TIL that Asgardia, the Space Kingdom - an online group aiming to become an independent nation in space, have launched their own satellite and plan to colonize the moon within 20 years.
Men’s testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood - New study suggests that men who grow up in more challenging conditions are likely to have lower testosterone levels in later life than those who spend their childhood in healthier environments.
Dashcam footage submission website goes live - Road users are now able to submit footage of dangerous driving to police in England and Wales, using a platform set up by a dashcam manufacturer.
'there is not very much that separates you from a big timers sometimes it is hard work and sometimes it is luck but its almost never talent' - writing advice for writers from Dr Chuck Tingle
TIL that the official divorce complaint of Mary Louise Bell, wife of world-famous physicist Richard Feynman, was that 'He begins working calculus problems in his head as soon as he awakens. He did calculus while driving in his car, while sitting in the living room, and while lying in bed at night.
TIL the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, written 1000 years before Pythogoras, shows how to find the volume of cylindrical and rectangular granaries as well as how to find the area of a circle
TIL that although considered one of the most toxic animals on earth, if a poison dart frogs is raised in captivity will never develop venom. This is likely because they assimilate plant poisons which are carried by their prey.
What Happens When a Computer Runs Your Life? People seem to like giving up control to random machine decisions to introduce variety and novelty in their lives instead of their daily fixed routines.
Sitting Time Linked to Higher Risk of Death from All Causes - In a new study, prolonged leisure time sitting, defined as 6 or more hours a day, was associated with a 19% higher rate of death from all causes combined compared to sitting less than 3 hours per day (n=127,554).
Stimulating the prefrontal cortex reduced a person’s intention to commit a violent act by more than 50%, and increased the perception that acts of physical and sexual assault were morally wrong, finds new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of transcranial direct-current stimulation.
The Japanese practice that will change your eating habits - 'One practice to consider is 'hara hachi bu,' a teaching attributed to Confucius that instructs you to stop eating when your belly is 80 percent full