This teacher writes out every student's name on their desk the first day. By week two, they all sit differently — turns out we organize ourselves around who knows our name.
Ian Potter State Theatre refreshed "for the next generation" — <p>Architecture studios NH Architecture and Snøhetta have refurbished the Ian Potter State Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, revitalising its 2,000-seat auditorium and cascading brass ceiling. Australian studio NH…
Watch: Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled — Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.
The Automation Abyss | Eric Hawkinson, EdD ? | TEDxInnovation U — What was I supposed to learn? Eric Hawkinson was faced with a difficult question from one of his students. In his presentation, Eric warns about the widening AI gap as the "automation abyss." AI is both the best…
How Heated Rivalry Imagines a More Inclusive NHL — “I know there are gay guys in the NHL, because I met one of my teammate’s boyfriends. [But] it’s impossible for a gay hockey player to come out within the next five or even ten years; the media att…
Water voles brought back to river after 20 years — About 300 water voles are released in Farnham as part of a bid to restore the species to the river.
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star - NASA Science — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of
Are Elder Millennial Women in America Ok? A Historical Accounting — To be human is to go through multiple cycles of belief and cynicism throughout your lifetime. To quote the canonic meme guy sitting at a table, debate me. But I think that people my age have grown …
Major Oak, the 1,200-Year-Old Tree with Ties to the Robin Hood Legend, Is Presumed Dead After Failing to Produce Leaves — The legendary bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor is said to have used the massive tree as a hideout while running from the sheriff of…
Light Is the Memory of the Cosmos | Sohaila Mohammadi | TEDxDarulaman — What if every time you looked at the night sky, you were actually looking into the past? This talk explores one of astronomy's most fascinating realities: because light takes time to travel, every star,…
Is Zionism a form of racism? — New resolution by the UK's Green Party says the answer is YES
First week of life seems crucial for future allergy and eczema risk — The mainstream view is that there are no particularly critical phases in the development of the immune system, but a study of hundreds of infants suggests otherwise
The Unsolved Mystery of Impact Flashes - Smarter Every Day 307 — A big thanks to Henson for sponsoring this video. Check them out at http://hensonshaving.com/smarter (Make sure the 100 pack is in your cart to get them for free.) Want to get an email when I upload? https://www.sm
Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’ - NASA Science — This orbital map shows the path NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took to get to a location the science team has dubbed the “Broom Point member,” a sequence of
The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines — A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections
Launch Into a New School Year With NASA - NASA — A new school year brings fresh opportunities to get involved with NASA. Whether you’re curious about space or eager to build real STEM skills, NASA offers a
Two Room-Temperature Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor Candidates | Vals AI — We are sharing two candidate magnets for next-generation computer memory, found by a team of Claude Opus 5.5 agents. Both are predicted to have zero net magnetism yet still sort electrons by spin: one a…
Astrophysicists Puzzle Over Webb’s New Universe | Quanta Magazine — Faced with observations of early black holes and galaxies that weren’t expected to exist, scientists have come up with a wealth of new theories to explain them. Now they just need to figure out which ones are…
Indie Specialized Box Office Chart: ‘Pinocchio: Unstrung’ Doesn’t Have the Same Pull as ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ — The horror film 'Pinocchio: Unstrung' topped IndieWire's weekly specialized box office chart.
Curlew revival continues at nature reserve — Birds from previous releases pair up and return to nest at the site on the Isle of Sheppey.
The Vibe Tax | insufferable.dev — Pol had 12 hours, a blank repo, and a fresh weekly quota. By morning, only one of those remained.
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge - NASA — NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of
Why is there controversy around OpenAI’s Millennium Prize maths breakthrough? — 8 September should have been an exciting day of celebration for mathematicians worldwide. Instead, it became a confusing, salacious and intriguing drama. Why was the solution to one of the…
Wolfram|Alpha: Examples by Topic — What can you ask Wolfram|Alpha about?
Capturing a Literary Icon: Beowulf Sheehan on Photographing Cormac McCarthy — Tuesday, August 12. My photo assistant Chika and I arrive at the Santa Fe Institute, Cormac’s home away from home, and load equipment into the library. Cormac is early, chatting up the kitchen staf…
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Associatio…
The best new popular science books of August 2026 — From which diets work best to the ethics of octopus farming, here’s Liz Else’s round-up of the most interesting popular science books published this month
A Full Moon Checkup - NASA Science — Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft's data accurate and consistent.
Indian Drugmaker Taps Private Credit for Japanese Acquisition — Indian drugmaker Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd. has obtained private credit funding to back its purchase of Japanese peer MicroBiopharm Japan Co., highlighting the growing use of such debt for overseas expansion in Asia.
Should You Automate Your Life? — A new book suggests that it’s time to embrace A.I. on your own terms.
‘Night of the Living Dead’ Grave Markers in Evans City, Pennsylvania — <p><img alt="Nicholas Kramer's headstone as appears in the film" data-width="720" data-height="480" width="300" height="200"…
The Ingredients of Success | Mr. Karthikeyan Jagannathan | TEDxKPRCAS — In this inspiring TEDx talk, Mr. Karthikeyan Jagannathan explores how meaningful achievements are rarely the result of a single breakthrough. Instead, they emerge through a combination of curiosity,…
Are Modern Cities More Vulnerable Than Ever? | Sonya Puzitski | TEDxSt Dunstans College Youth — Are modern cities more vulnerable than ever? Sixth Form Student at St Dunstan's College This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently…
Worry about what your children eat, but don’t forget your own diet — Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off the hook when it comes to improving our diets
Dangerous heatwave to hit US ahead of holiday weekend — A dangerous heatwave will impact a large swath of the US this week, bringing scorching temps during celebrations for America's 250th birthday.
Kermit the Frog Was Just Trying to Put on a Variety Show. Fifty Years Later, the Muppets Are Some of the Biggest Stars in Television History — The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the eclectic…
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X out of a $137 Million EU Fine — The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”
Originals Change the World | Abigail Rusin | TEDxBrown County Schools — What if fitting in is the very thing holding us back? In Originals Change the World, Abigail Rusin explores how embracing our unique qualities, perspectives, and passions can spark innovation, inspire…
Meta launches Muse Wonder, catching OpenAI, Anthropic: How to try it, benchmark results — Meta has released a new AI model family called Muse Wonder, leapfrogging Gemini 4, GPT-Astra, and Fable 5.
Consumer to Creator:The Power of Entrepreneurship | RYAN THANASINGH | TEDxAachi Global School Youth — This talk explores how young people can transform everyday observations, challenges, and ideas into opportunities for creation. It highlights the entrepreneurial mindset—being…
Enabling Dreams to Fly | Dr. Amol Mahulkar | TEDxNHCE — Dr. Mahulkar's job title sounds dry until you understand what it actually means: he's the person standing between a raw idea and a technology that changes how the world flies. With a PhD in Chemical Engineering from ICT…
NASA's Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene - NASA Science — This Hubble Space Telescope image features a sprawling cosmic vista called N44. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Engineers will do anything to avoid learning from history — David Horn — First we reinvented statistics. Then finance. Now we're reinventing program management and calling it agentic orchestration.
UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain — National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.
把“不可能”折叠成“入场券”：一个跨界者的野心 | LinWei Yang | TEDxDanshui Road Salon — Opportunities are not simply waiting to be discovered; they are created through courage, action, and persistence at critical moments. The speaker shares her journey from university hosting and finance to pursuing…
NIAC 2026 Selections — Saptarshi BandyopadhyayDimming the Sun (DimSun) Using Controllable Dust Cloud to Reduce Solar InsolationNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena, CA
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs' — Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
Official Performance | Performer - Joaquine Bernessa & Shafi Danendra | TEDxTIU — Together, Joaquine and Shafi presented a live acoustic performance featuring one of Joaquine’s original songs. Combining heartfelt vocals with acoustic guitar accompaniment, their performance…
Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough — Researchers at Stanford University genetically altered mice to be able to receive and function with human brain cells.
I Finally Found a Paper Towel Holder That Takes Up Zero Counter Space for Only $6 — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//k/Photo/Lifestyle/2020-08-First-Thing-Paper-Towels/First-Thing-Paper-Towels"> While I’m all about organizing my kitchen, I’m…
The Story You Tell Yourself | Samantha Chua | TEDxIGBIS Youth — You are a fish convinced you belong in a lesser river, and Samantha knows exactly how that feels. Drawing on her experience as a young fencer, she explores the psychology of self-deception and how the stories we tell
Extreme weather in the UK is the 'new normal' — Sarah Keith-Lucas details five things you need to know about how the UK climate has changed.
C's Flexible Integer Sizes were Not a Design Mistake — Word sizes, strange machines, and why <strong>int</strong> was never meant to mean 32 bits. C's flexible integer types were how the language achieved portability in a world of 12, 18, 36, and 60-bit computers.
What Happens When We Die — “How can a creature who will certainly die have an understanding of things that will exist forever?”
Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster - NASA — This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular clusters, or
CNN and MS NOW say reporters denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets — The reporters' badges were confiscated, the outlets reported.
Apple Product Launch Announced for October 13: 'Welcome Home' — Apple today announced an upcoming product launch that will take place on Tuesday, October 13. We are expecting Apple's announcement to focus on new smart home products, including the long-rumored smart home hub, a…
How coach-on-pitch Messi undid England's tactics on the fly — England pride themselves on their physicality, so shouldn't it have suited them to face a 39-year-old who spends most of his time walking? Not this 39-year-old. BBC Sport football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan…
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure - NASA — After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s
The John Henry Trap: The Hidden Cost of Outworking AI | Anvita Gopal | TEDxUW — NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of the brain, behavior, and health. We've flagged…