornets

Bumble bees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows. When attacked, buff-tailed bumble bees drop to the ground—taking the hornets down with them. This either causes the hornet to lose its grip, or the bee raises its sting and tussles until the hornet gives up.

2023-10-05 @ 15.01.04 ∈ In English

Meadow spittlebug’s record-breaking diet also makes it a top disease carrier for plants

New research fueled in part by citizen scientists reveals that the meadow spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host plants, more than twice the number of any other insect.

2023-10-03 @ 18.33.30 ∈ In English

Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killer

It is almost two years to the day since the first vaccine - called RTS,S and developed by GSK - was backed by the WHO. […] The WHO said the effectiveness of the two vaccines was "very similar" and there was no evidence one was better than the other. However, the key difference is the ability to manufacture the University of Oxford vaccine - called R21 - at scale.