Image by Getty / Futurism Insomnia is a curse we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy — and scientists have discovered a startlingly simple lifestyle change that appears to be very statistically effective at preventing it. In a new study published in the journal Sleep Health, researchers from Columbia and the University of Chicago report that… Continue reading Scientists Discover Startling Trick to Defeat Insomnia
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Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus
Image by Getty / Futurism People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch as a treat. As Slate reports, there’s a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that products used to help people quit smoking are safe and effective off-label treatments for all manner of disorders, including cognitive issues.… Continue reading Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus
Chinese AI Companies Are Using an Absurd Loophole to Get Around US Chip Restrictions
In case you haven’t heard, the United States is embroiled in a life-and-death arms race. Only it’s not conventional weapons or even world-ending ICBMs we’re rushing to build, and it’s definitely not a matter of life and death. The purported arms race, of course, is the rush to build artificial intelligence, and the US’ adversary… Continue reading Chinese AI Companies Are Using an Absurd Loophole to Get Around US Chip Restrictions
“So I Cut Him Off”: Bill Nye Says He Keeps Begging RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him
Everybody seems to want a piece of Bill Nye, the world’s premier science guy — including health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. When speaking with Men’s Health, Nye showed his interviewer a very long and one-sided text chain from the antivaxxer in charge of our nation’s healthcare. After being connected with Nye by their mutual friend,… Continue reading “So I Cut Him Off”: Bill Nye Says He Keeps Begging RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him
Musk’s Daring Gambit Has Managed to Do Something Remarkable: Alienate Democrats AND Republicans
It appears that Elon Musk has seriously overestimated his sustained popularity among his right-wing fans. In another masterful display of cunning, the world’s richest man turned coat and viciously lashed out at his former best-friend-in-chief Donald Trump this month. It was a very public affair, as both parties traded blows over social media — and… Continue reading Musk’s Daring Gambit Has Managed to Do Something Remarkable: Alienate Democrats AND Republicans
You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
The whole point of self-driving taxis is, in theory, to save costs on human labor — but Waymo, Google’s glitchy robotaxi service, doesn’t appear to be any cheaper at all, at least for now. In a report shared with TechCrunch, the ride-hailing data aggregator Obi found that riding with Waymo is pretty much always more expensive… Continue reading You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
Scientists Reveal Easy Three-Step Plan to Terraform Mars
Terraforming, the act of radically transforming a planet’s climate and environment to make it suitable for human habitation, currently belongs to the realm of science-fiction. But it’s possible, at least in theory, and the idea of terraforming our nearest candidate planet for off-world colonization, Mars, has captivated us for generations. But how would we even begin… Continue reading Scientists Reveal Easy Three-Step Plan to Terraform Mars
Companies Bragging About Their AI Furious as Job Applicants Use AI During Interviews
Goldman Sachs wants those applying for jobs at the investment bank to stop relying on AI while interviewing — a glaring double standard, considering it’s made massive bets of its own on the tech, launched its own AI platform and rolled out AI tools across its businesses. As Fortune reports, the bank’s campus recruitment team… Continue reading Companies Bragging About Their AI Furious as Job Applicants Use AI During Interviews
People Don’t Realize Meta’s AI App Is Publicly Blasting Their Humiliating Secrets to the World
At this point, we’re probably all familiar with the trope of the dirty old uncle who doesn’t realize that simping for thirst traps on social shows up on his public feed. Now, in a hilarious 2025 riffs on the phenomenon, users of Meta’s AI app are inadvertently posting the most private queries imaginable to what… Continue reading People Don’t Realize Meta’s AI App Is Publicly Blasting Their Humiliating Secrets to the World
Scientists Intrigued by Conical Skull Found in Ancient Burial Ground
Secrets of the skeletons. Head Game Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl — and there are signs of tragedy in her bones. As Live Science reports, the skull, which was found in a prehistoric burial ground known as Chega Sofla without its corresponding… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Conical Skull Found in Ancient Burial Ground