"Yes, And . . . " in Fraught Communication

Sarah Todd describes using the phrase 'Yes, and ...' to encourage cooperation in emotional negotiations.

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The Phoebus Cartel

Markus Krajewski reveals a 1920's scheme for planned obsolescence amomg light bulb manufacturers.

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Repurposed Lighthouse

Graham Averill recounts staying on an old lighthouse built in international waters.

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Visions of the Future

Louis-Sébastien Mercier in 1770 crafted Memoirs of the Year Two Thousand Five Hundred .

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Mechanical Circuits

Spintronics has developed mechanical analogs to elements of simple electric circuits .

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Internet Archive Legal Faces Woes

Kate Knibbs explains the Internet Archive's legal troubles .

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Colon Cancer Detection

Jenna Fletcher reviews the various tests for detecting colon cancer .

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Single-Use Plastic Bag Distribution

Bill Chappell reports on California's attempts to rein-in the distribution of single use plastic bags . A 2014 legislative effort to ban flimsy single-use bags resulted in the waste plastic tonnage increasing, as stores thereafter distributed heavier bags. New legislative efforts will promote the distribution of multiple-use bags or paper sacks at the point of sale.

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Sharon Epperson and Stephanie Due descruibe the benefits of regarding

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Secure Your Phone

Lance Whitney directs how to secure your mobile phone .

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Electricity Transmission

The Institute for Energy Research explains electricity transmission .

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Osteoarthritis Detection

Amit Sandhu et al. have researched markers for osteoarthritis pathology , which should allow physicians to detect the disease before it becomes dehabilitating.

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Starting a Speech

Vanessa Van Edwards lists the opening lines of what she dubs 'the to speeches' in Western history.

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Rune Alphabet for English Usage

Per Lindberg explains this history of the alternative alphabet composed using runic script. He has also analyzed Tolkien's use of runes in The Hobbit and other works.

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Traveling Light

Sally French shares when and how to travel light .

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Used Car Buying Checklist

Jeff Somers gives tips for purchasing a good used car .

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Oldest Voice Recording

The BBC has decoded the earliest known voice recording .

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Debating Ideas While Minimizing Interpersonal Conflict

Meredith Dietz reviews eight strategies for effective debate

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Time Management and St. Benedict

Jonny Thomson shares insights from Oliver Burkeman and St. Benedict on time management .

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Some Nations Charge You If You Bring Technology Into the Country

Joni Sweet warns that some nations impose custom duties when laptops and computer tablets are brought into the country.

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U.S. Infrastructure Requirements

Darren Orf mourns the infrastructure concerns (bridges, roads) of the United States.

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Sleep Requirements

Jeffrey Kluger lists human sleep needs .

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The Expanding Universe

Liz Kruesi reports on some unresolved questions about the cosmic exansion rate .

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Digital Banking

Meredith Dietz suggests that digital banks may lack some FDIC insurance protections of traditional saving institutions.

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Identifying Essays Written by Chatbots

Kelsey Piper offers tips for identifying when essays have been written by ChatGPT .

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Bosons and Mass

Matt Strassler explains the role of the Higgs boson in giving particles their mass.

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Gossip

Francine Russo discusses gossip .

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Ripening Tomatoes at the End of the Growing Season

Amanda Blum shares how she allows her tomatoes to ripen after the close of the outdoor growing season.

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Reignite Love for Your Partner

Melanie Curtin suggests a dialog tool which can reignite your love for your partner .

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Internet Archive and the Disappearing Web Pages

Chris Stokel-Walker applauds the Internet Archive for saving select web pages after they disappear from their original web server.

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Aging and Timesense

Ephrat Livni suggests why time passes faster as one ages .

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Forestalling Hip Pain Which Occurs When Walking

Chloe Gray addresses hip pain that impairs walking. On the same topic, Priyankaa Joshi suggests stretching regimes which may prevent such pain.

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Greedflation

Alina Selyukh examines reports of "greedflation ." "Greedflation" is a term describing when grocery merchants raise prices to increase their profits. Alina finds that many of the price increases were directly or indirectly a result of the pandemic, and that prices show signs of being reined-in by consumer pushback and competitive forces.

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Data From Old Disk Drives

Christian Cawley provides detailed direction for harvesting data from undamaged old hard disks . These methods include:

1. Connect it using a special USB adapter cable.
2. Hack an external HDD.
3. Build your own external HDD.
4. Use a USB docking station for disk drives.
5. Install the disk in your PC.
6. Install the HDD in a laptop.

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Planned End of Life for the Windows 10 Operating System

Ed Bott offers options if your Windows 10 PC cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 when support for Windows 11 ends October, 2025 .

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Oversleeping

Austin Meadows and Anis Rehman review the effects of oversleeping .

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Mobile Phone Security

Lance Whitney offers suggestions to improve mobile phone security .

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Electric Earthmovers

Chris Baraniuk recounts how electricity now powers some of the largest earthmovers and other large machines.

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Ticklishness

Lauren Leffer shares the research of Shimpei Ishiyama as to why humans are ticklish . This is a social bonding behaviour observed in humans and a few other social mammals.

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Brain Speed

Discover Magazine's Physics ArXiv Blog discusses the contemplations of Jieyu Zheng and Markus Meister about how the brain filters-out sensory information .

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Electronics Recycling

The U.S. Enironmental Protection Agency offers advice on electronics recycling .

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The Most Durable Vehicles

ISeeCars has created a list of the most durable vehicles available in the U.S. market .

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Remembering 9-11

Pocket has curated a list of articles on the terrorist attacks September 11, 2001 .

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Confront or Be Quiet?

Jonny Thomson explores the ethics of choosing of confrontation and quietism when a stressful discussion topic is raised.

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Metabolic Problems Associated with Aging

Melanie McReynolds pinpoints metabolic problems associated with human aging .

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Financial and Technical Aid Allows Impoverished Women to Reach Their Potential

Bedassa Tadesse writes about battling gender inequality in third-world nations with needed financial and technical support.
Best practices include:

• Incorporate gender considerations in all development projects
• Engage men and boys
• Ensure that efforts are relevant and practical
• Respect the social, political and cultural contexts
• Encourage and strengthen governmental instituions
• Promote education for women and girls.

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Nonverbal Learning Disorder

Kaitlin Sullivan explains the basics of nonverbal learning disorder .

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Resurgence of the American Chestnut

Steve Wick reports that the American Chestnut is making a comeback after a blight killed about four billion trees. More information is available from the American Chestnut Foundation.

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Dog - Human Communication

Ross Pomeroy summarizes the research of Jennifer Holland, an expert in how dogs communicate with humans .

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The Great Dying: The Permian Mass Extinction

Darren Orf explains that global warming was the cause of the Permian Mass Extinction .

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Wet Bulb Events

Lewin Day discusses the potentially fatal impact of "wet bulb weather events", as well as remediation methods. Both Kenney et al. (2302) and Sara Chodosh have written on the same topic.

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Threat of a Warming Gulf of Mexico

Benji Jones explains the threat caused by ocean warming to Florida's Gulf Coast.

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Freezing Your Credit Helps Secure Your Finances

Adam Clark Estes explains how freezing your credit lines can guard against data breaches .

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Campfire Coffee

Richard DiCicco explains how to brew coffee over an open fire . This would be useful in any enviroment without the electricity used by coffee making devices.

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Scientific Fraud Can Corrupt Peer Reviewed Research Results

Kelsey Piper suggests that some types of fraud by scientists should be criminalized . She cites the example of Don Poldermans, a researcher who promoted treatment guidelines employing harmful heart medication may have killed 800,000 patients in Europe alone (see Kendricks, 2014. Malcolm Kendricks uses this case to highlight that a peer reviewed research result suggests, but does not prove, the validity of a therapy.

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Architecture for Cats

Katherine McLaughlin discusses architectural cat projects .

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Physical Height and Percieved Political Stature

Gideon Lasco writes about the relationship between physical height and perceived political stature.

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Fight Dementia

Jaime Ducharme advises on delaying or avoiding dementia :

1. Keep your brain busy
2. Socialize
3. Stay physically active
4. Avoid concussions (wear a helmet when biking)
5. Track your mental health
6. Follow doctor's orders
7. Avoid smoking, minimize alchol consumption
8. Avoid injuring ears (loud sounds) and eyes

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Your Turn to Speak

Brenda Barbosa suggests that taking notes in thoughtful silence is key to delivering smart answers and results in more productive (and pleasant) meetings. Waiting your turn to speak is more gracious than interrupting, and often helps you integrate into a new team or social group.

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Behaviors That Resist Infection

Ahra Ko and Steven Neuberg explore individual behavior that conveys resistance to disease .

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