Why incels embrace the Blackpill—and why society should care about their rising disengagement
A growing number of incels are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). That should concern us all.
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What Solar? What Wind? Texas Data Centers Skip the Grid and Build Their Own Gas Power Plants
Data center operators are turning away from the grid to build their own power plants.
What solar? What wind? Texas data centers power up with on-site gas-fired power plants
Data center operators are turning away from the grid to build their own power plants.
AI-Designed Multi-Step Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastics (PET)
Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.
AI designs a multi-step enzyme capable of breaking down plastics (including PET)
Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.
February Research Roundup: 7 Cool Science Stories – from dancing sea turtles to a pharaoh’s tomb and more
Dancing sea turtles, the discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb, perfectly boiled eggs, and more.
How a grad student used neural simulation-based inference to tame quantum interference in LHC data
New approach is already having an impact on the experiment’s plans for future work.
Conspiracy Theorists Overestimate Agreement, Believing They’re in the Majority When They’re Really on the Fringe
Gordon Pennycook: “It might be one of the biggest false consensus effects that’s been observed.”…
The California Condor’s Long-Awaited Return: A Binational Effort to Save a Sky Giant
North America’s largest bird disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s.
Gecko Toe Pads Inspire Ice-Gripping, Anti-Slip Shoe Soles via Zirconia-Enhanced Hydrophilic Polymers
Adding zirconia nanoparticles to the mix enhances slip-resistant hydrophilic effects.