AI and Data Security

Lauren Goode recounts the conversation with Jason Matheny about the security implications of AI .

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You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. - Job 11?

Geothermal Energy

Katrina Zimmer writes about the U.S. Department of Energy's efforts to unleash new geothermal energy technologies.

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Communication Restored With Voyager 1

Laura Baisas reports on how NASA restored meaningful communication from Voyager 1 .

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Decluttering

Lindsey Ellefson explains decluttering using the 12-12-12 Method : each time one declutters, choose a dozen items to store, a dozen to discard, and a dozen to donate to charity. This gives each decluttering session enough immediate impact to motivate new sessions.

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The Physics of Everyday Relativity

Rhett Allain discusses the physics of relativity .

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Libraries in Fantasy Literature

Douglas Westerbeke writes about libraries in fantasy literature . Ashly Moore Sheldon has written a more general articles about libraries in literature if you love libraries.

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History of Marriage

Alicia Guteriezz Romine reports on this history of marriage law in the United States.

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On This Day

On This Day

provides historical information on what occurred on specific days of the year. -DD

Side Hustles

Charlotte Cowles addresses the frustrations with "side hustles " which so often do not meet the hype of their promoters.

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Increasing Cancer Rates

Dylan Scott reports in rising gastrointestinal cancer rates among those under fifty years of age. Microplastics are a suspect.

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The New Madrid Earthquate of 1811-1812

The U.S. National Geological Survey describes the stages of the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-181200 .

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Possibility Thinking

Constance de Saint Laurent & Vlad Glăveanu provide questions which inspire possibility thinking

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Multigenerational Households

Jolie Myers reports on the growth or multigenerational households in the United States.

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X's Deminishing Relevance

Abby Ohlheiser suggests that current events coverage demonstrates a decline in the relevance of X (formerly Twitter).

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Factory-Made, Steel Lustron Homes

Mark Dent writes about the all-steel, factory-made Lustron homes which required more capital than the company had amassed.

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Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

Geoff Brumfiel provides tips for viewing the April 8th solar eclipse which will affect the Midwest of the United States. Annie Dillard has authored an account of watching a total eclipse near Yakima Washington. For other articles on this eclipse, follow the links on the Atlas Obscura page.

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Tornado Detection

Sarah Griffiths reports on research into using audio location detection to track tornados in the United States.

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Word Usage

Codie Cottier discusses human vocabulary and word usage as revealed in research by Li et al.

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Sofas

Dan Nosowitz opins on the state of the American sofa .

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Google Fi Data SIM Card Usage

Megusta extols the Google Fi data SIM card and explains its use.

The following Google help screen describes how data SIMS work .

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Examples of Satire or Deception

Jonathan Swift wrote his 1729 satirical essay "A Modest Proposal" to convey the plight of the starving Irish tenants and the lack of compassion of their English landlords.

Over a century later, Mark Twain wrote his satirical novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, which mocks the romance novels popular in the 1880's.

Satire continues to be used to demonstrate the gullibility of people who accept without question information which they find on a web page. For example, Lyle Zapato has posted websites such as "Belgium" and the "Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis)" which are used as object lessons by information literacy instructors. -DD

Body Odor

Poncie Rutsch writes about the bacterial cause of body odor .

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Car Rental Tips

Matt Melzer suggests ways to save money when renting a car .

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Finding the Truth

Jennifer Delgado reviews the four idols which Francis Bacon determined to be the cause of cognative impairments that prevent us from identifying the truth.

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Cholera Outbreaks

Gabrielle Emanual reports on the dire return of cholera

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Packing to Avoid Distractions

Anita Bhagwandas suggests how to pack if you have ADHD.

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Sexism Creates Cassandras

Josie Cox notes that sexism may have stifled the voice of a woman who anticipated the 2008 recession.

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How Much Water Should One Drink?

Claire Maldarelli address the question of proper hydration .

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Mobile Phone Screen Protectors

Maxwell Zeff reports on how advances in optical glass are making mobile phone screen protectors less important for phone durability.

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Air Travel Accessibility

Sophie Morgan writes about accessible air travel .

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Reading List

Muhiuddin Alam suggests a 15 book reading list of titles which are likely to expand a person's thinking.

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The Uncanny Valley

Kendra Cherry explains the loathsome psychological condition known as the uncanny valley .

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Pi Day

National Today explains why March 14 is Pi Day .

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The Threat of Spring Weather in Early March

Li Zhou expresses concern about the early spring experienced in the Midwest United States. This could presage droughts in America's breadbasket later in the year.

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High Storage Shelves

Jeff Somers suggests ways to use high storage shelves .

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Optical Storage Advances

Andrew Paul tells of a new optical disk technology that can store the contents of a thousand DVDs. The technology was invented by Miao et al.

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Public Libraries are Valued

The Pew Research Council reported five years ago that public libraries are valued in the Unitede States.

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Exercising at an Office Desk

Hannah Seo suggests exercises that can be done at a desk in an office environment.

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Coverture in the United States

Catherine Allgor writes about the history of coverture in the United States. The legal doctrine that restricted women's rights originated in Britain, and was therefore installed in the British colonies.

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Day of Death

Adam Van Dam shares statistics on the number of U.S. deaths occuring each month . The evidence shows that January is the typically the month with the most deaths, followed by the other winter months. Presumably the frigid blasts of winter places the human body under more stress from falls, auto accidents, diseases like cold, flu, and COVID.

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Responsive Texting

Lauren Geall confesses to be a "bad replier " - a person who does not consistently reply to questions posed on social media.

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Reading Random Books Is Mind Expanding

Greta Rainbow argues for serendipity in reading choices .

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High Temperature Plasma Generation

Hau Xie et al. report on a new way to make high temperature plasmas .

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Apple Mac and Terminal Mode

Whitson Gordon shows how to expedite some Apple Mac tasks by using terminal (keyboard-only) mode .

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Finding Hidden Files on Your Device

David Nield shares how to find the hidden files on your Windows, Apple, or Android device .

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Artificial Intellengence (AI) and Individual Privacy

David Pierce explains how varioius Artificial Intelligence software packages are crawling and harvesting documents from corporate websites. The documents are then incorporated into AI databases without compensation to the originating corporation or individual authors.

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Decorating Your Bookshelves

Jessica Ritz shares ideas for decorating your bookshelf .

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Lead Inspections

u.s. Environmental Protection Agency offers advice about when a lead inspection makes sense.

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Frequent Bailers

Vivian Manning-Schaffel advises about coping with friends who frequently cancel appointments giving notice at the last moment (or no advance notice at all).

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Washington's Farewell Address

George Washington wrote and had published his Farewell Address September 19, 1796. In this the President announced his decision not to seek a third term. He also warned about the danger to the Union posed both by internal factions and engaging in foreign conflicts.

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Transforming Food Deserts

Fola Akinnibi makes a case for establishing grocery stores in urban food deserts. Such stores in poverty areas require governmental assistance to remain open.

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Energy Conserving Architecture

Kriston Capps reviews the architecture of a new Boston University Data Science building which uses geothermal energy.

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Folding Jeans

Kelly Corbett writes about the one way to fold jeans . The Martha Stewart site favors a different folding pattern, which is shown on the video below.

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Exercises for Memory

Korin Miller and Kayla Blanton discuss exercise that enhances memory .

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Starting With an Incomplete Home

Ariana Zilliacus writes about the architectual firm Elemental , which builds incomplete homes based on the concept of John F.C. Turner. Contractors build the hard half of the house, installing plumbing and electric. These homes are then finished by the their residents

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Heart and Brain Health

Toni Hope suggests ways to pamper your heart and brain .

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The Brain's Default Network

Nora Bradford explains what is known about the brain's default network . The default netword is a subsystem of various portions of the brain which remains active when a person is 'mind-wandering.'

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Washing Jeans

Sarah Schreiber and Alexandra Kelly give tips for caring for jeans .

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Year of the Dragon

Catherine Duncan reports why the year of the dragon is considered lucky by the Chinese.

As I write this, I seem to hear fireworks in the distance. A celebration for the year of the dragon? Perhaps....

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Ancient Multiplication

Caroline Delbert describes an ancient Asian method for multiplying numbers .

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