Alton BertiePublic vote opens for new planet name, but Planet McPlanetface won’t flyverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggIt’s been 12 years since scientists at California’s Palomar Observatory discovered what is currently the largest unnamed world in our solar …
Alton BertieMoviePass co-founder wants to trade movie tickets for your soulverified_publisherMashable - Jack MorseDon't look away. The app will know. Whatever you do, don't look away. Stacey Spikes, the co-founder of the ongoing psychological experiment known as MoviePass, has a new offer he's sure you can't refuse: absolutely free movie tickets. All he needs from you in exchange is whatever shred of self respect …
Alton BertieThe rise of farming altered our bite and changed how people talksciencenews.org - Bruce BowerEating soft, processed foods refashioned adults' jaws, which added “f” and “v” sounds to speech and changed languages worldwide, a study finds.
Alton BertieSound may have negative gravitational mass and could repel ordinary matterABC News - ByCharles Q. Choi | INSIDE SCIENCENew findings suggest that ordinary sound has negative gravitational mass. (Inside Science) -- The sound of a sonic boom may produce about the same …
Alton BertieIBM's AI blood test could help with early Alzheimer's detectionverified_publisherEngadget - Mariella MoonThe test can detect a person's risk for the disease decades before symptoms start showing up. Previous attempts to find a cure for Alzheimer's ended up in failure, but a new study out of IBM Research has the potential to spark a major breakthrough. A group of IBM researchers have harnessed the …
Alton BertiePhysicists set world record in tabletop plasma acceleration with laser drillverified_publisherArs Technica - Jennifer OuelletteLaser pulses make like a speedboat, churning up wakes that electrons can "surf." Particle accelerators can speed up subatomic particles almost to the …