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Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
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Daily Brain Teaser for May 01, 2024
Work
I am on three legs when I rest, and one when I work.
What am I?
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I am on three legs when I rest, and one when I work.
What am I?
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Can You See Who Views Your Facebook Profile?
With all the Internet spying going on out there, it seems like it would be easy to know who's viewing your Facebook profile. Lots of apps promise they can, but can they really?
How Does Kindle Work? What to Know in 2024
Electronic books have been out for years, though none of them met with much success — until the Amazon Kindle. What's so special about this little device?
How could we make a solar eclipse happen every day?
Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar system to create a more convenient eclipse
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Most brain monitors sold to consumers don't keep your data private
A report found data privacy problems with the vast majority of 30 companies that sell neurotechnology devices to consumers. New US state laws aim to change that
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Australia places A$1 billion bet on quantum computing firm PsiQuantum
A joint investment by the Australian federal government and the government of Queensland makes PsiQuantum one of the largest dedicated quantum computing firms in the world
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How India has slowly but surely become a major player in space
India’s space agency has been remarkably successful in recent years, growing the country’s prestige on the global stage – and the 2024 election is unlikely to change that
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A Beautiful Thing
For some I am the language of the heart,
For others I am just a simple form of art.
I can be very loud, forte if you will,
Or as a piano, be soft and still.
I come in a variety of forms you see,
Some you may not like, but others will set you free.
I can make you dance or make you cry,
Some forms of me may make you ponder why.
I'm the language of the universe, like a code to crack,
No matter your mood, I've always got your back.
I can bring people together, or tear them apart,
But without me, the world would be dull and stark.
Though I cannot be touched or seen,
I'm there for you, always have been.
So tell me, do you know,
What is this beautiful thing that makes the world glow?
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
For others I am just a simple form of art.
I can be very loud, forte if you will,
Or as a piano, be soft and still.
I come in a variety of forms you see,
Some you may not like, but others will set you free.
I can make you dance or make you cry,
Some forms of me may make you ponder why.
I'm the language of the universe, like a code to crack,
No matter your mood, I've always got your back.
I can bring people together, or tear them apart,
But without me, the world would be dull and stark.
Though I cannot be touched or seen,
I'm there for you, always have been.
So tell me, do you know,
What is this beautiful thing that makes the world glow?
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Categories: Brain Teaser
Missing Word 55
A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out?
S _ _ _
_ _ _ AL
MA _ _ _ RE
_ _ _ LE
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S _ _ _
_ _ _ AL
MA _ _ _ RE
_ _ _ LE
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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Missing Word 54
A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out?
IO_ _ _E
EN_ _ _G
_ _ _ O
SAR _ _ _E
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IO_ _ _E
EN_ _ _G
_ _ _ O
SAR _ _ _E
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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AI that determines risk of death helps save lives in hospital trial
An AI trained on the heart's electrical activity alerted physicians about patients at high risk of dying, significantly reducing deaths in a clinical trial with almost 16,000 patients at two hospitals
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Image-generating AI creates uncanny optical illusions
Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions - pictures that look like different things when viewed from far away or with motion blur
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Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen
Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed
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Deepfake politicians may have a big influence on India’s elections
Political campaigns are deploying AI-generated deepfake versions of politicians to reach hundreds of millions of eligible voters in India’s 2024 election – the world’s largest ever
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Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow
The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter
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Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater
The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from
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QLED vs. OLED: Weighing Different TV Options
If you're shopping for a new TV, you may have to weigh the pros and cons of a QLED vs. OLED TV display. These two types of technology are similarly named but fundamentally very different.
Can India build a world-leading computer chip industry from scratch?
India currently has a fairly small chip-manufacturing industry, but prime minister Narendra Modi wants the country to become a dominant player in the sector in just a few years
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Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night
Almost all moon landers break down during the extraordinary cold of lunar night, but Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has astonishingly survived three nights
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