Things Worth Noting
Disney parks like Disneyland and Walt Disney World stay remarkably clean thanks to smart trash can placement and design. Walt Disney observed park visitors and noticed people would walk about 30 steps before littering if no bin was nearby, leading to the famous 30-Step Rule: trash cans every 30 feet or less. This makes disposal […]
Before European contact, the Great Plains were home to diverse Native American tribes like the Sioux (Lakota), Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Pawnee, Crow, Blackfoot, Apache, Arapaho, Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara. These Indigenous peoples, both nomadic hunters and village farmers, frequently engaged in intertribal warfare driven by competition for hunting grounds, buffalo herds, and territory. Environmental stresses […]
Poor posture from slouching, forward head posture, and rounded shoulders is common in our screen-heavy world, but it seriously impacts brain health and mental well-being. It restricts breathing and oxygen flow to the brain, triggers stress hormones, and shifts the nervous system into fight-or-flight mode, leading to increased gamma brain waves linked to stress. This […]
Achieving mental clarity boosts focus, reduces brain fog, and enhances productivity and emotional resilience in a fast-paced world. Five simple, science-backed habits can transform your mental health and well-being. First, practice daily mindfulness or meditation for 10 minutes using deep breathing to lower stress hormones and sharpen attention. Second, get regular physical activity—like 30 minutes […]
After George Floyd’s 2020 murder sparked widespread protests, major companies made bold diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) pledges to hire more people of color. A 2023 analysis of EEOC data showed that in 2021, large firms added over 323,000 U.S. jobs, with 94% going to people of color, fueled by targeted initiatives, remote work, rehiring, […]
Elon Musk predicts a future of universal high income—not just basic income—driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. Through projects like Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, he envisions a post-scarcity world where automation handles most work, making jobs optional and eliminating poverty. This sustainable abundance would provide everyone with top-quality healthcare, housing, food, and […]
Research shows a moderate link between higher childhood intelligence (measured by IQ tests assessing verbal reasoning, spatial, and mathematical skills) and more frequent or heavier alcohol use in adulthood, especially among educated professionals. Longitudinal studies of large cohorts reveal that smarter kids often grow into adults who drink moderately or heavily rather than abstain, with […]
New York attorney Amanda Reynolds is suing the IRS to classify her golden retriever, Finnegan, as a tax dependent. She argues that Finnegan relies entirely on her for food, shelter, veterinary care, training, and more, with annual costs over $5,000 and no independent income—meeting most criteria under Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code except […]
The multiverse hypothesis suggests our universe is just one of many—possibly infinite—parallel universes or alternate realities, each with different physical laws or outcomes. Rooted in quantum mechanics and cosmology, key ideas include the many-worlds interpretation, where every quantum event branches into separate realities without wave function collapse, thanks to decoherence; eternal inflation creating bubble universes […]
Goldfish can indeed learn to “drive” on land, as shown in a fascinating study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. They created a fish-operated vehicle (FOV)—a small robotic tank filled with water on wheels—that moves based on the goldfish’s swimming direction, tracked by a camera and LIDAR. Six goldfish were trained using food […]