Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought - Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07522-w
Evidence from neuroscience and related fields suggests that language and thought processes operate in distinct networks in the human brain and that language is optimized for communication and not for complex thought.
Earliest summer solstice in 228 years happens Thursday
https://www.yahoo.com/news/earliest-summer-solstice-228-years-220229124.html
Astronomical summer starts a little earlier this year, with the summer solstice Thursday. It's the earliest start of the season in the past 228 years.
Sensory secrets of penis and clitoris unlocked after more than 150 years
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02058-5
Low-frequency vibrations arouse genital nerve cells in mice — a finding that might lead to treatments for erectile dysfunction and more.
Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/pornhub-to-leave-five-more-states-over-age-verification-laws-194906657.html
Pornhub will block access to its site in five more states in the coming weeks.
Scorching heat waves test a climate-changing world’s resilience - In many ways, the climate disaster is already here. - Washingtonpost
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GeoSpy AI
https://geospy.ai/
AI powered geo-location. Uncover the location photos were taken from by harnessing the power of ai
The 2 Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactors In Africa Baffle Researchers! - N24HR
https://n24hr.com/2024/06/19/the-2-billion-year-old-nuclear-reactors-in-africa-baffle-researchers/
Reactions similar to those inside the power plants in modern era arose spontaneously around 2 billion years ago in the Oklo region of Gabon, Africa In 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi and a team of workers built what they thought was the first nuclear reactor in a Chicago racket ball court. Unfortunately, nature had beaten them
Will the world see a “Staggering” oil supply glut in 2030? - Oil & Gas 360
https://www.oilandgas360.com/will-the-world-see-a-staggering-oil-supply-glut-in-2030/
The latest oil and gas news, dedicated to all things oil and gas: people, technologies, transactions, trends, and macro-economic analysis that impact commodity prices.
Scholars Offer Grim Views on Gaza
https://abuaardvark.substack.com/p/scholars-offer-grim-views-on-gaza
Middle East scholars weigh in on the Gaza war, campus pressures, Biden, and the future of Israel/Palestine in the new wave of the Middle Scholars Barometer Survey.