Before there was Fortnite, Minecraft or GTA, the first video game was a digital version of checkers created back in the 1950s, where players typed their moves. #NationalVideoGameDay
“I meet new Walt Whitmans every day,” he once said. “There are a dozen of me afloat. I don’t know which Walt Whitman I am.” Long before Instagram, Walt Whitman staged selfies to craft his image. In his lifelong search for the “real Me,” the more images he collected, the more he seemed to lose himself in their contradictions.
White-tailed deer once nearly vanished from North America — down to just 1% of their current population. Their population recovery tells a bigger story about conservation, capitalism, hunting and coexistence. image
Soviet music lovers found an ingenious way to circumvent censorship: recording banned Western music onto used X-ray films. This "bone music" became a symbol of freedom and self-expression.
The average lifetime risk of developing dementia between ages 55-95 is 42%, higher for women and Black adults. Chronic stress can impact brain function, mood, and healthy habits, yet is often overlooked in prevention efforts.
What are chickadees discussing with their calls? Scientists are decoding the intricate "chick-a-dee" call, which contains six elements that can be combined in hundreds of ways, following rules similar to human grammar.
Mind uploading sounds like sci-fi, but some scientists believe it's theoretically possible. The idea: Copy your brain’s memories and thoughts into a computer and live digitally, maybe forever. The catch: We're likely centuries away from making it real.
Medieval #Christianity honored saints who rejected gender norms to live more fully into their faith. As one scholar writes: “Transness is not merely compatible with holiness; transness itself is holy.” #trans #LGBTQ
Unplug your chargers when you’re not using them. It can waste a tiny bit of energy and shorten their lifespan. Cheap chargers? Even bigger safety risk 🔥
Why do some small towns lose their local paper while others don’t? It’s not luck – it’s about wealth, race, and market forces. This means that local news dies where it’s needed most.