TIL that metals can be mined using bacteria and fungi, a process known as biomining

How to learn linear algebra

I’m 18 y/o and just got home from 7 months backpacking in Europe! I went to 9 countries. Here’s some of my favourite pictures.

Pitfalls of Card UIs

Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities: Researchers have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. The peptide-enabled tech allows the deposition of 10 to 50 micrometers of new enamel on the teeth after each use.

From the explainlikeimfive community on Reddit

Babies Who Get More Cuddles Seem to Have Their Genetics Changed For Years Afterwards. Babies who get less physical contact and are more distressed at a young age, end up with changes in molecular processes that affect gene expression.

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TIL until modern times, when artificial lighting allowed us to stay awake longer, most people would go to bed around sunset. The actual time spent sleeping was split into two phases – known as first sleep and second sleep.

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Quantum Double-Slit Simulation

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TIL Bananas produce antimatter. They release one positron—the antimatter equivalent of an electron—about every 75 minutes.

Syn-F4 is the first ever artificial enzyme capable of sustaining life in living organisms.

Google publishes a JavaScript style guide. Here are some key lessons.

An international team of researchers has discovered that bacteria have a 'memory' that passes sensory knowledge from one generation of cells to the next, all without a central nervous system or any neurons.

How to make a rosemary cauliflower mash and keto gravy and how to stay keto during holidays

Berkeley offers its fastest-growing course – data science – online, for free

Do You Trust This Computer? (2018) - Chris Paine on the dangers of an unregulated AI [01:18:06]

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TIL about the “Magic 8”. Before 1491, corn, beans, squash, chili, tomato, potato, vanilla, and cacao weren’t found anywhere in the world outside of the Americas.

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TIL that buldak (Korean spicy fried chicken) was invented in 2001 to cope with the economic downturn and recession in South Korean and relieve stress. It also help start the trend for extremely spicy foods.

I used command hooks to hang my pan lids onto the inside of a cabinet door.

A 2-Year Stanford Study Shows the Astonishing Productivity Boost of Working From Home

Martin Fowler announces 2nd edition of “Refactoring” (with code in JS)

Our best and our worst tendencies arise precisely from seeing others as human

My Takato Yamamoto inspired tattoo by Jose Bican at Cuervo Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA.

Roadmap to becoming a Backend Developer in 2018

If you’re thinking about going to college, CLEPs are a great cheap alternative to actual classes.