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Tuesday, March 11
At A Glance
Is ranch dressing a liquid or solid? It's neither.
The wealth-building plan used by doctors and lawyers.
Humans struggle to accurately read dogs' emotions.
Visualizing the world's top 20 most walkable cities.
The woman who invented the dishwasher.
San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad.
Trailer drops for season 2 of hit show "The Last of Us."
Clickbait: Your clothes could soon charge your phone.
Clickbait: Your clothes could soon charge your phone.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić becomes first in NBA history to top 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 20 assists in a single game (More) | Myles Garrett becomes highest-paid non-QB in NFL history after signing four-year, $40M-per-year extension with the Cleveland Browns (More) | Buffalo Bills sign QB Josh Allen to six-year, $330M deal with the largest-ever guarantee of $250M (More)
> Art Schallock, three-time World Series champion, dies at age 100; Schallock held title of oldest living ex-MLB player until his death (More) | D'Wayne Wiggins, Grammy-nominated founding member of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, dies of cancer at age 64 (More)
> "Ne Zha 2" tops $2B at Chinese box office, becoming first film to ever top $2B in a single market; the animated film is now sixth all-time at the global box office (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA delays SPHEREx and PUNCH mission launches to continue checking Falcon 9 lift vehicle; next potential launch date still to be determined (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Security researchers uncover backdoor in the Chinese-made ESP32 microchip; in more than 1 billion devices worldwide, chip contains previously undocumented commands that can be used for attacks (More)
> Doctors combine AI learning algorithm and brain-computer interface to help paralyzed man control a robotic arm via thoughts (More) | Brain implants 101 (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up Friday (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.7%); gains cap volatile five-day stretch, S&P posts worst week since September (More)
> AI startup Firsthand raises $26M Series A funding, valuation not disclosed; company helps brand marketers and publishers use AI agents to interact directly with consumers (More) | Venture capital 101 (1440 Topics)
> Chinese consumer price index falls into negative territory, down 0.7% year over year last month (More) | Learn more about inflation, and how deflation affects an economy (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> House Republicans unveil six-month short-term spending bill ahead of March 14 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown; vote expected tomorrow, bill would head to Senate for approval (More) | Health Department offers roughly 80,000 federal workers $25K buyout (More) | See federal layoff tracker (More)
> Russian forces retake much of the Russian border province Kursk; Ukraine captured large swaths of the region during a surprise August offensive (More) | US, Russian, and European leaders to meet this week to continue talks toward ending the war (More)
> South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol released from detention ahead of impeachment trial; Yoon was arrested following a failed December attempt to impose martial law (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Military Service
When I graduated from high school, I was eligible to be drafted into the military unless I was enrolled in college. That would give me a four-year deferment but eventually I would have been drafted.
If I dropped out of college, which I did 5 semesters later, I was again eligible for the draft, so I enlisted in the US Navy Reserves which required me to serve two years on active duty and four years in the reserves. Two years of active duty was what would have been required if I had been drafted, so I figured, I had made a good deal.
The US military draft ended in 1973, and I was released from active duty in the summer of 1972.
The GI Bill gave me 4 years of college plus an allowance for being married and having a child.
All of that, for serving less than 24 months on active duty. I say less than 24 months because I received an early out of three months to go back to college.
It is my belief, right or wrong, that EVERYONE should spend TWO YEARS in the military and there should be no exemptions due to health, religious beliefs, or handicaps. There is something that can be done by everyone without being sent to a potential war zone.
In return for those two years, the government needs to give something back in return similar to the GI Bill of the Vietnam Era which paid for my 4 years of college.
Let's say something that's worth $5,000 to $10,000.
Of course, that amount of money won't even pay for one semester of college at today's prices. College tuition back in the late 1960s early 1970s was about $2500/year which also included room, meals, and books.
Every American should give two years out of their life to their country. There are numerous other countries that already require that two-year mandatory service.
Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Tomb
Archaeologists have excavated an intricately carved and painted tomb in northern Egypt, and they think the 4,100-year-old burial chamber belonged to a prominent, multi-talented royal doctor: a physician who served ancient Egyptian kings as an expert in medicinal plants, dentistry and venomous bites.
A team of French and Swiss researchers discovered the tomb in Saqqara, the necropolis of the ancient capital city of Memphis, according to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. READ MORE...
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At A Glance
Visualizing the history of the baby boom.
The best individual TV performances of the 21st century.
How Domino's Pizza appears to be inflation-proof.
... and how the history of the camera changed the world.
What really counts as an American-made car?
Watch remastered footage of 1930s Chicago. (via YouTube)
Social media's newest star—Marley, the painting penguin.
Why the Dutch are obsessed with doorbell-ringing fish.
Clickbait: British comedy club bans Botox
Explore Sleep
A sleep expert explains sleep
Topping out at nearly six hours long, renowned sleep expert Matthew Walker and beloved medical doctor Peter Attia explore just about every nook and cranny of what we know about sleep and why it matters in this deep-dive podcast. If you’re game to set aside the time for this one, you will likely never view sleep the same way again. Listen here.
The importance of when you sleep
According to this illustrated journey into sleep, when one sleeps may be just as important as getting enough of it. "Molecular clocks" made of timekeeping proteins and genes help regulate the body and its processes, meaning the disruption of one cog will impact another. Check out the benefits of living within your circadian rhythm here.
Deep sleep gives your brain a deep clean
While scientists still debate the full purpose of sleep in animals, recent research points to a nightly brain cleanup as an important function of this biological phenomenon. This fascinating article explores how brain waves drive oscillations in our brain’s blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid flow, allowing for a cleansing tide that washes away toxic waste. Read here.
How sleep can be a superpower
Sleep expert Matthew Walker is back again with his famous TED Talk extolling the importance of sleep. Enjoy this 20-minute roller-coaster ride through all things sleep from one of the leaders in the field. If you or someone you know needs a sober look at the cold, hard facts of sleep deprivation, this talk examines sleep's impact on just about everything. Watch here.
Why do dreamers twitch?
Dreams have puzzled scientists and philosophers for centuries. This thought-provoking piece highlights newer research suggesting that sleep twitches may not be random dream leftovers, but instead a crucial way our brains map and understand our bodies. From sleeping rat pups to dreaming octopuses, read how this mapping system works here.
What's happening in a dreaming brain
During dream sleep, the brain makes connections between new information learned during the day and information already stored in the mind, creating a revised mind-wide web of associations. This is a springboard for creativity, birthing novel insights and solutions. See what else takes place in the dreaming brain in this fascinating video.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Politics
Politics, in my opinion, has always been a disgusting, dirty business perfectly suited for people with no morals, no integrity, no honesty, and who are willing to sell their souls for little bit of power.
Once politicians have served for twenty years, they retire as multi-millionaires which is hard to believe because their annual salaries are a little of $100,000 each year. Either they are getting kickbacks or using insider information to manipulate stock trades.
Additionally, it seems that politicians, especially in the US Congress, care more about re-election than they do about doing what's right for the American people. For example, the problems we had in the 1960s are basically the same problems with had in the 1980s, the 2000s, the 2010s, and the 2020s unless they get solved in 2025... which I doubt.
Part of our problem with politicians could be solved by passing TERMS LIMITS. No one in Congress and serve more than two terms whether consecutive or not. Unfortunately, only Congress can create and pass such a law.
The other part of our problem with politicians is the fact that Congress has created and passed laws which give the wealthy several ways to HIDE/SHELTER their money from taxes. Hence, we never seem to have enough money to provide the programs we want and must borrow money to do so.
Politicians in CONGRESS could solve ALL OUR PROBLEMS very easily, if they wanted to.
The universe has different time zones
This supernova remnant that's about 16,000 light years from Earth is from a particular class of supernovae called type Ia that astronomers use to measure cosmic distances. (University of Texas/Chandra X-ray Observatory/NASA)
There's a cosmic controversy brewing in the universe. It centers around the mysterious force known as "dark energy."
This concept emerged from observations of distant supernovae that, in the late 1990s, seemed to indicate the universe had been expanding at a faster and faster pace ever since the big bang. Astronomers made these observations from a certain type of supernovae that explode in such a way that allows astronomers to calculate their distance from us.
The picture emerging from that data didn't fit with previous explanations of the universe that theorized its expansion, driven by the big bang, would eventually slow down as gravity took over. This led scientists to come up with the idea that a force they called "dark energy" pushed against gravity to make the universe expand faster and faster, in keeping with the supernovae data. READ MORE...
This concept emerged from observations of distant supernovae that, in the late 1990s, seemed to indicate the universe had been expanding at a faster and faster pace ever since the big bang. Astronomers made these observations from a certain type of supernovae that explode in such a way that allows astronomers to calculate their distance from us.
The picture emerging from that data didn't fit with previous explanations of the universe that theorized its expansion, driven by the big bang, would eventually slow down as gravity took over. This led scientists to come up with the idea that a force they called "dark energy" pushed against gravity to make the universe expand faster and faster, in keeping with the supernovae data. READ MORE...
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