“When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” -Viktor E. Frankl

YouTube will reportedly implement a new feature that automatically upscales videos uploaded in low resolution to 1080p HD quality using AI. ( https://t.co/A9OYocFSte)

Researchers at the University of Surrey discovered a surprising way to boost sodium-ion battery performance, by keeping water inside a key component instead of removing it. The result could make batteries cheaper, cleaner, and easier to produce using abundant materials like salt

The widespread adoption of refrigeration, along with pasteurization, contributed to a 99.6% decline in Typhoid Fever deaths in the U.S. between 1900 and 1960.

once you realise that it’s easier to make more money than it is to save it, your life will change forever.

The UK went from being the world's preeminent maritime power to... not producing any commercial ships at all.

4k is all you need.

Map shows the primary languages used in medical education across Africa, revealing the continent’s deep colonial and linguistic legacies.

Today we launch at new @EmpirePodUK series- WRITERS ON EMPIRE We kick off with a four-part look at George Orwell

This is basically the worst time ever to be turning away international students who want to attend US colleges and pay full tuition:

Bangladesh has become much more resilient to cyclones, saving many lives— In 1970, Cyclone Bhola hit Bangladesh, killing more than 300,000 people. It was a strong cyclone, but not unprecedented. What made it so deadly was the lack of any early detection systems, alarms, or mass

"Saudi Arabia is dramatically shifting its investment priorities away from the ambitious $500 billion Neom megaproject toward artificial intelligence and high-tech manufacturing, as the kingdom races to diversify its oil-dependent economy." https://t.co/6Ul54nRjbT

Neoliberalism emerged to address high inflation, unemployment and stagnant growth. Despite what critics claim, it largely succeeded. Turning back to strong unions, tariffs and state intervention would simply make the world poorer. From @RichardHanania:

Babe Ruth’s first-ever baseball card, issued in 1914, just sold for over $4M: ‘One of the rarest cards’ https://t.co/3FlcbTEjz3

One of the most famous cargo cults, the John Frum movement on Tanna Island (Vanuatu), still exists today. Every year on February 15, followers parade in U.S. Army uniforms, raise the American flag, and await the return of the mysterious figure “John Frum,” believed to bring

If you want an intro to Scorsese - watch first Mean Streets, then Taxi Driver, then Raging Bull, then Goodfellas. Then watch all the rest because it’s not just NYC Italian stuff. But this is the foundation of what he does.

"It takes a huge investment in introspection to learn that the thirty or more hours spent studying the news last month neither had any predictive ability during your activities of that month nor did it impact your current knowledge of the world." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

@george__mack Be open to and actively seek new experiences, places, and people. A person who tries five different hobbies will simply have five times as many chances for a lucky break than one who tries one.

Grok 4 training is estimated to have used less water than a square mile of US farmland uses annually: