Scientists found a fungus in the Amazon called Pestalotiopsis microspora that literally snacks on plastic. Pestalotiopsis microspora is not your typical fungus. It can survive entirely on polyurethane, one of the most common (and most persistent) types of plastic — and it does

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Daniil Trifonov, age 20, performing Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz No. 1" during the first round of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, where Trifonov was awarded first prize.

On the one hand, lmao. On the gripping hand…also lmao.

The hypothetical residents of K2-18b would likely need a Nuclear Cannon to launch their space vehicles (think Project Orion + Project Plowshare).

we are so back

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English-like programming languages arose from the delusion that the difficult part of computer programming is syntax

I still think it’s very funny Kardeshev came up with a scale to measure civilizational progress that literally excludes every civilization that has ever actually existed that we know of

So either the AI tools have gotten better, or the doctors have gotten worse. I think both are true: "Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US" (2016) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27143499/ Note this was before COVID, so I assume it's worse now.

This is heartbreaking 💔 Rest in Peace, Judge Frank Caprio

Bacon grease congeals at 70-75°F. Your body temperature is obviously higher than that...

One of the most influential programming textbooks was first published as a paperback 40 years ago today: MIT's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs." Read it for free here: rb.gy/5hvui

Unlike Google, Brave Search can't and won't verify your age with AI because we don't track your search activity in the first place.

This would imply that there are more connections in the human brain (5.6*10^14) then there are red blood cells in the body (2*10^13)

"The Laws of Thought" - George Boole