A fainting episode causing traumatic nerve damage affecting his right hand could be why Leonardo da Vinci’s painting skills were hampered in his late career. While the impairment affected his ability to hold palettes and brushes to paint with his right hand, he was able to continue teaching and drawing with his left hand. According to most authors, the origin of da Vinci’s right hand palsy was related to a stroke.
New artificial synapse is fast, efficient and durable
A battery-like device could act as an artificial synapse within computing systems intended to imitate the brain’s efficiency and ability to learn.
Pete Buttigieg — And Beto O’Rourke — Hit Back At Anti-Gay Protesters
A group of conservative protesters has been following Buttigieg around the campaign trail, but Mayor Pete has gotten pretty good at shutting them down.
A Man Filmed Himself Wearing A Werewolf Mask To Burn, Shoot, And ‘Torture’ A 2-Year-Old Girl While She Slept, Authorities Said
“It’s the stuff that nightmares are made of, and no child should be subjected to this,” Sheriff David Morgan said. (Note: some readers may find this story disturbing)
An Alabama “ISIS Bride” Wants To Come Home. Can We Forgive Her Horrifying Social Media Posts?
Hoda Muthana used Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Ask.fm to spread the very messages ISIS used to inspire violence against America. I’ve been tracking her posts for years.
George R.R. Martin says that three of HBO’s Game of Throne spinoffs are ‘moving forward nicely’
HBO’s Game of Thrones is inching towards the end of its run, with just three episodes remaining. The network isn’t abandoning Westros just yet, though — it has a handful of additional shows in development, and on his blog, George R.R. Martin offered up a short update.
In 2017, Martin revealed that there were five spinoff shows (he says he prefers to call them successors, rather than spinoffs) in the works at HBO. In his latest blog post, Martin notes that of those five, “three of them are still moving forward nicely.” HBO has ordered a pilot for one of them — which Martin says he isn’t supposed to call The Long Night) set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones. It’s expected to start shooting sometime this summer, with…
A Physics Analysis of Every Jedi Jump in All of *Star Wars*
May the Fourth Be With You as you read this analysis of every time a Jedi used The Force to jump higher than a normal person could.
Galaxy Fold’s troubled screen can’t have one thing it needs – CNET
Commentary: The foldable phone’s 7.3-inch screen would be the perfect home for a digital pen.
Listen to a new track from Disney’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge theme park
It’s Star Wars Day, and Disney has unveiled the musical suite for its coming Star Wars theme park, Galaxy’s Edge, which is opening next month at Disnleyland in California, and in August in Florida’s Disney World.
The park will come with a soundtrack from composer John Williams, and from listening to this suite, it lines up nicely with the overall sound from the music that’s defined the rest of the franchise. Disney has also uploaded the track to various streaming services and retailers for you to download.
Galaxy’s Edge is designed to be an in-universe location that fans can visit, with a couple of rides that will allow you to participate in a battle between the Resistance and First Order forces or pilot the iconic Millennium Falcon on…
Not My Job: We Quiz Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer On Lip Balm
Legend has it that when a young man named Bill Gates asked his college buddy Steve Ballmer to come help run his company, Ballmer wasn’t sure he wanted the job — he was just looking for a summer gig.
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