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Science and Tech

Sarah Barber

The Greenhouse Effect

Climate change is no longer the frightening beast meant to scare the next generation. It’s here now. Nationally it is felt in large droughts, decreased crop yields, erosion in coastal areas, and rising sea levels. What is driving the environment to reject us, and how can we fix it? These are the questions that scientists have been pondering for decades… and they have some [...]

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The Discovery of Gravitational Waves

In 2015, a discovery occurred that was 100 years in the making… gravitational waves were detected. For the first time, scientists observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime, though from their point of view this likely involved looking at a computer screen with a lot of numbers. This discovery confirmed another aspect of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity; that [...]

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Lieux emblématiques d’Hollywood et ce à quoi ils ressemblent aujourd’hui

Tout le monde a besoin d'un passe-temps, et un photographe s'est donné pour mission de prendre des photos de célèbres décors sur place des années après que les films et émissions soient sortis sur grand écran. Paul Slattery a pris des centaines de photos "d'hier à aujourd'hui" de dizaines de lieux et a eu la gentillesse de créer un site Web entièrement dédié à son entreprise où [...]

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People Have Nothing But Respect for These Celebrities

We all know that Celebrity gossip can be incredibly mean-spirited and negative. Whatever happened to positive gossip about our favorite celebrities? We’re diving into the more wholesome stories out there about the celebrities we all know and love. These stories are so heartwarming that we can’t help but have a huge amount of respect for these celebrities. These [...]

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Learning the Truth After 27 Years: The Story of American Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur, often hailed as one of the greatest rappers in history, led a life that was as compelling and controversial as his lyrics. From his meteoric rise in the hip-hop scene to his tragic murder at the age of 25, Tupac's journey was marked by artistic brilliance, activism, legal troubles, and a multitude of conspiracy theories. With new information about his murder [...]

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The Best Retro Gaming Gifts to Give

Gift season is here and we’re willing to bet you’ve got a retro gamer on your list because why else would you be here? No worries, we’ve got some pretty rad gift ideas for you! Let’s get started.  Grid  A retro art piece meets a retro gaming system? Count us all the way in. Grid takes apart broken retro-tech and frames them in the coolest way possible. You can [...]

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4 Kitchen Gadgets That Make Awesome Gifts or Stocking Stuffers

It’s the season of giving and we’re firm believers in the gift or gifts of gadgets because their sole purpose is to make life a little easier and that’s something we can absolutely get behind. Today we’re looking at kitchen gadgets for the home cook in your life. And if the home cook is you, well, time to treat yourself. Let’s get started!  Automatic Pan Stirrer with [...]

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No Treats, All Tricks: Your Brain Plays These Tricks On You Everyday And You Don’t Even Know It

It’s trick-or-treat time! Only we’re suckers (see what we did there?) for psychology and instead, we’re looking at the sneaky tricks our brains play on us day in and day out. Let’s get started!  Don’t Be Embarrassed!  You know how when you do or say something embarrassing it’s all you can think about and you just know that everyone around you saw you do that thing [...]

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Why Do We Have Our Best Ideas in the Shower?

If there’s one thing we can come together on as humans it’s that we have our best ideas in the shower, which is probably (definitely) why they make waterproof notebooks and pens specifically for shower use. Thanks to new research we have some answers as to why the shower can be so thought-provoking.  A 2012 study found that when we perform an undemanding task our brains just [...]

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Exploring Our Own Backyard: Acadia National Park

Admittedly, we’re huge National Park nerds and we would be lying if we said we didn’t base vacations on which National Parks we were going to get to visit. All of that to say if you’re on the hunt for your net National Park to visit, allow us to recommend Acadia National Park, 47,000 acres located along the mid-section of the Maine coast. If you aren’t familiar, check out these [...]

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Consumer Beware, You’re In For A Scare. Here Are 6 Ingredients On Nutrition Labels You Should Be Aware Of

We’ve been told pretty much our whole lives that we need to read food labels, but the thing about food labels is they work in really long words that don’t really mean a whole lot to us, then, if you’re anything like us, you just kinda shrug it all off. But today we’re going to break down some of those long-winded ingredients you should be avoiding. Let’s get [...]

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Messages From Beyond: The Science Behind Ouija Boards

Picture it: it’s a dark and stormy night and a few friends are over to watch scary movies. The wine is flowing, the snacks are on point, and someone asks if you still have that ouija board from all of your old junior high sleepovers. And like any functioning adult, of course you do. You dig it out, you turn the lights down, light every candle you own, the TV goes off, everyone [...]

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Just a Few Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking is best known for his work in explaining the origins of the universe and black holes. So, pretty heavy stuff. But the thing is, Stephen Hawking, like every other brilliant mind, is so much more than the work he is now known for and we’re here to talk about some of the things we don’t know about Stephen Hawking, so let’s get started!  (image via: [...]

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Ghost Hunting Gadgets (Oh, Come On, You Know You’re Curious!)

Most of us are probably guilty of tuning into those lame paranormal hunter shows at one time or another, even if just around Halloween; and even though we know they’re totally staged, we can’t help but turn the volume up when the ghost hunters SWEAR they caught a voice on one of their little machines. And do we end up going to bed a little on edge? That’s for us to know. But we [...]

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Interesting Facts About the Goodest Boys (and Girls!)

Let’s face it, dogs are pretty incredible. They’re the perfect amount of derp, love, compassion, and protection and frankly, we can’t imagine our lives without our furry, four-legged friends. But there’s a lot more to dogs than just the ~hilarious~ and heart-warming things we watch them do on the internet. We’ve compiled a list of interesting facts about man’s (and woman’s!) [...]

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Some People Are Draining. Here’s How to Deal.

We’ve probably all suffered around a person that we can nearly feel draining the energy right out of us. This person may be a co-worker, someone you volunteer with, a regular at your job you have to deal with, whoever they may be they are we call “energy vampires” because they suck the life right out of us. Now, sometimes people aren’t even aware they have the attributes of an [...]

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People’s Small Acts of Revenge That Are Oddly Satisfying

This article was originally published on constative.com When something upsetting happens, we all have this uncontrolled urge to get back at the person responsible for it - we just can't help it. While most of us come up with little schemes and pranks in our heads, knowing we'd never have the courage to execute them, the people in the list below have gone through with their [...]

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Images That Depict the First Time Different Monumental Events Took Place

At this point in human history, some might argue that we’ve seen and done everything under the sun. However, there always has to be a first time for everything. Today, we’re diving into cool and interesting “history firsts.” We’re talking about incredible firsts like the first underwater portrait and the first American spacewalk. These incredible feats of human invention and [...]

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