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Science -- Human History -- What Was the First Recreational Drug? -- Humans have been getting high since basically the dawn of time.

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Tech News -- Gaming -- Scientists Trained a Lump of Goo to Play Pong -- The goo only got a little better at playing pong, but scientists are confident it could improve if we teach it to feel pain.

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Science -- Health -- Study Finds No Strong Evidence for Benefits of Wim Hof Method -- "It must be noted that the quality of the studies is very low," the authors of a new review on the method wrote.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- These Volunteers Will Stay in Bed for Two Straight Months for Space Travel Experiment -- The research will hopefully help scientists find better ways to prevent muscle loss in astronauts.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot' -- Dr. Makenzie Lystrup chose the iconic book, which was inspired by a 1990 photograph of Earth from space.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- How the Brains of Fighter Pilots Can Help Us Prepare for Prolonged Missions in Space -- Understanding the effects of space travel will help us to plan long-haul space flights, but getting access to astronauts is not easy. Fighter pilots could help.

15 days ago

Tech News -- News -- An Imposter Claiming to Be an Astronaut Wooed a Japanese Woman Into Paying for a 'Return Ticket to Earth' -- The space romance unfolded through Instagram, but the victim soon grew suspicious of the astronaut's monetary demands.

4 months ago

Science -- Health -- You Won't Have Fauci to Kick Around Anymore -- The country's top public health official is retiring in December after decades of helping to manage major disease outbreaks, including the covid-19 pandemic.

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Degrees of the Future 2022: Neuroscience -- These are the universities with the best neuroscience programs.

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These Are the Degrees of the Future -- Gizmodo and Statista identified 25 fields of study that most reflect the technologies, cultural shifts, and challenges of the mid-21st century.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- China Publishes, Then Deletes Report of Potential Alien Signals -- Observations from a radio telescope almost certainly aren't evidence of aliens, but we'd love to know more about these alleged signals.

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Science -- Health -- Anthony Fauci Catches His First Case of Covid-19 -- The leading public health official is experiencing mild symptoms, the NIH said.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- NASA Will Investigate UFOs, Er, 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena' -- The space agency's announcement comes on the heels of some inconclusive UFO hearings before Congress.

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Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- How to Watch the Government's UFO Hearing -- Congress is holding its first hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon in decades.

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Tech News -- News -- For the First Time in Decades, Congress Will Hold Public Hearings on UFOs -- The hearing comes after the Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena was released last June.

4 months ago

Science -- Biology -- 'The Birds Outsmarted Us': Magpies Help Each Other Remove Scientists' Tracking Devices -- The unexpected observation suggests magpies may engage in altruistic behaviors, a trait not often seen in birds.

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Tech News -- News -- Coup Prediction Algorithms Are Here to Save and/or Destroy Democracy -- The ability to forecast social unrest is something governments have desired for a long time—and data researchers are helping them get there.

4 months ago

Tech News -- News -- Pentagon Forms New UFO Investigation Group to Figure Out What the Hell Just Whizzed By -- The Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group will try to detect and attribute objects flying near sensitive areas.

4 months ago

Science -- Space & Spaceflight -- Scientists Just Need to Follow These 7 Steps to Prove Aliens Exist -- Under a proposed NASA framework, scientists would use a tiered scale to validate claims of life beyond Earth.

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IO9 -- Books & Comics -- Arrival's Stunning Alien Visuals Take the Spotlight in a New Art Book -- io9 has the first look at The Art and Science of Arrival , a detailed behind-the-scenes exploration of Denis Villeneuve's 2016 sci-fi epic.

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Gizmodo's Best of 2024 Awards ➜

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How to Train Your Dragon Director Justifies the Live-Action Film's Existence

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Will There be Another Game Company Like Blizzard?

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What Made Blizzard Different From Any Other Developer?

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How to Tip Gizmodo

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