Neurotic Cats, One-Eyed Aliens and Hypnosis for Liars Are among the Historical Gems Reported in Scientific American

Scientists are trained to thoroughly investigate their new ideas. Sometimes, however, their preliminary research can go down strange rabbit holes, leading to interpretations of evidence that are, well, misguided. In reporting on emerging science for 180 years, Scientific American has published straight accounts that were considered legitimate at the time but today seem quaint, quizzical,…

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bitchy | “Jenna Ortega wore Vivienne Westwood to another ‘Wednesday’ event” links

Jenna Ortega wore Andreas Kronthaler-for-Vivienne Westwood to another Wednesday Season 2 premiere event. This was supposed to be “Wednesday’s Beach Club,” hilarious. They overdid the smoke machine for the photocall. [RCFA]Julia Garner & Josh Brolin attended the Weapons premiere. I just read a VF piece about the promotion for this film and how the whole…

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Cameras that work like our eyes could give boost to astronomers

The Sirius binary star system photographed with a neuromorphic camera Satyapreet Singh, Chetan Singh Thakur, Nirupam Roy, Indian Institute of Science Cameras that mimic human eyesight could have key advantages for astronomers, allowing them to capture extremely bright and dim objects in the same image and track fast-moving objects without motion blur. Traditional digital cameras…

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