Embrace the Darkness: Today Is the Shortest Day of the Year
It has to do with Earth’s tilt in relation to the sun, not its distance. Continue reading Embrace the Darkness: Today Is the Shortest Day of the Year
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Soylent Blamed an Algae Product for Its Customers Illnesses and It Backfired
TerraVia says the company was too quick to blame the algae products. Continue reading Soylent Blamed an Algae Product for Its Customers Illnesses and It Backfired
France Becomes First Federal Postal Service to Use Drones to Deliver Mail
The experimental program will cover a nine mile route. Continue reading France Becomes First Federal Postal Service to Use Drones to Deliver Mail
More Pregnant Moms Are Smoking Weed, and We’re Not Sure What That Means
The effects are still essentially unknown. Continue reading More Pregnant Moms Are Smoking Weed, and We’re Not Sure What That Means
This Marijuana Extract Can’t Get You High, But It’s Now Officially Illegal
The new code isn’t so much a legislative change as it is clarification. Continue reading This Marijuana Extract Can’t Get You High, But It’s Now Officially Illegal
An Explainer on the Polar Vortex You’re About to Experience
Netflix and chill this weekend, literally. Continue reading An Explainer on the Polar Vortex You’re About to Experience
This Japanese Company Wants to Sell You a Tiny Holographic Wife
Like an anime version of Amazon’s Alexa. Continue reading This Japanese Company Wants to Sell You a Tiny Holographic Wife
Party Drug/Cat Tranquilizer Ketamine Is a Great Antidepressant
Scientists have finally figured out how ketamine works as an antidepressant when other drugs don’t. Continue reading Party Drug/Cat Tranquilizer Ketamine Is a Great Antidepressant
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Have a New Name: ‘Waymo’
It stands for a new way forward in mobility. Also–the name of a workout in Arkansas. Continue reading Google’s Self-Driving Cars Have a New Name: ‘Waymo’
What the Hell Is Netflix’s New Show ‘The OA’ About?
It looks like a creepy, mind-boggling, supernatural mystery. Continue reading What the Hell Is Netflix’s New Show ‘The OA’ About?