No Needles

"Monitoring glucose levels, no needles required". (Via Rand Simberg.)

Shatner Interview

"Captain Kirk Goes to Space: 'It's Indescribable'"

Sandpile Studies

"The Math of the Amazing Sandpile"

Nuking Asteroids

"A Last-Minute Nuke to Shatter an Incoming Asteroid Could Actually Work, Study Suggests"

Mother Of Languages

"World's languages traced back to single African mother tongue"

Fire In Microgravity

"Fire is Spherical in Microgravity"

Internet Rabbit Hole

"What useful unknown website do you wish more people knew about?"

Click through at your peril.

Punctation Is Important

"Missing Apostrophe in Facebook Post Lands a Man in Defamation Court"

At issue is the word “employees” in the post, which read: “Oh Stuart Gan!! Selling multi million $ homes in Pearl Beach but can’t pay his employees superannuation,” referring to Australia’s retirement system, in which money is paid by employers into super accounts for employees. “Shame on you Stuart!!! 2 yrs and still waiting!!!”...

On Thursday, a judge in New South Wales ruled that the lack of an apostrophe on the word “employees” could be read to suggest a “systematic pattern of conduct” by Mr. Gan’s agency rather than an accusation involving one employee. So she allowed the case to proceed...

In matters of punctuation, social media is the Wild West. In some corners of the internet, careless grammar is highly tolerated — even a badge of honor. In legal matters, however, disputed punctuation can cost millions.

COVID And Brains

"How COVID affects the brain".

Related: "Even Mild Cases of COVID May Leave a Mark on the Brain"

Remembering Names

"How to Actually Remember People's Names"

Ethical Investing?

"The thorny truth about socially responsible investing"

Wigner Crystals

"Scientists Create Material Made Entirely Out of Electrons"

Sabotaging Dancing Grannies

"China's dancing grannies: 'Stun gun' claims to solve square dancing dilemma by sabotaging the music"

Whole Brain Emulation Critique

"Whole Brain Emulation: No Progress on C. elgans After 10 Years"

Slow Motion Moths

"Witness the majesty of moths taking flight at 6,000 frames per second"

Metaverse Basics

"What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?"

Spilling The Beans

"How to Get Someone to Tell You Their Secrets, According to an Investigative Journalist"

Light Posting Notice

Admin note: Posting may be lighter than usual this week due to external obligations.

Beethoven's 10th Symphony

'"How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony"

'Google' Is Most Searched Word On Bing

BBC News: "'Google' is most searched word on Bing"