Leo Wilson 
The famously Freudian Dr Frasier Crane may have brought psychoanalysis over the airwaves to the masses in the seminal 1990s comedy in which he constantly spars with his Jungian brother, Niles. But half a century before him, a real-life Brazilian Frasier was doing much the same. Sigmund Freud’s influence in Latin America, a region the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum on Tuesday claimed that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis “is like blaming farmers for obesity.” His comments come at the mid-point of the U.N.’s biggest and most important annual climate conference, with many at the COP28 talks … Read more
(NEXSTAR) — Multiple states have a chance at seeing the northern lights Thursday and into Friday, all thanks to an active bout of space weather. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center upgraded its geomagnetic storm watch for Friday, noting that multiple coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are expected to impact Earth in the coming days. With … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter An Anfield game between two of English football’s most decorated clubs with a recent history of high scorelines and high drama. It promised much. And if Liverpool against Manchester United did … Read more
Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep. However, does the color of the light play a role? Researchers from the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared the influence of different light colors on the human body. The researchers’ findings contradict the results of a previous study … Read more
NIST researchers placed a common type of Christmas tree in a sealed chamber for 17 days to monitor and measure the chemicals it emits. These chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) give that pine smell and can react with ozone to form byproducts. They found low amounts of these chemicals, which may be a potential … Read more
In the recreational maths world, puzzle advent calendars are a thing. One of my favourites is produced by Mathigon, a beautiful free website for students, teachers and self-learners, and from which I have selected today’s puzzles. Merry solving, everyone! 1. The knights are drawing in. In other words, how many knights can be placed on … Read more
The 10 things to watch Wednesday, Dec. 6 1. U.S. stocks are higher in premarket trading Wednesday, with S & P 500 futures up 0.45% after back-to-back days of losses. The move comes amid increasing signs the labor market is loosening, suggesting the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes are succeeding in cooling the economy. U.S. private … Read more
(NewsNation) — The team behind an upcoming documentary on alleged UFO technician Bob Lazar is taking viewers behind the scenes to get a look at how the film is being made. Filmmakers, in an Instagram video posted Friday, explained how they’re using technology to recreate the “S4” facility near Area 51 in Nevada that Lazar … Read more
Storm Pia: 80mph winds batter Britain with ‘do not travel’ warnings issued For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hundreds of drivers trying to catch ferries abroad in the festive getaway faced big snarl-ups at … Read more
