In English – Sivu 8

2025-10-06 @ 13.21.43 ∈ In English

Does the news reflect what we die from?

The reason we’re doing this analysis is to make you or other readers more aware of this selection bias. The frequency of news coverage doesn’t reflect what’s happening across millions or billions of people, but it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking it does.

2025-10-03 @ 19.13.11 ∈ In English

Trauma in a puppy’s first six months linked to adult aggression, says new study

[Some] breeds, such as Siberian Huskies [and] pit-bull type dogs, were more likely to become aggressive or fearful after experiencing early trauma. Meanwhile, other breeds, such as the Labrador Retriever, were a lot more resilient.

2025-10-02 @ 18.04.09 ∈ In English

Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old

What's unique about some larger bird [species] is that the same nest is used for centuries if it continues to be in a safe space. Generations of birds will continue to occupy and add materials to these nests for hundreds of years.

2025-10-02 @ 11.11.22 ∈ In English

(More products were listed by ABC back in June, though in a cumbersome slideshow.)

Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves

Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found several popular and expensive sunscreens did not provide the protection claimed by their makers. One product, Ultra Violette's Lean Screen Skinscreen, is supposed to offer a skin protection factor (SPF) of 50+ but instead returned a result of SPF 4[.]

2025-10-01 @ 12.46.55 ∈ In English

Study reveals wild canids favor structured travel routes, unlike their feline counterparts

The next time you watch your dog visit the same places around your yard or notice that your cat seems to explore a new area every time it ventures outside, consider this: You might be witnessing an ancient evolutionary strategy in action.

2025-09-29 @ 18.08.58 ∈ In English

How to see comet C/2025 A6 (LEMMON) this autumn | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

It's shining at around 8th or 9th magnitude and is visible in binoculars and small telescopes, though not visible with the naked eye yet. [If] it keeps brightening as it has been doing, [that] would make it visible to the naked eye for those blessed with good eyesight and dark, light pollution-free skies[.]

2025-09-26 @ 11.03.44 ∈ In English

New research reveals women outperform men on intelligence, competitiveness and literacy

When confidence was explicitly measured and incentivized, women consistently outperformed men. In the task measuring intelligence, they allocated their belief tokens in a way that achieved higher earnings efficiency than men, meaning they earned closer to the maximum possible expected reward[.]

2025-09-25 @ 10.14.50 ∈ In English

(From 1946)

George Orwell: Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali

One ought to be able to hold in one's head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being.

2025-09-24 @ 17.33.42 ∈ In English

Pianists’ subtle finger movements influence variations in timbre, according to new study

Despite a lack of empirical evidence, many pianists believe that timbre can be altered through motor movements in piano playing. [A new study] indicates that pianists might be right.