Category: Information

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial result
30
Jan
2023
Posted in Health Discussion Point Knowledge Science

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial result

Carcinogenic chemicals are labeled with a health hazard warning symbol. Peter Etchells/iStock via Getty Images Plus Brad…

What is involuntary manslaughter?
20
Jan
2023
Posted in News Discussion Point Knowledge Law

What is involuntary manslaughter?

Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie…

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
15
Jan
2023
Posted in Information Discussion Point Good Read Race Government Racism

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965….

Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered
14
Jan
2023
Posted in Government Money Knowledge Information Debt

Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered

The sky’s not always the limit. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Steven Pressman, The New School Why America has…

What causes stuttering?
07
Jan
2023
Posted in Information Knowledge Question Science Health

What causes stuttering?

The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of…

Visualizing the inside of cells at previously impossible resolutions provides vivid insights into how they work
07
Jan
2023
Posted in Health Information Science

Visualizing the inside of cells at previously impossible resolutions provides vivid insights into how they work

mCryo-electron tomography shows what molecules look like in high-resolution – in this case, the virus that causes COVID-19….

Ukraine schools remain a key battlefront in fight for nation’s future
05
Jan
2023
Posted in Information School News World News War

Ukraine schools remain a key battlefront in fight for nation’s future

A worker sweeps up debris in the library of a school building following a missile strike in…

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush
03
Jan
2023
Posted in Bathrooms Knowledge Science

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush

Aerosol plumes from commercial toilets can rise 5 feet above the bowl. John Crimaldi/Scientific Reports, CC BY-NC-ND…

Congress passes legislation that will close off presidential election mischief and help avoid another Jan. 6
27
Dec
2022
Posted in News Information Discussion Point Government Law

Congress passes legislation that will close off presidential election mischief and help avoid another Jan. 6

Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., center, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, take cover as protesters disrupt the joint…

That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus
26
Dec
2022
Posted in Healthy Tips Information Health Technology

That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus

Worldwide, more than 750 million people have tinnitus. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Bradley…

About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers’ wallets
25
Dec
2022
Posted in Lifestyle Information Discussion Point Food Waste People

About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers’ wallets

Wasted food – and land, labor, chemicals, water and energy. ATU Images via Getty Images Brian E….

Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists forecast what’s ahead in 2023
19
Dec
2022
Posted in Money Information Inflation 2023 Economic

Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists forecast what’s ahead in 2023

Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists forecast what’s ahead in 2023 Although a…

China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
10
Dec
2022
Posted in Technology Space Exploration Space Race World News Space Travel

China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity

Three taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China’s new Tiangong space station….

How does a television set work?
05
Dec
2022
Posted in Kids How To Information Movies & TV Question Technology

How does a television set work?

The TV in your home is very different from the television sets of just a few years…

What’s a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains
03
Dec
2022
Posted in Young Adults Discussion Point Relationships Information

What’s a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains

Given the complexity of polycules, it’s important for participants to be on the same page. Nikki Kahn/The…

What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls
19
Nov
2022
Posted in Social Networks Online Social Media Good Read Discussion Point Information

What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls

Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anjana Susarla,…

Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling
15
Nov
2022
Posted in School Information College Informational Discussion Point Knowledge Opinion Corporations & Firms

Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling

Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also…

How winning .5 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy
06
Nov
2022
Posted in Money News Information Informational Opinion Knowledge Marketing

How winning $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy

Got the winning ticket? AP Photo/Julio Cortez Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University The latest Powerball jackpot swelled…

How was Halloween invented?
31
Oct
2022
Posted in Holiday Kids Halloween Information This Day in History Knowledge

How was Halloween invented?

How was Halloween invented? Once a Celtic pagan tradition, the holiday has evolved to let kids and…

Family secretly film life in Russian-occupied Ukraine – BBC News
26
Oct
2022
Posted in News Information World News Government War Human Right's

Family secretly film life in Russian-occupied Ukraine – BBC News

Russia is scrambling to pull its military personnel and citizens out of the city of Kherson ahead…

Mind the gap: gender differences in time use narrowing, but slowly
18
Oct
2022
Posted in Health Mind Psychology Discussion Point Knowledge

Mind the gap: gender differences in time use narrowing, but slowly

Shutterstock John Hawkins, University of Canberra and Michael James Walsh, University of Canberra The Australian Bureau of…

Butter, garage doors and SUVs: Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic
01
Oct
2022
Posted in Emergency preparedness News Information Financial Discussion Point

Butter, garage doors and SUVs: Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic

A frequent sight during the pandemic. Diana Haronis/Moment Michael Okrent, Colorado State University Global Shortages of basic…

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds to forecast intensity – here’s what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm
27
Sep
2022
Posted in Science Nature Information Weather

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds to forecast intensity – here’s what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

Flying into Hurricane Harvey aboard a a P-3 Hurricane Hunter nicknamed Kermit in 2018. Lt. Kevin Doreumus/NOAA…