Semiclassical Gravity Efficiently Solves $\mathsf{NP}$-Complete Problems — Assuming the gravitational field is classical and that it couples to quantum fields via the semiclassical Einstein field equations, we show that the weak-field dynamics of a massive and non-relativistic…
Omers Returns 4.8% in First Half, Fueled by Stocks and US Dollar — Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System returned 4.8% in the first half of the year, gaining C$6.9 billion ($5 billion) from a strong US dollar and rising stock market.
My favorite alternative to Google's Pixelsnap Ring Stand is better in every way — Google’s Pixelsnap Ring Stand grabbed attention when the magnetic Pixel 10 series launched last year, but I was never a...
Putting CO2 into rocks and getting hydrogen out is climate double win — Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen
Why Malaria is Winning (For Now) — Caught malaria? Fast treatment can save your life. Modern drugs kill the parasites attacking your blood, but resistance is growing fast, and without treatment, severe malaria is often deadly. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #le
Tonal's leaderboard finally makes strength workouts as competitive as Peloton's spins. https://www.tonal.com
Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions — Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval
Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing - NASA — NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to dramatically improve the computing power of spacecraft. Missions need processors that can
Which AI? — Guess the designer — A daily guessing game. Spot whether each landing page was designed by Gemini, Claude, or GPT.
SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history — A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
watched someone deadlift with their eyes closed and it made way more sense why their form was suddenly perfect?
watched someone deadlift with perfect form for six months straight and never add weight. turns out they were just solving a puzzle nobody asked them to solve?
Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find — Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
This guy tracked his lifts for 10 years and made a visualization showing exactly where progress actually stalls — it's not where you'd think.
Building Reliable Agentic AI Systems — AI helping pharmaceutical researchers query decades of information buried in PDF reports
See the Human Body Morph Into Musical Instruments From Around the World at a New Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — A belly turns into a drum, hands mold into percussion tools and a face adorns a brass bell in this anatomical art history show
Among All the Great Things Benjamin Franklin Invented or Discovered, His Alter Egos Gave Him the Most Freedom — Silence Dogood. Richard Saunders. Benevolus. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim. All were pen names that allowed Franklin to say things he couldn’t have otherwise said
FIFA subpoenaed by New York, New Jersey in World Cup ticket investigation — US States react following increasing criticism of football's global governing body for the pricing of 2026 World Cup.
Epic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed — Some people experience vivid, incessant dreams that leave them feeling exhausted the next day, with researchers calling for this "epic dreaming" to be classed as a sleep disorder
Best Red-Light Therapy Mask: WIRED's Top 5, Ranked (2026) — Your face called, and it’s low-key offended you might trust TikTok more than WIRED.
Is the West de-risking from China or containing its economy? — As the US and Europe push to reduce reliance on China, Beijing tightens control over supply chains.
What happens if you drop 0.125 grams of antimatter? — The factory that makes the world's most volatile substance. Sponsored by SoFi - Join SoFi Plus today and get more for your money! Visit https://sofi.com/veritasium If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms
Someone mapped how breathing tempo shifts your max lift by 3-5% across different exercises... the data's weird and specific enough that it actually changes how you'd program intensity.
The Garmin vívoactive 6 is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $50 — Score this fitness tracker for under $250 right now.
Australia sues US giant 3M for $2bn over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam — The case centres on contamination caused by PFAS in the foam at dozens of defence sites.
Best of Longreads - Longreads — Collection our very favorite reads of each year since 2011.
How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe — Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways to employ it. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how much these invisible waves can reveal
Can Singapore ever build a proper stock market? — The city-state wants to fill a hole in its financial portfolio
Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit — The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit
Humans Haven’t Stopped Evolving | Harvard Magazine — Harvard scientists identify hundreds of genes under selective pressure.
Brave finally admits its bloat problem—but it could cost you $60 to fix it — Brave Origin is what Brave should have always been.
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Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games: "it gets very hard to tell what’s light, what’s shadow, what’s dark, what’s safe" — Realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games, says Clint Hocking of Splinter Cell and Far Cry fame.