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The future of sex imagined in the 80s by Paul Gillon: "One of the greats of science fiction comics, whose stories were published in Spain in Zona 84, 1984 and the local edition of Metal Hurlant, always had sex very much in mind. In futuristic settings and post-apocalyptic situations, he always raised problems of a dystopian but sexual nature. Thus, his characters had relationships with Artificial Intelligences, aliens, or defended Christian marriage across the galaxy without excluding the hypocrisy it entails."
The game of hitting a black man in the face with baseballs: "We've already talked about the lovely era when black babies were used as bait to hunt alligators, but the story doesn't end there. In the United States, from the late 19th century until the first half of the 20th century, throwing balls at the head of a black man was tremendously popular. Both sides won. Some got a prize and the others a traumatic brain injury. What is called a fair exchange."
They reconstruct for the first time the face of a young Viking warrior who died 1,000 years ago in Solør, Norway: "When the sword fell on her head, the blade cut through to the bone. Scientists studying the fractured skull of the Viking woman 1,000 years later are still not sure whether the blow actually killed her; however, the hoard of weapons buried with her makes it clear that she nevertheless died as a warrior."
We have begun to understand the purpose of dreaming, and it is even more important than we imagined: "For the first time, a group of researchers has evidence that dreams help to soothe the impact of emotional events in our lives, acting as a nightly therapy. The finding is even more important. It raises the possibility of hacking our dreams to boost learning, memory, and emotional well-being."
Are we really progressing?: "Progress is a throwaway word with a bad image. Conservatives pejoratively call 'progressives' the people or parties that defend innovative ideas. For their part, these view such conservatives with suspicion when they use that same word, because they understand that behind it hides ambition, greed, and excessive enrichment. But progress is none of those two things."
The last hours of the Berlin Wall: "A quarter past seven in the morning. Dawn breaks over Berlin. The first rays of sun melt the frost that covers the wall dividing the city, covered with graffiti on one side and with armed-to-the-teeth police on the other. In the German Democratic Republic, a group of young soldiers picks up the trash that has been thrown from the other side of the border. A few meters away, in the Federal Republic of Germany, a retiree walks his dog. No one knows it yet, but the day that has just begun will go down in the history books and be remembered for generations."
The most absurd wars in history: "Whether for economic or political reasons, for the desire for conquest, or for the particular interests of some who manage to make them seem like collective interests... the fact is that throughout history, wars have erupted for different reasons and, on many occasions, for simple trifles, whether it be the cause of the dispute or the object of the dispute. In my opinion, these are some of the most absurd military conflicts. As the saying goes, not all who are there are, but all who are, are."
Can a quantum computer efficiently solve the traveling salesman problem?: "In computational complexity theory, a problem is said to belong to class P if there exists a deterministic algorithm to solve it that requires, in the worst case, a running time described by a polynomial in the size of the input, that is, O(nk), where k≥1; an algorithm with a more than polynomial time cost, such as O(2n), does not belong to class P. An algorithm is said to be efficient if it belongs to class P, although in fact, when k>3 an algorithm is impractical."
If I'm not mistaken, 64=65: "Curry's paradox occurs when considering the following statement: "If I'm not mistaken, B is true", that is, "If this statement is true, then B is true", where B can be any logical statement, such as '64=65'. That is, let's think about the sentence "If I'm not mistaken, 64=65"."
'I live in constant fear', the confrontations between humans and chimpanzees in rural Uganda: "Life was already hard enough for Ntegeka Semata and her family, who eked out a living on their small plot of land along a mountain range in western Uganda. They barely managed to grow food for themselves, and now a group of desperate, bold, crop-raiding chimpanzees threatened their livelihood and even their safety."
The Guy Fawkes attack on the London Parliament in 1605: "The engraving above these lines, published in a 1630 pamphlet titled 'Conmemoración agradecida de la misericordia de Dios', shows Guy Fawkes, with his typical cape and wide-brimmed hat, lurking around the gunpowder-filled warehouse next to Parliament. Tradition has it that when he was arrested, they snatched the lantern he carried to prevent him from detonating the gunpowder."
Why we must stop 'planetary bandits' like Elon Musk: "The problem is that these satellite constellations, plus those that other companies will configure, which have already announced plans to join the race, will ruin astronomical observations and may change the night sky as we know it. In June, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) issued a statement warning that "we still don't fully understand the impact of thousands of these satellites visible throughout the night sky" and assured that they "may threaten" astronomical observations."
VIDEOS: The evolution of TV, the Guinness records of October, eagle vs hare, Lotte from age zero to 20, the pug's hammock, master of Jenga, absolute genius, 20-meter robot arm, which metal is stronger, how to cut fruit, jet flying in the wake of another jet, the return of the mouse deer, saves puppy from the roof, giant dragon terrorizing the streets of France, his first day in the army, Nirvana cover with drums, speed record with jetpack, movie chase, falls off the ladder due to being drunk, the beer joke, pregnancy transformation, the talking dog, the first sofa with wheels legal for the street, lots of frozen fish, the Volkswagen mini motorcycle, the voices of George Carlín, the barcode guitar, the sliding dog, algorithm that removes water from photos and the short films: My Moon, Navidad 2019, Hors Piste (VERY GOOD) and Aliens.
GALLERIES: History of light therapy, she does makeup with her daughter, cyberpunk, shopping malls of 1989, Comedia Salvaje 2019, nature photographer award, things that scare people, kitten squirrel, the Lego architect, Elvis Presley in the army, plastic fruit, forest mushrooms, art on stones, more photos of Apollonia Kotero, the 10 best portraitists and we finish with Animated Landfill and Visual Dump.
