Researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to study identical (aka monozygotic) twins who were separated early in life, before being raised in different countries by different families – and there are some surprising results to report. Whereas IQ has been shown to be up to 80 percent heritable – with twins usually scoring roughly
Month: May 2022
I’ve been learning Arabic for a couple of years, after one of my previous startups had a large-ish team of developers in Egypt. Even though I’m only a novice, I did spot something truly bizarre in today’s keynote at Google I/O: A bunch of the languages on the slide are … wrong? The text in
It’s starting to feel like a disjointed puzzle with too many pieces. Under the Banner of Heaven Season 1 Episode 4 is, unfortunately, feeling the crushing weight of its source material. While there was a lot of information, the plot (such as it is) moved slowly as we learned more about Ron and Dan Lafferty. Non-fiction
Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dinosaur tale, is littered with iconic moments. There’s the first meeting between John Hammond, Ellie Sattler, and Alan Grant, the initial appearance of the Tyrannosaurus rex and the showdown with the raptors in the kitchen. But amid the amazing action and impeccable quotes, there’s one element that truly stands out:
Play video content Ebro Laura Stylez Rosenberg Jack Harlow just discovered the connection between Ray J and Brandy, getting schooled on their family history live on air … and it’s all on video and hilarious!!! The “First Class” rapper was doing a live interview Wednesday on “Ebro in the Morning” on Hot97 radio in New
A quick Easter egg in this year’s Scream revealed that Scream 4 character Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) survived her encounter with Ghostface, leaving fans wondering if we’d see the fan favorite character again in a sequel. It’s official: Kirby will be back for Scream 6! THR reports that Panettiere has signed on for the sequel, making her the first legacy character
If you’re a fan of classic Chucks, or someone who’s always wanted shoes emblazoned with your favorite pocket monster on them, then you’re in luck because Pokémon and Converse are teaming up again to do just that. Back in January, Converse released a line of shoes that featured Jigglypuff, Meowth, Squirtle, and more, and now,
One of the most recent snaps beamed back from the Curiosity rover on Mars has revealed a rather interesting feature in the rocks: what looks to be a perfectly carved out doorway nestling in the Martian landscape. The doorway doppelgänger is so eerily convincing we’re almost tempted to start believing that it leads to a
The United Kingdom has a small but growing space industry, with the number of space-related organizations increasing by an average of 21 percent each year since 2012, but there is one key component it’s lacking — launches. There have been no space launches from U.K. soil, but that’s about to change. The U.K. has announced
Hulu’s Sally Rooney book adaptation Normal People was my absolute favorite TV show of 2020: a magnificently moving, beautifully rendered portrait of young love, with all its dizzying highs and lows. So I was excited when I heard Hulu was adapting another Rooney novel, Conversations With Friends, and bringing back Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Tricycle Logic has set a U.S. theatrical release for Lebanese director Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature, 1982. The coming-of-age drama premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival where it won the NETPAC Award. It will release domestically beginning June 10 at the Quad Cinema in New York and on June 24 will expand to
News Kendrick Lamar Reveals Cover Artwork for New Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers The Pulitzer winner dons a crown of thorns By Allison Hussey May 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar, photo by Renell Medrano Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar has revealed the cover artwork for his new album Mr. Morale & The Big
From Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games, Evil Dead: The Game will release on Friday, May 13th, allowing you and your friends to blast away Deadites – or take control of them! The Collector’s Edition of Evil Dead: The Game includes a special in-game Ash skin designed by makeup effects legend Tom Savini, and we’ve
During today’s Indie World presentation, Nintendo announced a plethora of games coming to the Switch console. From the 20 indies games shown, there will be something for everyone to look forward to ranging from noir-punk to action-adventure to soulslike to platformers. Here’s the list of games shown during today’s Nintendo presentation: Another Crab’s Treasure: Developed
There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change saw countries agree to cap global warming at “well below” 2 °C above levels measured between 1850
Offering a sneak preview of the Pixel 7 wasn’t enough, so Google’s really leaning in. Today at I/O, the company announced that it’s returning to the tablet business with a new device set for, get this, a 2023 launch. “Normally we wouldn’t tease a new product before it’s ready,” said Google’s hardware chief Rick Osterloh,
There are times when only a gothic novel will do, and such times call for Gallant (7.5 hours) by V. E. Schwab, author of the Shades of Magic series. Everything you could possibly want is present in Schwab’s latest standalone: a mysterious manuscript, a haunted house (the titular Gallant) and an unlikely heroine in the
‘Percy Jackson’ author Rick Riordan is slamming folks who are outraged that a Black actress is playing a character described in the books as white … calling the backlash racist. Leah Jeffries was recently cast for the role of Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” … with some fans
Andrew Garfield has been coming back on top ever since his Peter Parker returned for Spider-Man: No Way Home. He starred in Oscar-nominated hits like The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Tick, Tick…Boom, but now there’s another reason to want to eat up Andrew Garfield: his… fingers? The Spider-Man actor has made a new friend
Jack Harlow always has time for his fans … even the youngest ones on the outskirts. The rapper cleared a path this weekend for a 10-year-old who was seeking a photo with him at the Kentucky Derby, but was blocked off by a gaggle of security guards flanking him on all sides. The kid’s mother,
Night of the Living Dummy II was originally published in May 1995 (Spine #31). The series adaptation later aired on Friday, January 12, 1996 (runtime: 22 minutes). Despite its iconic cavalcade of creepers, crawlers and creatures which almost always go bump in the night, there is one formidable foe who consistently stands atop the swollen
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Those who have been following the saga of Intel’s foray into the GPU market know it’s been a rough ride so far. The company’s first GPUs were touted as being ready to launch in Q1 of this year. And yet,
The human brain is said to be the most complex biological structure ever to have existed. And while science doesn’t fully understand the brain yet, researchers in the expanding field of neuroscience have been making progress. Neuroscientists have made substantial inroads towards mapping the complex functions of the brain’s 85 billion or so neurons and
Google’s developer conference Google I/O is back, which means that the company has a few things to announce. During the opening keynote, Google is expected to unveil new hardware products, new software updates and new features for Google’s ecosystem. The conference starts at 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM on the East Cost, 6 PM
Can you hear the people? Can you hear the people sing? Rejoice? Celebrate? Blessed be everything and everyone because Veronica Fuentes is finally freaking gone! It only took all season. One can’t think of a better outcome for New Amsterdam Season 4 Episode 20 than Veronica crying her crocodile tears as she walked out of
With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7% from the previous week, totaling $31,199,660, with attendance of 249,219 showing a 3% bump. The attendance figure represents about 76% of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool
News Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina Escapes Russia Amid Putin’s Crackdown on Dissidents One of Putin’s most prominent detractors, best known for her work as a member of the Russian activist punk band and performance art collective, has fled the country amid the war with Ukraine By Evan Minsker May 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pussy Riot’s
Writer/Director Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents delivers one of the more complex and disturbing depictions of childhood in recent memory (read my review). A seemingly ordinary summer vacation at the playground becomes anything but when a group of children discovers emerging supernatural abilities. Their innocent play and exploration quickly take a dark turn. Vogt, who co-wrote Thelma, is no
Image: Team Cherry If there’s one indie game Nintendo Switch fans are absolutely dying to get their hands on, it’s got to be Hollow Knight: Silksong. For those of you who are eager for a bit of an update on this follow-up to original release, it seems we’ve finally got one. At the end of
The IG determined that the basing decision “complied with Federal Law and DoD policy and that the process was reasonable” WASHINGTON — After a year-long investigation, the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General concluded that the January 2021 recommendation to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, was reasonable and not
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