New study - scent of tears from female humans reduces revenge seeking and aggression in males, similar to patterns observed in other mammals ~science biology Article 503 words 31 votes
"The secretive industry destroying the economy" (it's private equity) ~finance business Article 1962 words 16 votes
Fifty-five books Scientific American recommends in 2023 ~books reviews nonfiction fiction Article 4169 words 12 votes
Conan O’Brien’s wild first year: An oral history - In 1993, NBC made a historic decision—and gave Late Night to a nobody. O’Brien, Letterman, Lorne Michaels, Lisa Kudrow, and more tell all. ~tv Article 5019 words 29 votes
Charity for profit: Brandfluence/Softgiving, the marketing agency behind some of Twitch's most successful fundraising streams quietly collected 42% of donations ~tech amazon Article 4028 words 26 votes
Cummins pickup truck engines systematically tricked US air pollution controls, feds say ~transport Article 575 words 38 votes
‘Scream 7’ director Christopher Landon exits “a dream job that turned into a nightmare” ~movies horror.slasher Article 391 words 10 votes
Ancient Sahul's submerged landscapes reveal a mosaic of human habitation ~humanities.history Article 726 words 17 votes
What does the oligarch behind the ‘Ivy League antisemitism crisis’ actually want? ~life education.higher Article 2888 words 22 votes
Scientists explain why ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies ~tech google Article 42 votes
In a win for the climate (and safety), urban US speed limits are dropping ~transport Article 1564 words 27 votes
Technology is making people busier during their so called free time ~life work Article 909 words, published Dec 6 2023 34 votes
Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker Kosta Boda for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’ – landmark case may open door to retrospective claims across bloc ~design Article 1074 words 6 votes
Mark Zuckerberg is building a top-secret compound in Hawai'i ~life housing Article 4416 words, published Dec 14 2023 32 votes
‘Winning requires hard work’: Wayfair CEO sends employees a gloomy pre-holiday email following layoff-filled year ~finance business Article 546 words 27 votes
Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Donald Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause ~news usa.co politics.usa Article 1373 words 122 votes
China announces rules on video games - sparked panic among investors, wiping off nearly $80 billion in market value ~games Article 147 words 57 votes
Mass shooting, fifteen dead, at university in Prague, Czech Republic ~news czech republic.prague crime Article 340 words 50 votes
If we shoot a 140lb draw weight English longbow from a five story medieval tower, how much further will the arrows go? ~humanities.history Video 11:42 13 votes
The Kikkoman soy sauce bottle is priceless ~food history Article 1567 words, published Dec 8 2023 22 votes
Reindeer combine sleeping and digesting, Norwegian researchers found after extracting reindeer brain data ~science biology Article 484 words 9 votes
How two US pharmacists figured out that oral phenylephrine decongestants don’t work ~health medicine Article 1940 words 32 votes
A new AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good. ~health Link 13 votes
Largest dataset powering AI images removed after discovery of Child Sexual Abuse Materials ~tech google Article 3947 words 27 votes
Anthony Joshua admits “there is no future” if he fails to beat Otto Wallin on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ in Saudi Arabia on Saturday ~sports.combat Article 597 words 4 votes
Port of Long Beach, CA has $1.57 billion to expand freight access and get trucks off the road ~transport Article 617 words 10 votes