Interesting Articles and Essays about Science and Technology

[Luxman]

Antikythera Mechanism: The ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist - BBC REEL - July 28, 2021

 

[Pornfan99]

Oh! That brought back memories. I saw it while in Athens, when I visited the Archaeological Museum!

 

[tvstrip]

I think this counts as a scientific article

 

[Luxman]

Scientists discover 9000-year-old ‘Stonehenge-like’ structure at the bottom of Lake Michigan - May 6, 2024
https://www.thebrighterside.news/po...like-structure-at-the-bottom-of-lake-michigan

The Long and Satisfying 28,000-Year History of the Dildo - March 19, 2023
https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/the-28-000-year-history-of-the-dildo/

 

[Luxman]

New Disruptive Microchip Technology and The Secret Plan of Intel - May 7, 2024

 

[Pornfan99]

Oops! Meant to comment on that history of the dildo article. I visited Chichen Itza in the 2000s with my Latina GF. Ye gods - were they obsessed with "fertility," and rainfall for their corn crops. My GF was in heaven, with so many phalluses around. Here are a couple of examples, from a museum we visited:

 

[Supafly]

It's great to see so much passion for science.

Neil deGrasse Tyson loses his mind - Oct 19, 2023

 

[Luxman]

The Carrington Event of 1859 | Dr. Robert Schoch

 

[Luxman]

Smartphones Are Rewiring Our Brains - May 28, 2024

 

[tvstrip]

 

[Luxman]

What Does Pornography Do to Your Brain?
https://flipboard.com/@thehealthy/what-does-pornography-do-to-your-brain-2nk3q7mjfu897ivh

 

[Luxman]

Tumfrico's Period Experiment

 

[Luxman]

Cows wearing VR headsets

 

[Pornfan99]

This poor bastard. I wonder if when he dies, he'll establish a fund like Nobel did.. He developed an inexpensive way to make Glock pistols FULLY AUTOMATIC. I don't know if peeps play the first COD: Modern Warfare 1, but the most OP load out in the game was .. akimbo / dual Glock pistols, fully automatic..

https://www.yahoo.com/news/feel-terrified-inventor-glock-switch-090429902.html

 

[Luxman]

This is the coldest lava on earth

 

[Luxman]

DoubleSpeak, How to Lie without Lying - Aug 16, 2019

 

[Pornfan99]

Video games are GOOD for you!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dire-shortage-video-game-consoles-150010619.html

 

[Pornfan99]

Interesting. At least two for-profit companies are now using methods for global COOLING:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ring-aims-to-cool-earth/74419157007/?tbref=hp

 

[Pornfan99]

Whoa.. Seriously, peeps - carry out what you bring in!! (Bag of Cheetos blows up a complex of caverns..)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/national-park-rangers-call-world-220634953.html

 

[Pornfan99]

Holy crap!! 50,000 (!) gallons of water needed to extinguish a Tesla fire. It was semi .. but still..

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-water-tesla-crash-fire/75203630007/?tbref=hp