The artificial sweetener Splenda was discovered when a chemistry grad student misunderstood his advisor's instructions to "test" a compound and tasted it, instead. (This piece at Scientific American focuses on how the brain responds to, and is changed by, sweeteners.)
True tales of a chemistry lab accident
Why Ganzfeld experiments haven't proven ESP
The Ganzfeld procedure attempts to test for ESP by placing someone thought of as the "receiver" in a state of mild sensory deprivation. The receiver wears ping-pong ball halves over… READ THE REST
Up-close footage of a solar eruption
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is orbiting the sun 3.8 million miles from its surface (Mercury is about 40m miles out, for comparison), surfing the solar eruptions and sending astonishing footage… READ THE REST
Scientist's cat discovers a new virus, AGAIN
Pepper the cat made headlines last year when a mouse he caught tested positive for a type of jeilongvirus, which had never been seen before in the United States. Now,… READ THE REST
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Your favorite people deserve their own theme song, with the help of AI
TL;DR: Supermusic AI is an easy-to-use generator of quality songs, on sale for a limited time for $39.97. Looking for the perfect birthday gift for friends and family who have everything? Go… READ THE REST
Dev dreams come true: Visual Studio for just $15
TL;DR: Work smarter, not harder with a lifetime license to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows PC, now on sale for just $14.97 (reg. $499) until July 20th. Whether you're looking to… READ THE REST
