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What risks could pet hamsters and gerbils pose in Australia? Andrew Peters is affiliated with the Wildlife Disease Association and was previously a Management Committee member and Deputy Chair of Wildlife Health Australia. Kids on TV and in movies always seem to be keeping hamsters and gerbils as pets. They’re small, look cute, and don’t need to be taken for a walk. So why don’t we all have hamsters and gerbils as pets in Australia? Continued here

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Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market Basmati is the most popular speciality rice in the UK, adding extra flavour and subtlety to everything from curries to pilafs to kedgerees. Nearly three-quarters of the world’s basmati is produced in India, and the UK buys 3% of it – plus substantial amounts from the second-largest producer, Pakistan. All has not been well with this delicious staple, however. A huge number of newly cultivated varieties have been permitted in the UK and EU since 2017, and some have turned out to be sub-standard, lacking the unique popcorn-like fragrance that helps to make this rice so sought after. Continued here

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The history and mystery of Tangram, the children's puzzle game that harbours a mathematical paradox or two The Conversation bought the author a Tangram set to play with so he could write this article. I remember, as a child, being fascinated by how just seven simple wooden triangles and other shapes could offer endless entertainment. Unlike LEGO, the Tangram pieces do not snap together, and unlike the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, they do not form a painted picture. Continued here

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You need to watch the most disturbing sci-fi thriller ever made on Netflix ASAP Are there people who are truly evil? Whose actions can’t be redeemed, whose souls aren’t worth saving, who were born with a fundamental moral brokenness? One of the earliest human questions, the idea of metaphysical evil is harped on in religious texts and fictional works. But the more research that’s done on the human brain, the larger the divide grows between those who think conscious evil is real and those who believe it’s a neurological defect. If we can’t agree on where evil comes from, how are we supposed to agree on the best way to combat it? Prisons have become the go-to, but they can have their own problems: Systemic racism, overcrowding, physical abuse, for-profit exploitation. Before prisons, it was mutilation and capital punishment. Humans have struggled with proportional ideas of crime and punishment throughout history, so who’s to say the future won’t yield more of the same? A bleak, brutal adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian novel, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange traps audiences inside the head of a violent sadist to ask what justice might look like for both his victims and the perpetrator. Continued here

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Sam Bankman-Fried borrowed $546 million from Alameda to buy Robinhood shares Sam Bankman-Fried has revealed he and former executive Gary Wang borrowed more than U.S. $546 million from their his trading and investment firm Alameda Research to purchase a nearly 8 percent stake in Robinhood Markets, according to court documents released on Tuesday. The transactions, that were made earlier this year, were documented in a series of promissory notes in an affidavit provided to a Caribbean court before Bankman-Fried’s arrest. Continued here

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Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials trailer: The show is returning to Christmas The Doctor has regenerated. In 2023, the longest-running science fiction TV series, ever, Doctor Who, will return in style. With David Tennant reprising his role as the titular Time Lord, and new incumbent Doctor Ncuti Gatwa on the way in, it’s an exciting time to be a Whovian. But, it’s also a confusing time for Who fans both casual and hardcore alike. Christmas Day 2022 saw the release of the first trailer for the upcoming 2023 Who Christmas special, but is this also the 60th Anniversary special, too? Here’s what we know about the future of Doctor Who in 2023 and 2024, including release dates, which Doctor is which, and the new streaming home of this immortal sci-fi show. Continued here

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NASA engineer teaches AI to be 'GPS-like' to guide astronauts over the lunar surface Without instruments like the GPS we have on Earth, scientists have been attempting for years to figure out how to travel over the lunar surface. Since the Moon's atmosphere is significantly thinner than Earth's, it is challenging to determine the size and distance of distant landmarks when looking at the horizon.  Continued here

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DJI is still the undisputed king of drones, for better or worse With four more drones released this year, DJI cemented its spot as the top pick for consumer drones. When you’re looking into buying a drone, the first recommendation that comes up is most likely one from DJI. Continued here

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Genius Ways To Earn Real Estate Passive Income One of the most common investment strategies is passive investing. Done correctly, once the initial due diligence is done, an investor will not have to devote large amounts of valuable time to tend to their portfolio positions. Others do the day-to-day work while the passive investor collects the proceeds as their reward for providing capital. Continued here S29 10 space launches you can't miss in 2023 But it’ll soon be eclipsed by another impressive year for public and private space company missions. Continued here � S21 All the cinema (and sequels) we have to look forward to in 2023 Ever get the feeling that time is standing still, that your life’s on repeat, that everything’s just another rerun of a mediocre TV show? Well, this might be because it is – at least when it comes to the American cinematic media ecology, with the majority of the most-hyped Hollywood films for 2023 being sequels and reboots. Continued here S14 Homes that survived the Boulder County fire 1 year ago hid another disaster inside - here's what we've learned about this urban wildfire health risk This article is part of a collaboration with Boulder Reporting Lab, The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, KUNC public radio and The Conversation U.S. to explore the impacts of the devastating Marshall Fire one year after the blaze. The series can be found at the Boulder Reporting Lab. On Dec. 30, 2021, one of the most destructive wildfires on record in Colorado swept through neighborhoods just a few miles from our offices at the University of Colorado Boulder. The flames destroyed over 1,000 buildings, yet when we drove through the affected neighborhoods, some houses were still completely intact right next to homes where nothing was left to burn. Continued here � S25 How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen colour monitors on the walls of the Enterprise decades before we did the same in our living rooms. The most obvious examples of technology in science fiction tend to focus on artificial intelligence, communication and transport. But futuristic chemistry is embraced by sci-fi writers too. For example, a central feature of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel Brave New World is a chemical antidepressant. Continued here S67 Neuroscientists developed a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's diagnosis Neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine developed a new test to identify a sign of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample, according to a press release. Called "brain-derived tau" (BD-tau), the biomarker is specific to neurodegenerations related to Alzheimer's disease, and it reportedly outperforms currently used blood diagnostic tests. Continued here � S59 Vegan Cheese Is Ready to Compete With Dairy. Is the World Ready to Eat It? Long considered a punchline, vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstream supermarket shelves. When Isa Chandra Moskowitz became a vegan, most of the vegan cheese she was able to find on store shelves was “really processed, really stiff, and not melty,” she says. “I just tasted melted crayons.” Continued here S58 6 Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Bias in Hiring and Promotions In today’s talent marketplace, everybody is looking for new ways to make the best hiring and promotion decisions. In this article, building on decision intelligence and evidence-based solutions that drive scalable change, the author lays out six behavioral nudges that can help companies develop practices that reduce bias, boost diversity, and create the best possible talent pools. Continued here S41 'FFXIV' Patch 6.3 is “Gods Revel, Lands Tremble” — What you need to know 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and the MMORPG is bigger than it’s ever been. FFXIV is set to get another big drop of post-Endwalker content with Patch 6.3, titled Gods Revel, Lands Tremble. As you might expect there are plenty of new Main Scenario quests for players to dive into, but there’s quite a bit of other content on the way as well, including one major job rework. Here’s everything you need to know about FFXIV’s Patch 6.3 Patch 6.3 — Gods Revel, Lands Tremble — will go live on January 10, 2023. As is usual with these patches, you can expect FFXIV to go down the evening of January 9, with maintenance running into the early morning. Although Square Enix hasn’t announced the exact time for maintenance yet, the main patches usually start at roughly 10 p.m. Eastern and run until 6 a.m. Eastern. Continued here S24 COVID and your gut: how a healthy microbiome can reduce the severity of infection - and vice versa A vast combination of microorganisms live in our gut, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Collectively, we refer to this as the the microbiome. Despite their tiny size, these microbes have significant effects on our health and wellbeing. In fact, the microbiome is often referred to as the “second brain” due to the extensive relationship it has with the body’s organs and systems. Continued here S23 Five tips for developing and managing your budget -- even in tough economic times There’s nothing quite like a new year to prompt us to take stock of our lives, our health, our goals – and our finances. Many people will start 2023 by contemplating how best to budget, plan and save. This is always a good set of aims, but it’s especially important in the inflation-prone and unpredictable economies we’re seeing all over Africa and the world. Budgeting is especially key. It is the most effective method to monitor income and expenditure. Personal budgets can help you to monitor your resources in pursuit of larger financial goals. Budgeting also offers more opportunities to save money, reduce your debts and live a comfortable life. It can even improve your mental health. Continued here S39 This modular keyboard includes a dial and trackpad for peak productivity Take back all those seconds wasted going back and forth from your keyboard to your mouse. Naya announced its modular split Create keyboard that lets you do everything from your fingertips. Split keyboards are much kinder on the wrists, but Naya Create’s many modules add a layer of customization to that ergonomic design. If you’re a content creator that’s constantly editing photos and videos, there’s a dial to make smooth adjustments. If you’re a designer making 3D models, there’s a joystick-esque module with nine degrees of freedom. If you’re just looking for a more classic design, there are also the mousepad and trackball modules. Continued here S62 Exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 are warming up due to solar flares, and that's a good thing Researchers at the University of Cologne In Germany have found that solar flares emitted by the star in the TRAPPIST-1 system could help make the planets become more habitable, Universe Today reported. This is different from the destructive view we have of solar flares thus far. The TRAPPIST-1 stellar system is located approximately 39 light years from Earth. Astronomers are interested in the system since it is home to at least seven rocky exoplanets that orbit around a star that has a mass 12 times lesser than that of our Sun. Since the star in the system is much smaller, the orbits of the exoplanets are also smaller than those in our solar system and could potentially be habitable. Continued here S2 Phone manufacturers: please give us the power button back Look, I get the logic. When phone screens got bigger, physical buttons like Apple’s home button were axed, and existing buttons had to pick up the slack. In the iPhone X, Apple re-homed the Siri function to the power button. Since then, turning your iPhone off has required pressing a combination of buttons. If you make the fatal mistake of long-pressing the power button in hopes of turning your phone off, Siri will start listening to you as you curse about how the power button doesn’t work how it should anymore. And woe to you if you don’t hold down the right button combination long enough — you’ll take a screenshot that you didn’t want and will have to delete later. Continued here S44 'Nier:Automata Ver1.1a' is nearly here — everything you need to know 2022 has been a great year for video game adaptations, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or the overnight hit anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. But 2023 is already looking to be another strong year for video games getting the adaptation treatment, most notably with PlatinumGames’ philosophical android hack-n-slash NieR: Automata being made into an anime. The show is just around the corner but a lot remains to be revealed, least of all what changes series creator Yoko Taro will make to mess with the audience. Here’s what you need to know about NieR: Automata Ver1.1a. In a December 2022 trailer for the anime, it was announced that the first episode of the series will premiere on January 7, 2023. Continued here S38 Naughty Dog's next game will be like Star Wars in one surprising way Neil Druckmann is set on television. In January 2023, the Naughty Dog co-president and creator of The Last of Us will see the release of the HBO adaptation of his post-apocalyptic claim to fame, which he also co-wrote. But looking past the series and focusing on the future of Naughty Dog, it seems Druckmann can’t quite shake the TV bug — and it has given him a new vision for the medium of video games as a whole. And it’s one that has surprising similarities to Disney’s approach to the Star Wars universe. The cinematic game — As the developers of the Uncharted series, Naughty Dog’s games have consistently drawn comparisons to film. Uncharted is the studio’s riff on Indiana Jones in a video game, a big-budget action film that you can play. The series is one of the best examples of the 2010’s trend of AAA games trying to be more cinematic. Continued here S63 Wireless electronics can power trillions of IoT sensors. Here's how How great it would have been if your smartphone, laptop, car, and home appliances could interact and share information with one another all the time —- to make your life more comfortable and easy-going.  This exciting possibility can be turned into reality via the Internet of Things (IoT), a technology that employs sensors, software, and the internet to establish a network between all your physical devices and gadgets. Although IoT is still a budding technology, you’d be surprised to know that it’s already in play.  Continued here S20 India's 'untouchable' women face discrimination even in schemes meant to help them Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a town in Bihar state, northeastern India. They yelled at her customers for buying her samosas. They threatened her husband for “polluting” the market by selling food prepared by her. She put up with it for months before giving up. Continued here S27 The Case for Wearing Masks Forever Last December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it was shortening the recommended isolation period for those with COVID-19 to five days. Getting exposed to the virus no longer meant that people needed to quarantine, either, as long as they were fully vaccinated and wore a mask. It was a big moment, and it occurred just as the Omicron variant was surging. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, a professor of urban policy and health at the New School, was livid. Fullilove, who is Black, has spent her career studying epidemics: first AIDS, then crack, then multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. She has seen how disease can ravage cities, especially in Black and working-class communities. From the beginning, Fullilove was skeptical of how the federal government handled the coronavirus pandemic. But these new recommendations from the C.D.C., she said, were “flying in the face of the science.” Not long after the announcement, she sent an e-mail to a Listserv called The Spirit of 1848, for progressive public-health practitioners. “Can we have a people’s CDC and give people good advice?” she asked. A flurry of responses came back. Continued here S66 Outpost to build a revolutionary 'ferry' that will transport cargo from the ISS to Earth NASA has chosen Outpost to create a revolutionary ferry capable of transporting goods from the International Space Station back to Earth. This unique new method promises more efficient and cost-effective cargo delivery, allowing astronauts increased access to supplies as they explore our universe. Outpost is the first-ever company to develop a platform to return satellites from the ISS to Earth. It is known to be a sustainable space company that is advancing space development that's reusable rather than disposable. It has made an innovative approach using paragliders to return science and satellites to Earth. It will surely help in putting an end to earth debris. Outpost also pledged that their ferry will probably be ready before the retirement of ISS, which is scheduled in 2030. Continued here S65 US startup wants to inject sulfur into the atmosphere to cool down the Earth Make Sunsets, a California-based startup, released weather balloons that carried sulfur particles into the stratosphere which possibly burst there, releasing the chemical, MIT Technology Review reported. We do not know if this happened since the balloons did not carry any monitoring equipment with them. Founded by Luke Iseman, previous director of hardware at Y Combinator, the attempts by the startup fall into the controversial area of solar geoengineering where particles are released into the atmosphere with an aim to reflect sunlight back into space to ease global warming. The field has largely been a thought experiment with no real consensus if the technology can help us fight climate change. Continued here S36 Star Wars report reveals a canon-shattering change coming in 2023 The Star Wars universe has always been vast. While whole stories can focus almost exclusively on Tatooine, there are countless planets that roving characters, like the Mandalorian, can hop to on bounty hunter missions. But is that enough space for a massive sci-fi franchise? As Star Wars moves to a TV-focused model, we’re seeing far more adventures than we could absorb over a handful of movies. Does this new scope require a raise of the worldbuilding stakes? A new rumor suggests Ahsoka will bring the action to a playing field entirely unlike any we’ve seen in Star Wars so far. Continued here S10 The 6 Most Important Things Science Learned About How to Live a Happy, Fulfilled Life in 2022  Improve your life next year with the help of the most notable breakthroughs in positive psychology from 2022. Continued here S68 South Korea reports first death by rare brain-eating amoeba South Korea has reported its first case of brain-eating Naegleria fowleri infection, according to a report by The Korean Times published on Monday. Last month, the disease was making its way across the U.S., and now, it seems to have spread to other nations. In South Korea, the infection caused the death of a man in his 50s who passed away ten days after first displaying symptoms. He is suspected of being exposed to the amoeba in Thailand. Continued here S8 How to Fall Asleep Faster Using the Science-Backed 'K-9 Trick' Follow these four strategies to get more rest and increase your productivity. Continued here S9 Startup Success Comes Slowly. Don’t Let Your Ambition Lead To Mistakes Frustration fuels behavior that can actually set you back. Continued here S37 Where to find weapon lockers in 'Warzone 2.0' The Al Mazrah map in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is full of secrets and things to discover, one of which is the weapons locker. This is tied to a daily challenge, requiring you to open three weapon lockers. As expected, the game doesn’t give you any indication as to where these lockers are located, but thankfully, finding them is a straightforward process. But where exactly are these lockers located and what do they contain? Here’s what you need to know about weapon lockers in Warzone 2.0. There’s one guaranteed way to find the weapon lockers in Warzone 2.0, and they’re located inside the multistory police stations that spawn around the map. Continued here S13 Five Ways to Strengthen the Employee-Employer Relationship in 2023 Over the past year, we’ve seen that the ideas from MIT Sloan Management Review authors who focus on studying leadership, organizational behavior, and employee voice have been particularly important for our readers as they’ve navigated leading hybrid teams, hiring and retaining workers in a challenging job market, and developing stronger corporate cultures that support the shifting needs of employees today. With that in mind, we asked experts who study employee behavior and manager effectiveness the following question: How can leadership teams and managers strengthen the employee-employer relationship in 2023? Before 2020, the structure of jobs evolved sluggishly and unimaginatively, despite evidence that traditional ways of working often harmed employee well-being. The past two years have provided leaders with an opportunity to rethink how their employees work. Those seizing this chance are applying an R&D mindset to how jobs are designed, with the goal of structuring work in ways that allow their employees to thrive while on the job and in their nonwork lives as well. It is these forward-thinking leaders who will make 2023 the most innovative year ever when it comes to how people work. Continued here S34 Resurgence is the only thing that can fix 'Warzone 2.0's biggest problems Activision made a bold move by removing Resurgence maps in the first Warzone game following the launch of its sequel. Warzone 2.0 launched only with Al Mazrah, a massive map with lots of POIs and variety, but its large size makes for some long matches that aren’t exactly palatable for every type of player. Due to Warzone 2.0’s plethora of problems, the game is currently in rough shape, but the introduction of Resurgence would definitely make it more enjoyable. Will Activision add a Resurgence mode at some point in the future? It’s likely, but it can’t come soon enough. Resurgence mode is a spin on the battle royale formula. It takes place on a much smaller map with respawns enabled. This allows players to enjoy matches at a much quicker pace while getting back into the fight even after an untimely elimination. Resurgence still requires you to be the last squad standing, but with more of an emphasis on action. Continued here S60 A crocodile that coexisted with dinosaurs is discovered by scientists University of São Paulo researchers have discovered a new crocodile species that lived alongside dinosaurs. These giant crocodiles lived between 72 and 66 million years ago in modern-day Brazil. Called "Titanochampsa iorii," the crocodile was between 10-20 feet long (3-6 meters), and it had a very sturdy bite, according to the statement of researchers. Their study was published in Historical Biology. Continued here S17 'I had it first!' 4 steps to help children solve their own arguments All children argue. And while this can be tedious for parents and carers, it’s not necessarily a problem. Conflict can help develop social skills, including learning to negotiate, and accommodate the needs of others. Continued here S28 Joe Biden: Cool, Calm, and Collected Follow @newyorkercartoons on Instagram and sign up for the Daily Humor newsletter for more funny stuff. © 2022 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices Continued here S54 Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? When an issue pops up, it can be tempting to schedule a meeting right away to deal with it. Although scheduling a meeting can be the right solution, it’s not always the right call and can waste your time and the time of your team. Before you schedule a meeting, ask yourself these questions: Have I thought through this situation? Do I need outside input to make progress? Does moving forward require a real-time conversation? Does this necessitate a face-to-face meeting?By walking yourself through these steps, you can radically reduce time wasted in meetings and increase the amount of work that gets done. Continued here S11 Want to Learn From Your Mistakes and Be More Successful? Science Says Avoid the Dreaded Ostrich Effect Because what you don't think about--and therefore know--eventually does hurt you. Continued here S40 'Daredevil: Born Again' will be wildly different from the Netflix series The Disney+ reboot of the beloved Netflix superhero series will still be dark, but will likely be less gory and more MCU-y. There appears to be a 180-degree tonal shift between Netflix’s version of Daredevil and Disney+’s version, or at least that’s what She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is leading fans to believe. Continued here S15 Why aren't children allowed to vote? An expert debunks the arguments against Most people think democracy is something that adults do and regard the prospect of children voting as too silly to even contemplate. In the early 20th century, many democracies began (ostensibly) operating with universal suffrage, ensuring voting rights were no longer withheld from adults on the basis of wealth or sex or race. But age thresholds have endured, and children continue to be excluded from democracy – an exclusion based on what they are (young), and adults’ assumptions about what it means to be young. However, in a 2020 report to the UN, the UK’s children’s commissioner concluded that the UK government “does not prioritise children’s rights or voices in policy or legislative processes”. Consequently, the report argued, children’s economic status is often worse than older people’s, and during crises such as the COVID pandemic, their insights and needs are ignored. They didn’t have a say in Brexit and their concerns about the environment are routinely marginalised, despite children being set to bear the brunt of both. Continued here S6 Playing Metroid Prime on a Steam Deck shouldn't feel this good If there were gamer commandments, not expecting too much out of Nintendo would probably be chiseled onto it. Still, I was hopeful that on November 18th, it would surprise launch a Switch version of the Metroid Prime Trilogy. Nintendo did no such thing on that day, the 20th birthday of Metroid Prime, the timeless modernization of the series that turned it into a first-person shooter. I didn’t let that get me down. After all, I own a Steam Deck, which seems to be as good at emulating non-PC games as it is at playing many PC titles. Continued here S46 Everything we know about 'Warzone Mobile' — including Verdansk's grand return Warzone is going mobile! The aptly titled Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile brings the battle royale fun to the small screen, allowing players to enjoy it on the go. While it aims to fundamentally mirror the original Warzone experience, Mobile is an all-new entry built with smart devices in mind. Even though this new installment will iterate upon the familiar battle royale formula, it will also incorporate its own unique features. But when will Warzone: Mobile launch and what do we know about it? Activision revealed that Warzone Mobile will launch worldwide in 2023 at an unspecified date. The Warzone Mobile beta is actually available currently in Australia, and while there’s no word on when it’ll come to other regions, it’s expected to launch relatively soon. Continued here S45 'Genshin Impact’s Raiden Shogun banner returns soon — what you need to know Raiden Shogun, a five-star Electro Polearm character in Genshin Impact, is not only the godly Archon of the Inazuma region, but she’s also one of the most sought-after playable characters in the game’s history. In fact, she’s so good that she’s lasted at the top of Genshin Impact’s meta since her release in Version 2.1. She’s currently running with Kamisato Ayato, leader of the Kamisato Clan and Ayaka’s brother, in Genshin Impact 3.3. It’s easy to wonder if Raiden Shogun is worth it with Dendro swordsman Alhaitham and other powerhouses on the way, though. The latest Raiden Shogun banner began on December 27, 2022 and will conclude on January 17, 2023. Continued here S7 Southwest Airlines CEO Just Apologized for Stranding 750,000 Travelers. He Missed the Most Important Thing Empathy is a superpower. Continued here S55 Why You Need to Stop Using These Words and Phrases Try this thought experiment: You’re sitting at your desk, when your friend texts you an article about a topic you’re passionate about. You read it and ask her what she thinks. To your surprise, her opinion is the complete opposite of your own. This obviously upsets you. Later that evening, as you explain what happened to your partner, how do you describe your friend’s point of view? Continued here S64 Scientists detect a rare circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts The latest research by scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has identified circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs). The results were based on precise observations of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST). FRBs hold the distinction of emitting the most luminous radio flashes in the universe, with the energy released in one such incident rivaling the Sun's output "over a whole day or even a month to a year," according to phy.org.  Continued here S49 Marvel and Star Wars in 2023: 17 movies and shows coming next year Clone Force 99 tries to stay under the Empire’s radar in The Bad Batch Season 2, which picks up a few months after the Kamino cloning facility was destroyed in Season 1. Ant-Man, Wasp, and their families to the Quantum Realm in Quantumania — where they’ll encounter Marvel’s new big bad: Kang the Conqueror. Continued here S5 2022 flashback: The films we loved across languages Three cheers for subtitles. Continued here S22 I've indulged over the holidays. If I'm healthy the rest of the time, does it matter? The holidays are often called the “silly season” – a time when we eat, drink and be merry. But these holiday indulgences can lead to feelings of guilt and fear that we’ve undone all the healthy habits from the rest of the year. But how much do you really need to worry about the impacts of holiday overeating? Read more: Trust Me, I'm An Expert: what science says about how to lose weight and whether you really need to Continued here S4 Why Brittney Griner was released now It was never about the gram of hash oil. But WNBA star Brittney Griner has been caught up in the new geopolitical conflict between Russia and the United States. She’s been imprisoned since her arrest at Moscow’s airport in February for carrying that gram. In August, Russia sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony. Continued here S33 You need to play 2022's most compelling murder mystery game ASAP There’s been a murder! In fact, there are several murders strung together in The Case of the Golden Idol. By tasking the player to solve a series of murders all tied together by the titular statue, this indie darling helped scratch the itch left behind by Return of the Obra Dinn. With a Lucasarts retro-inspired look and gameplay that requires the player to rely on their own deductive reasoning, The Case of the Golden Idol is one of the most unique games of 2022. Scene of the crime — The Case of the Golden Idol’s approach to murder mystery is focused on the moment just after death occurs. Each of the game’s progressively complex murders is represented by static vignettes that trap everyone in amber with expressions of fear, surprise, or vindication. Continued here S35 How to order the tasty secret dish in 'Pokémon Scarlet and Violet' Pokémon Scarlet and Violet don’t force players to fight through mazes of trainers to get to gym leaders. Now, it relies on puzzles that vary from hide and seek to a city-wide scavenger hunt — like in Medali. You have to solve the “secret dish” puzzle to fight Larry, the Normal-type gym leader. The “secret menu item” or “secret dish” is what Medali locals order from Treasure Eatery, the best restaurant in town. It also happens to house the gym’s battle arena. You’re given a clue and told to hunt down three other trainers for their clues so you could put them together to solve the secret dish puzzle. Continued here S47 Kia’s first full-size electric SUV goes big and boxy After releasing its first electric vehicle last year, Kia is already gearing up to release the next one. This time, the EV9 will be the South Korean automaker’s first full-size electric SUV. The EV9 is meant to be Kia’s flagship large SUV model and the big and boxy design does stand out from the crowd of curvier competitors. Continued here S57 Stop Making the Business Case for Diversity Eighty percent of Fortune 500 companies explain their interest in diversity by making some form of a business case: justifying diversity in the workplace on the grounds that it benefits companies’ bottom line. And yet, in a recent study, the authors found that this approach actually makes underrepresented job candidates a lot less interested in working with an organization. This is because rhetoric that makes the business case for diversity sends a subtle yet impactful signal that organizations view employees from underrepresented groups as a means to an end, ultimately undermining DEI efforts before employers have even had the chance to interact with potential employees. Based on their findings, the authors suggest that if organizations must justify their commitment to diversity, they should do so by making a fairness case — that is, an argument based in moral grounds — but to achieve the best results, they should consider not making any case at all. After all, companies don’t feel the need to explain why they believe in values such as innovation, resilience, or integrity. So why treat diversity any differently? Continued here S3 Defining Lionel Messi: An essay on greatness, immortality and unburdened happiness Fernando Signorini, Argentina’s former fitness coach, recalls seeing Messi stagger into their dressing room, zombie-like, after a crushing 4-0 defeat by Germany in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, and collapse to the floor. There he sat, slumped in a gap between two benches, inconsolable, shouting, wailing, howling, “almost convulsing”. Continued here S61 China tests world's first 'lobster eye' space telescope to X-ray universe more accurately The world's first "lobster eye" space telescope, which will enable researchers to record X-ray images of the universe accurately, has undergone successful testing in China. Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA), the 53 kg (117 lb) telescope, captured high-quality photographs of X-ray sources of the cosmos, according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters last week.  Continued here S52 NASA Perseverance Mars depot and more: Understand the world through 7 images NASA’s Perseverance rover started building a crucial backup on Mars the week of December 21–28, as researchers found a new earliest example of Stone Age technology in the Americas. Continued here S16 Open banking is coming to New Zealand - here's what we can learn from countries already doing it Traditional banks in New Zealand have long served as gatekeepers of customers’ data. This is about to change with the arrival of what’s called “open banking”, set to arrive in New Zealand by 2024. In essence, open banking is where a traditional bank makes client and transaction data available to another financial service provider. This provider then uses the information to find the best deal for customers. Continued here S53 Kindle Scribe review: Notetaking feels like an afterthought The Kindle Scribe is Amazon’s first pass at an E Ink notetaking device, and it shows. The basics are there, but almost all power-user features are missing. Amazon’s Kindle line is such a foregone conclusion in the world of e-readers that it seems almost unusual that the company waited this long to release its first E Ink notetaking device, the Kindle Scribe. Continued here S48 OnePlus 11 — in pictures The next OnePlus flagship phone is coming on February 7, but you can feast your eyes on these early pictures first. Mark your calendar, OnePlus will announce its next flagship Android phone, the OnePlus 11, on February 7 in New Delhi, India. Continued here S12 17 Surprising Places Where People Are Much Happier Than Average, According to a New Study If people are willing to pay thousands of dollars to fly someplace on vacation, it should not be a surprise to find it on this list. Continued here S50 You need to watch the most entertaining spy thriller on Netflix ASAP Taking over a franchise is never easy for an actor. They’re usually asked to either take on roles that other performers have already played, or to portray their predecessors’ in-universe replacements. While plenty of actors have managed to nail these transitions, there have also been no shortage of instances when such reboots fall infamously flat. It’s for that reason that Casino Royale remains so impressive. Not only did the movie serve as the perfect introduction to Daniel Craig’s version of James Bond, but it also managed to breathe new life into a franchise that many viewers had lost interest in. 16 years later, with Craig’s run as Bond at an end, Casino Royale remains a stunningly well-realized espionage thriller that efficiently blends deeply felt character beats with awe-inspiring action sequences. Continued here S51 Space junk, robot chefs, Star Wars clones: The 6 best innovation stories of 2022 This past year, long-form Horizons stories delved into the technologies that could dictate our future, including everything from cancer-destroying bacteria to a satellite-flinging launch station. Inverse’s in-depth reporting spanned forward-looking fields like artificial intelligence, renewable energy, robotics, and private space travel. As 2022 comes to a close, a few stories stand out as the wildest, most inspiring breakthroughs. Here’s our list of the best Horizons stories of the year. Continued here S42 Look! Astronomers catch two protostars building the ingredients for life A close-knit pair of newborn stars are kicking up shock waves — and seeding the material of their future planets with organic molecules. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array recently imaged a pair of very young protostars — newborn stars in the first few hundred thousand years of their lives, still feeding on a nearby disk of gas and dust that surrounds the stars. Continued here S43 'Genshin Impact' Raiden Shogun build lets you supercharge the Archon The God of Eternity has stayed a top-tier Electro character in the Genshin Impact meta since her release in Version 2.1, and now she’s back in Version 3.3, until the second banner ends on January 17, 2023. Her familiar Yae Miko is arguably a more efficient Aggravate teammate, but Raiden still beats her in most team comps thanks to how versatile she is with her outstanding damage and recharge abilities. Many players who missed the Electro Archon in past reruns will be saving up in the hopes of grabbing her. But what’s the best build for Raiden Shogun if and when you do recruit her? Continued here S56 6 Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Bias in Hiring and Promotions In today’s talent marketplace, everybody is looking for new ways to make the best hiring and promotion decisions. In this article, building on decision intelligence and evidence-based solutions that drive scalable change, the author lays out six behavioral nudges that can help companies develop practices that reduce bias, boost diversity, and create the best possible talent pools. 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