Here are today’s headlines…
- Happy Winter Solstice! Here Are the Scientific Reasons Behind the Season
- However, tonight won’t actually be the longest night in the history of the Earth
- Elsewhere, Celebrations of the Season Harken Back to the Olden Times
- NASA Proposes a ‘Cloud City’ Above Venus. Dream Big or Dream On?
- Meanwhile, NASA just ’emailed’ a wrench to space for the first time
- The secret engine technology that made the SR-71 the fastest plane ever
- One Small Experiment in Learning and Memory, One Giant Leap for Mankind
- Eye phone: How a TED Fellow’s app could help restore sight to millions
- Exploring Nootropics: Mind Supplements for Lucid Dreaming
- A climate change “tipping point” has passed, says NOAA
- “We Had No Choice”: Sony Defends Decision to Pull “The Interview”
- Spring Colors: We’re responsible for the color of Yellowstone’s thermal springs
- Five da Vinci inventions that could have revolutionized the history of technology
- DMT Sex To Telepathic Octopi: 23 Things Terence McKenna Said Best
- Time Traveler Who Spent 2 Years in The Future 2749 Tells All
- Christmas Lights Spark “UFO Alert” in the United Kingdom
Thanks to Mark Brady, Lindsay Morrison, and Janet Fitzgerald for links in today’s roundup.
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