“It was less than a grain of rice, but we began to cut it and look at it, and it was really beautiful,” he said. “But as we were accumulating the data, I realized that we just had way, way more than we could handle.” edition.cnn.com/2024/05/15/wor…

I'm not sure if we live in a computer simulation, but if we ever find out we do, there will have been signs

Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer who made his mark on the fashion world with distinctive, glamorous animal prints, has died at the age of 83. cnn.com/2024/04/12/sty…

“Include a QR code.”
“Add a line to explain the visual.”
“It needs a call-to-action.”

A “No” to all of the above. That’s why the latest British Airways campaign by the lovely folks of @Uncommon_Studio is so utterly marvelous. Again.

The dynamic of the educated 'contrarian' becoming radicalized and falling for every vile and stupid conspiracy until they are aligned with the worst of humanity, closing themselves off from reality and calling it enlightenment.

'Regardless of what causes those quakes, it is true that they pose a potential threat to future landing missions.'

ICYMI: CNN International's Jacopo Prisco talked with University of Texas Institute for Geophysics's Yosio Nakamura for his thoughts on recent research into the causes of moonquakes.

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Currently sedating myself by listening to multiple international versions of what we know in the UK as 'Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace'. Enjoying the scant regard paid by The Netherlands to the brief they were given.

Putting a baby in a freezer would kill it, but freezing embryos keeps them alive. That's why an embryo isn't a baby. Hope that helps if you're very stupid <3

Going to the moon? Watch out for moonquakes cnn.com/2024/01/31/wor…

Enjoyed talking with CNN Jacopo Prisco about why the landing site for JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's SLIM mission is so interesting - it's all about the craters 😀

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This video is crazy

A Palestinian journalist is in a verbal argument with Israeli soldiers

A soldier repeatedly punches him, hits him with his rifle butt, then he’s thrown down and kicked on ground

All filmed live on CNN Turk

A bleak journey into dark patterns

Gen Z: All we want is a liveable world and fair wages

Boomers:

Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns. trib.al/G2R56TS

'However, I’m not starving or fighting to survive in the middle of the apocalypse. Under such circumstances, I assume these would make an acceptable meal—perhaps even an enjoyable one.' Jacopo Prisco @Wired wired.com/story/special-…

“We went from fringe to mainstream—all of a sudden... I think people now understand the importance of having a bit of food insurance, just like they have car insurance or health insurance.'
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We thought AI would want to kill us but it is in fact doing far worse

For CNN Travel I wrote about Japan Airlines' brilliant 'Any Wear, Anywhere' initiative, that lets you leave your clothes at home (saving weight) and pick a rental wardrobe for your holiday, delivered to your hotel and reused. Every airline should do this! edition.cnn.com/travel/japan-a…