For months now, Mark Zuckerberg has told the world that Facebook is becoming "a metaverse company." What is the metaverse? It depends on who you ask. Fortune's definition is particularly… Read the rest of the article: Fed up with Silicon Valley's obsession with the metaverse, one man created the "meataverse"
Instead of immediately turning to large retailers, conscious consumers are setting up online networks to share their stuff. In certain hyperlocal Facebook groups, neighbors give away their old items— even… Read the rest of the article: "Buy Nothing" groups blur the line between trash and treasure
Elderly social media stars kvetch about lox prices and the lack of public toilets in New York City. In one video, they chant: "2, 4, 6, 8, we just want… Read the rest of the article: Old Jewish Men want cheap lox and more public restrooms— and they want them now!
Maybe now is finally the time for the Tetris-only operating system. Swedish researchers have evidence to show that Tetris prevents the psychological effects of trauma. In a study, the group… Read the rest of the article: Researchers find a link between trauma and Tetris
The new Dune movie looks pretty cool, but it's hard to beat plain old sand dunes. The ever-changing landform is comprised of tiny particles of all sorts of things—quartz, gypsum,… Read the rest of the article: These facts about dunes will blow you away
Extremely online kitchens might include devices like a smart egg tray, a smart water pitcher, and even a smart fork that vibrates when you're eating too fast. The IoT may… Read the rest of the article: Fridge sends annoyed email to owner
Several years ago, Charlotte and Karen Pence worked together on Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President, a picture book of a bunny in the White… Read the rest of the article: Politicians keep writing children's books. Most are quite bad.
A decade ago, Bitcoin communities were small crowds of particularly techy, alternative, or keen on privacy— the oddball decentralized currency was just a few years old. Now, the masses can… Read the rest of the article: Walmart sells Bitcoin now
"Growth for the sake of growth still troubles me. It seems unnatural, even perverted," writes Joe Coulombe in Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat… Read the rest of the article: A book by Trader Joe himself
At 6:02 on 10/23, we pay tribute to the beloved SI unit commonly used in pesky chemistry class conversions. Today is mole day, and I'm not talking about the 12-fingered… Read the rest of the article: It's mole day! At 6:02, tip your hat to Avogadro's constant
In an excellent Twitter thread, crop scientist Dr. Sarah Taber displays the aesthetic similarities between various types of cows and beans. Though the comparison is quite fun, Taber acknowledges that… Read the rest of the article: For every cow there is an equal and opposite bean
Before BTS, Bieber, the Backstreet Boys, or The Beatles, there was Lisztomania: the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during his performances. The phenomenon first occurred in… Read the rest of the article: 19th-century women went nuts for Franz Liszt, music's first celebrity
It's safe to assume that few Pornhub visitors are looking for hour-long calculus videos (by a fully-clothed instructor), but Taiwanese math teacher Changhsu puts them there anyway. His channel is… Read the rest of the article: This math teacher puts calculus lessons on Pornhub
The caps lock key is a vestige of mechanical typewriters, mimicking the function of the "shift bar," which literally shifts the typewriter in order to type capital letters. Today, the… Read the rest of the article: HAPPY NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! A short history of the holiday
An accident on the set of the movie "Rust" killed director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, and sent director Joel Souza, 48, to hospital, reports the New York Times. A… Read the rest of the article: Alec Baldwin fatally shoots director of photography on film set in apparent prop gun accident
In the booming industry of Japanese vending machines (gachapon), you can get just about anything in a tiny, plastic sphere—even items as impractical as a mini water cooler, mini cats… Read the rest of the article: Japanese vending machine sells flights to surprise destinations
"Should I get takeout for dinner even if I have leftovers in the fridge?" I asked Delphi, an AI built to answer questions of morals. "It's okay," Delphi responded. You… Read the rest of the article: Researchers trained AI with r/AmITheAsshole. Ask it your moral questions!
Koalas—a lot of koalas— get chlamydia. And while humans can typically pop a few pills and get back to business in a few weeks, koalas don't respond well to chlamydia… Read the rest of the article: Koalas have a chlamydia problem, so scientists launch vaccine trial
"Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to yet another round of 'no bones,' the game where we find out if my 13-year-old pug woke up with bones, and we also… Read the rest of the article: Is it #BonesDay? A lazy pug named "Noodles" forecasts the day's mood
A sign near the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii warns visitors of "invisible" cows— dark-colored cows who are hard to spot in foggy or dark conditions. It's become an iconic… Read the rest of the article: The story of Hawaii's "invisible" cows
