In a video, the Boston Celtics player stands on a basketball court and leans… and leans. Here’s how to parse the mystery of why he doesn’t fall.
Brutally Intelligent ‘Milkman’ Depicts Lives Cramped By Fear
Anna Burns’ new novel — which won the Man Booker prize — follows a never-named young woman who’s being harassed by a powerful paramilitary figure during Ireland’s Troubles.
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Social marketing campaigns can help threatened wildlife species recover
Encouraging people to change their behavior through social marketing campaigns can help the recovery of threatened wildlife populations.
Gene that lets you eat as much as you want holds promise against obesity
It sounds too good to be true, but a novel approach that might allow you to eat as much as you want without gaining weight could be a reality in the near future. When a single gene known as RCAN1 was removed in mice and they were fed a high fat diet, they failed to gain weight, even after gorging on high fat foods for prolonged periods.
Crystal clear: Understanding magnetism changes caused by crystal lattice expansion
An international team has demonstrated helimagnetic behavior in a cubic perovskite material by expanding the lattice through barium doping. The experimental findings were well supported by calculations from first principles, showing that the materials were highly sensitive to the lattice constant. It is hoped that the findings will form the foundation for new applications in sensing.
‘Babel’ Looks At Language Through The 20 Most-Widely Spoken
Linguist Gaston Dorren’s book is endlessly interesting — and you don’t have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it: He has a talent for clearly explaining even the most difficult concepts.
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Foreign Trolls Are Targeting Veterans on Facebook
Opinion: The VA needs to take preventative measures to protect vets—and more broadly, our democracy—from digital manipulation and fraud.
La Liste 1000 Best Restaurants in the World 2019
La Liste has released its 1000 best restaurants in the world and New York’s Le Bernadin, by Eric Ripert joins Guy Savoy’s Paris restaurant at the top.
The Cast Members and Their Crew
Jesse Eisenberg writes a humorous list of biographies for the cast and crew members of a Broadway show.
Real vs Commercial: How Food is Faked
This revealing video shows you exactly how the mouthwatering food we see on TV is actually made: motor oil, shaving cream and glue.