If you wake up feeling more exhausted than when you fell asleep, you’re not alone. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults about their sleep found the average person doesn’t get anywhere near the quality or amount of sleep they want. On average, Americans only get six hours of sleep on any given night, and…

Jan 22, 2023— “A new series of aerial images from photographer Edward Burtynsky reveals sites of displacement, erasure, and extractionall, at first glance, sublimeacross five African countries. From the breathtaking expanse of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine to the controlled might of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a story of reshaped and redefined landscapes emerges.…

92 years ago today, Clyde McCoy the jazz trumpeter recorded Sugar Blues for Colombia Records. The song was originally written in 1919 by Clarence Williams with words by Lucy Fletcher, but the wah-wah trumpet clams that Clyde applied made it practically his theme song. The single recorded on that day would sell 14 million copies worldwide. LISTEN…

Dinkie Flowers at age 99 – SWNS This 101-year-old woman says the secret to keeping herself young and healthy includes daily ballet moves on the barre. Dinkie Flowers is one of the oldest women in the UK and is eager to offer her tips for longevity. “I couldn’t live without dancing and I think it’s…

Released by UCL – Credit M. Berenguer An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings—a communication system of early ‘writing’ dating back 14,000 years earlier than any previously known. Ice Age hunter-gatherers were using mysterious markings alongside their drawings of animal prey to store and communicate “sophisticated” information…

Baker Amy Bicknell cuts into her cake – Amy’s Little Cakery / SWNS A part-time baker creates epic 2-D cakes that look like drawings straight out of a cartoon. Amy Bicknell was inspired to create her own cartoon cake after spotting a picture of one online. Her first attempt at the cake proved challenging as…

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88 years ago today, The Wilderness Society was formed by an “organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of the wilderness.” Fast forward to modern times and the society has successfully aided in the establishment of 111 million acres of wilderness in 44 states. READ about their early years… (1935) The founders…

Jan 21, 2023— “In Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement, Nobel Prize Winner, Daniel Kahneman together with co-authors Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show how noise helps produce errors in many fields, including medicine, law, public health, economic forecasting, food safety, forensic science, bail verdicts, child protection, strategy, performance reviews and personnel selection. And…