Knowable on the ‘growing link between microbes, mood and mental health’: New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome. The best way to do that right now is not through pills and supplements, but better food.
All 13 full moons of 2023, courtesy of @moonwise8 on Instagram (h/t my partner)
Cedrick Fogwan: the Cameroonian conservationist aiming to save the goliath frog
A ribbeting read, heh heh.
Some arbitrary facts about the number 2024
New year, new number facts
The top 11 posts of 2023
Let’s see how we did!
Did you know that nuclear fission was discovered during Christmas?
Who swapped this coal for uranium in my Christmas sack?
IEEE Spectrum on An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python: The students also learn how to design board games and video games
Shout out to two Cameroonian women—Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang and Hadidjatou Daïrou—for winning the L’Oréal-Unesco Young Talent Award for Women in Science for their work on the potential of traditional medicinal plants in Cameroon for treating cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s
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Rohan Kumar on search engines with their own indexes
Seek and you shall find.
Automate the watering of your Christmas tree with this tutorial
Zanussi is back with another Christmas tech project!
The “age” old question: How old is your dog in human years? The common answer is “multiply by 7” but there’s a better answer: 16 ln(dog’s age) + 31
Hackaday's Mining and Refining series looks at titanium
Have you got Sia stuck in your head too?