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Even when we know they’re “fake,” placebos can tame our emotional distress
nautil.us

In wake of James Webb controversy, NASA plans to avoid naming future missions after people
houstonchronicle.com

On the hunt for the businessmen behind a billion-dollar scam
bbc.com

The rich are pouring millions into life extension research – but does it have any ethical value?
theconversation.com

Video: Hollywood’s Horror Chef [5:11]
youtube.com

What dining in the dark does to your tastebuds
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Mayan ball game scoreboard thought to be over 1,000 years old found in Mexico
theguardian.com

The poop emoji: a legal history
theverge.com

5.7-terapixel global map of Mars zooms right down to crater-scale
newatlas.com

AI Can Clone Your Favorite Podcast Host’s Voice
wired.com

The man who walked around the world: Tom Turcich on his seven-year search for the meaning of life
theguardian.com

Someone Directed an AI to “Destroy Humanity” and It Tried Its Best
futurism.com

Strange new material discovered in “fossilized lightning”
newatlas.com

Monuments Men in Pictures: Rescuing the World’s Artistic Heritage from the Nazis, 1943-1945
rarehistoricalphotos.com

At Montana’s Infamous Berkeley Pit, Saving Lives Means Hazing Birds
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At Fort Pillow, Confederates Massacred Black Soldiers After They Surrendered
smithsonianmag.com

New Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack Targeting Microphones and Voice Assistants Gives Remote Access to Most Smart Devices
thedebrief.org

Highrises Series Celebrates Classic Skyscrapers From a Beautifully Unique Vantage Point
mossandfog.com

Defying the Holocaust didn’t just mean uprising and revolt: Remembering Jews’ everyday resistance
theconversation.com

Video: Why AI art struggles with hands [9:56]
youtube.com

Could AI Language Models Like ChatGPT Unlock Mysterious Ancient Texts?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Physicists discover that gravity can create light
phys.org

Primitive Asgard Cells Show Life on the Brink of Complexity
quantamagazine.org

Bacteria Are Eating the Titanic
discovermagazine.com

Richard Walter, the ‘Living Sherlock Holmes,’ Was a Fraud
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AI Can Now Crack Most Passwords in Less Than a Minute
extremetech.com

The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge Is History in the Making
wired.com

Historic nebula seen like never before with Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
phys.org

‘My Childhood Best Friend and America’s Failure to Help the Mentally Ill’
theatlantic.com

Why Is Sea Level Rise Worse In Some Places?
nautil.us

This Elephant Taught Herself to Peel Bananas
nytimes.com

How Bad Is Alcohol, Really?
thewalrus.ca

Revealed: the terrorist hired by the CIA to catch Carlos the Jackal
theguardian.com

Construction of new Antarctic facility races against coming of winter
newatlas.com

The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist’s Murder
newyorker.com

The hottest new climate technology is bricks
technologyreview.com

We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind
arstechnica.com

The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out New Particles
quantamagazine.org

World’s largest pyramids: exploring the monumental wonders of ancient times
zmescience.com

Why will it take Europe’s JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?
space.com

Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A
nasa.gov

Why do websites have so many pop-ups?
theverge.com

Forget the Habitable Zone – We Need to Find the Computational Zone
universetoday.com

The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin
nytimes.com

Video: Stunning images of galaxies, stars captured by NASA’s Webb telescope [12:47]
youtube.com

Stem Cell ‘Junk Yards’ Reveal a New Clue About Aging
wired.com

Why don’t hurricanes form at the equator?
livescience.com

‘This is where people with staggering wealth end up’: who will buy Britain’s most expensive house?
theguardian.com

Video: Why Lego won [8:56]
youtube.com

Hackers Are Stealing Cars by Injecting Code Into Headlight Wiring
thedrive.com

Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake
arstechnica.com

Giant Study Pinpoints Specific Gut Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer’s
sciencealert.com

What is freezer burn, and should you still eat the food?
sciencefocus.com

This week: 🏠Crowdsourced landlords, 🎨Picasso the anarchist, 🌿screaming plants, and more!
damninteresting.com

This is what it looks like to be colorblind
theverge.com

‘I Study Corpses in ‘Body Farms’ for a Living’
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What Research Says About the Lead-Crime Hypothesis
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

You’ll Need a Microscope to See These Miniature Masterpieces
smithsonianmag.com

The City That Fell Off a Cliff
publicdomainreview.org

Absolute Zero Is Attainable? Scientists Have Found a Quantum Formulation for the Third Law of Thermodynamics
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