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2024-10-09 @ 11.42.23 ∈ In English
The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
On October 3, the British government announced that it was giving up sovereignty over a small tropical atoll in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos Islands. […] The decision to transfer the islands to their new owner will result in the loss of one of the tech and gaming industry’s preferred top-level domains: .io.
2024-10-08 @ 11.19.00 ∈ In English
Bias found when drug manufacturers fund clinical trials
Psychiatric drugs are reported to be about 50% more effective in clinical trials funded by the drug’s manufacturer than when trials of the same drug are sponsored by other groups, new research shows. […] "The addition of unpublished trials reduces the effect of sponsorship, and most of the sponsorship effect can be explained by publication bias," [says the author.]
2024-10-04 @ 16.01.08 ∈ In English
Live UNIX timestamp counter
The Unix timestamp is a 32-bit signed integer format that holds the number of seconds since 01.01.1970, 00:00:00 UTC. It is an internationally accepted measure of time that is used as a fixed reference for time all around the globe. […] Below you see a binary representation of the UNIX timestamp.
2024-10-02 @ 16.54.14 ∈ In English
(From the ”Nature is metal” dept.)
2024-10-02 @ 16.50.06 ∈ In English
Clearwing tropical moths travel 4,500 miles from Guyana to Port Talbot
[The moths] were spotted on a windowsill in the winter by ecologist Daisy Cadet and her mother Ashleigh in what scientists have described as an "improbable event" that "defies rational explanation". Through DNA analysis, the scientists confirmed the moths were not only a non-UK species, they were also previously unknown to science.
2024-09-28 @ 18.53.03 ∈ In English
Notable people
Using data from Morgane Laouenan et al., the map is showing birthplaces of the most “notable people” around the world. Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank. Click below to show people only from a specific category.
2024-09-28 @ 16.33.41 ∈ In English
2024-09-28 @ 16.31.56 ∈ In English
(TIL)
Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus
You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.
2024-09-27 @ 12.24.49 ∈ In English
Study explores what families fight about: Communication, moods, and chores
For couples, the most severe conflict issue was communication, followed by mood and tempers, parenting, household chores, and money management. For parents and teenagers, [it was] household chores and untidy rooms. For parents and young kids, bedtime delays, obeying instructions, and picky eating were the top conflict areas.