Scrollbars are a pretty cool feature that allows you to move content within a scrollable pane by clicking and dragging. However, they are getting smaller and this is becoming a problem for many individuals with fine motor control issues or inaccurate pointing devices. Some even struggle with eye sight challenges. The trend of shrinking scrollbars […]
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NASA is preparing to conduct a new experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) using a Rodent Habitat that has been modified from the ones used on space shuttle missions. The Rodent Habitat will allow for studies on mice and rats to be conducted on a longer time scale of up to a month or […]
The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble is a story that was first published in the Financial Times in 2003 and has since gained popularity. It was turned into a BBC radio play and is set to be adapted for the stage. The story follows Dr. Ibrahim Bihi, a Somali man who exploited a discrepancy in the […]
A recent study published in the Annals of Botany has uncovered unaltered agave plant species cultivated by early cultures, including the Hohokam people of the Southwest. Agave plants have been significant in the Americas for thousands of years and were a main source of carbohydrates before corn cultivation. The Hohokam people utilized agricultural practices like […]
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is reportedly laying off staff members and shifting its focus away from personalized learning, a concept CZI has been funding since 2015. The personalized learning platform, Summit, has not achieved the desired results and has not led to significant improvements in student learning. This highlights the challenges of using technology […]
In this web content, the author discusses the concept of dualities in mathematics, specifically the pairing of automorphic forms and Galois groups. These dualities allow mathematicians to study different classes of objects by examining them in terms of each other. While mathematicians have been working to prove Langlands’ hypothesized duality, only limited cases have been […]
In a study published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Olivia Natan, an assistant professor of marketing at the Haas School of Business, and her colleagues investigated the pricing strategies of major U.S. airlines. Contrary to common belief and consumer assumptions, the study found that many popular hacks for finding cheaper airline tickets are ineffective. […]
In this web content, the author shares their personal experience with their MacBook Air becoming a “worthless brick” after going through airport security and swapping laptops with a stranger. The author explains how they were eventually contacted by someone in the United Arab Emirates who had their MacBook and asked for theirs in return. However, […]
The Vesuvius Challenge offers a $700,000 Grand Prize for unlocking the secrets of the Herculaneum papyri, ancient scrolls buried and carbonized by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Recently, there have been breakthroughs in reading the scrolls, with contestants Luke Farritor and Youssef Nader discovering letters and words within unopened scrolls. These discoveries were […]
Atlassian has announced its plans to acquire video messaging platform Loom for approximately $975 million. This move aims to strengthen Atlassian’s team collaboration tools and capitalize on the increasing popularity of hybrid work. By integrating Loom’s technology into its software like Jira and Confluence, Atlassian will enable users to incorporate video into their workflows more […]