Leben (Life aka misc) NewsFlash
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The reason that every major university maintains a department of mathematics is that it’s cheaper than institutionalizing all those people.
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
‘Off the Charts’ El Nino Is Already the Strongest Since Records Began
A rapidly developing El Nino is already reaching record-setting levels for this time of year and is expected to intensify further over the coming months. It is off the charts. Usual measures of El Nino Read more…
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Watching TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Deactivates the Brain’s Cognitive Control Network
Millions of people finish short video after short video every day; a new brain-scan study shows that the very act of finishing a clip they like temporarily quiets the brain regions that normally help them Read more…
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Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen?
RAMageddon could soon push car prices higher as modern vehicles rely on ever more RAM and powerful centralized computers to run everything from infotainment to driver-assistance systems. The shortage could add a few percentage points Read more…
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Man Dressed As Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council
A man dressed as Darth Vader used a Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting in San Diego to mock the city’s use of Flock surveillance cameras, sarcastically arguing that the technology would help the Read more…
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New Study Challenges Common Assumptions About Screen Time For Kids
A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing during adolescence. One of the Read more…