Maryn McKenna—science journalist and Scary Disease Girl extraordinaire—talks about vaccinations, the precarious dance of herd immunity, and the time she caught whooping cough.
Whooping cough on the rise
Backyard astronomer captures astonishing video of huge fireball whacking into Jupiter (video)
Amateur astronomers captured incredible video (example below) of a fireball smashing into Jupiter on August 28. According to Kyoto University astronomer Ko Arimatsu—who leads a program in which backyard astronomers… READ THE REST
Fascinating look at the decomposition of a partially-frozen sheep
This poor sheep drowned while trying to cross a channel. As sad as the linked image is, it's also fascinating to see what happens when an animal dies of natural… READ THE REST
A handsome and mesmerizing perpetual motion simulator
Steve Mould explains and extols the virtues of a wonderfully-designed perpetual motion simulator (previously at BB) crafted by William Le. He even commissioned a transparent version that shows the clever… READ THE REST
This router is here to tackle 15 different devices and is here on sale for $106.99
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. TL;DR: This Linksys Velop Whole-Home WiFi Router Dual-Band… READ THE REST
Save 10% on a Victrola Wireless Turntable for a limited time only
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. TL;DR: Victrola's impressive line of wireless… READ THE REST
For $359, this Lenovo ThinkPad T480 + Microsoft Office Pro (2021) combo can be yours
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its view TL;DR: This two-for-one Lenovo ThinkPad480 + Microsoft… READ THE REST
