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Why the nerve agent that poisoned the ex-Russian spy is so mysterious On March 4th, former Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious in Salisbury, England. They were the victims of an apparent poisoning. The poison was identified this week as a nerve agent called Novichok, part of a group of chemical weapons said to be extremely potent that we know very little about. Even before the lab results were out, it looked like the Skripals were the victims of a nerve agent: Yulia Skripal was unconscious, seizing, vomiting, and had lost control of her bodily functions, the BBC reports; Sergei Skripal had gone rigid and immobile, according to CBS News. Why Reading Books Should be Your Priority, According to Science Reading fiction can help you be more open-minded and creative According to research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read short-story fiction experienced far less need for "cognitive closure" compared with counterparts who read nonfiction essays. Essentially, they tested as more open-minded, compared with the readers of essays. "Although nonfiction reading allows students to learn the subject matter, it may not always help them in thinking about it," the authors write. "A physician may have an encyclopedic knowledge of his or her subject, but this may not prevent the physician from seizing and freezing on a diagnosis, when additional symptoms point to a different malady." People who read books live longer

Eight things your phone's camera can do—other than snapping selfies Smartphone cameras let you take advantage of every available photo opportunity. But they can do more than snap pictures of partying friends and sweeping landscapes. With the right apps, your camera can perform feats from translating texts to scanning paperwork. Here are some of its handiest superpowers. Translate foreign text

A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash It’s tempting to think of sacred tombs and ancient monuments as our best window into other cultures. But archaeologists have long known that if you really want to understand a civilization, to know its people’s passions, weaknesses, and daily rituals, look no further than their garbage. Robin Nagle has spent much of her life fascinated by trash, and its oft-unseen impacts on our society, our environment, and our health. Nagle’s recent book, “Picking Up,” chronicles a decade working with the New York City Department of Sanitation, years spent in their offices, transfer stations, locker rooms, and of course, their garbage trucks.

Stephen Hawking's warnings: What he predicted for the future Media playback is unsupported on your device Stephen Hawking's fame was founded on the research he did on general relativity and black holes. But he often stepped outside his own field of research, using his recognition to highlight what he saw as the great challenges and existential threats for humanity in coming decades. His pronouncements drove headlines in the media, which sometimes proved controversial.

China's agricultural miracle that could feed the planet without destroying it In high school, I studied advanced mathematics. This has two uses: Firstly, I can tell people that I once studied advanced mathematics. Secondly, I know about Euler’s equation. How to Retain More of Every Book You Read – Personal Growth Finishing a book is easy, young man. Understanding it is harder. In recent years, I have focused on building good reading habits and learned how to read more.

Stephen Hawking Is Still Underrated I have a confession to make. For a long time—years, really—I thought Stephen Hawking was overrated. He was just so famous, an icon, and I found it hard to imagine that his contributions to physics were really proportional to his fame. Why Earth's History Appears So Miraculous It was hard times for the bomber pilots that floated over Europe, their planes incinerating cities below, like birds of prey. Even as they turned the once-bustling streets beneath to howling firestorms, death had become a close companion to the crews of the Allied bombers as well. In fact, surviving a tour with the Bomber Command had become a virtual coin flip.

20 Years On, 'The Big Lebowski' Reminds Us To Slow Down, Dude Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi portay bowling teammates The Dude, Walter and Donny. Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi portay bowling teammates The Dude, Walter and Donny. "The Dude abides." William Calley Early life[edit] Calley was born in Miami, Florida. His father, also William Laws Calley, was a United States Navy veteran of World War II.

Ernest Medina Background[edit] Ernest Medina was born into a Mexican-American family in Springer, New Mexico. After a variety of post-high school odd jobs, Medina joined the Army in 1956.[1] Court-martial[edit] Building better men: how we can begin to redefine masculinity I have a friend – let’s call him Dave, though that’s not his name – who is active in his church, a loving and supportive husband, and a hilarious dinner companion. He’s also a former rapist. He confessed this to me in fits and starts, over dinners and phone calls and late-night drinks, after we’d known each other a couple of years. His story matches much of the research my work relies on, but it still forced me to re-evaluate some of my core assumptions about rapists and about the role of men in ending rape. Dave’s former MO is familiar to anyone who thinks about sexual violence for a living. He picked victims he knew.

How flashing lights and pink noise might banish Alzheimer’s, improve memory and more In March 2015, Li-Huei Tsai set up a tiny disco for some of the mice in her laboratory. For an hour each day, she placed them in a box lit only by a flickering strobe. The mice — which had been engineered to produce plaques of the peptide amyloid-β in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease — crawled about curiously.