Lucid dreaming by phone
Science News shares an app created by Northwestern University neuroscientists that’s designed to cue your almost-sleeping brain to launch you into a lucid dream:
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Farewell, murder hornets. We got you.
AP News reports that a particularly dramatic “invasive exotic” species – Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet, better known as the “murder hornet”… Read the rest “Farewell, murder hornets. We got you.”
Science Art: 10,000 convex and nonconvex regular polygons, by Arthur Baelde.
This is from the “Posters about Mathematics” section of Wikimedia Commons.
The description says: “For a young child, a shape can be called a square if its sides are vertical… Read the rest “Science Art: 10,000 convex and nonconvex regular polygons, by Arthur Baelde.”
How do you explain that your kid’s robot friend is dying?
Alas, poor Moxie. Aftermath is making me hope a lot of parents have found copies of The 10th Good Thing About Barney – because thanks to an AI company going under, a lot of autistic kids’… Read the rest “How do you explain that your kid’s robot friend is dying?”
SONG: “Einstein’s Idea” (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)
SONG: “Einstein’s Idea (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)” . (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: This is a penitential cover of a song by actor/singer/songwriter… Read the rest “SONG: “Einstein’s Idea” (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)”
Chinese “Wheeler” security robot unveiled.
LiveScience reports on Chinese firm DEEP Robotics’ answer to Big Dog – a robot they named “Lynx” that can crawl up hills with long, jointed legs, and then roll … Read the rest “Chinese “Wheeler” security robot unveiled.”
Robot manta is faster than ever – and smooth.
NC State researchers have used the mighty manta ray as a moving inspiration to design their fastest-yet swimming soft robot:
… Read the rest “Robot manta is faster than ever – and smooth.”“Two years ago, we demonstrated an aquatic soft robot that was
Science Art: Lindblad Travel ad, 1969.
Today, the company that produced this add is known as Lindblad Expeditions, and is so closely associated with National Geographic that it’s often known as NatGeo/Lindblad Expeditions.… Read the rest “Science Art: Lindblad Travel ad, 1969.”
Personalities count… for wolves.
Sentient Science reports on an unexpected flaw that might interfere with human attempts to reintroduce wolves into the wilds of Colorado. The problem isn’t the biology or ecology… Read the rest “Personalities count… for wolves.”
The birds, the bees, the… wolves?
The journal Ecology has some unusual research about wild pollinators. They’ve found that famous species like honeybees and hummingbirds who spread pollen by daintily zipping … Read the rest “The birds, the bees, the… wolves?”
Science Art: Mars – Jezero Crater – NASA’s Perseverance Landing, Feb 18,2021
This is a piece of art, or scientific illustration, I found on the Flickr account of Andrea Luck, though the full credit is NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck. Schmauß apparently… Read the rest “Science Art: Mars – Jezero Crater – NASA’s Perseverance Landing, Feb 18,2021”
Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen, Tiny Desk Concert.
Cellist Clarice Jensen joins thereminist Carolina Eyck for the songs “Delphic,” “Three Leos,” and “Frequencies.”
Cute crustacean named after a brewery (with a briny beer).
The Guardian has news from New Zealand, where marine biologists have just discovered a new species of isopod, and decided the publicize the little critter’s unique ecological needs… Read the rest “Cute crustacean named after a brewery (with a briny beer).”
Four people can see clearly thanks to stem-cell transplants
Science Alert reports on a successful experiment that has restored vision to multiple people with cornea damage by using a new stem-cell transplant technique:
… Read the rest “Four people can see clearly thanks to stem-cell transplants”Four participants were