Archive for November 30th, 2023

People Who Are Blind From Birth Will Gesture When Speaking

Do you ever find yourself gesturing with your hands as you talk on the phone to someone who can't see you? It seems so natural that we don't think about it. Is that something we learned, or something that just comes with...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/People-Who-Are-Blind-From-Birth-Will-Gesture-When-Speaking/

Artificial Intelligence is Getting Slightly Better at Designing an Advent Calendar

Every year, Janelle Shane of AI Weirdness tries to get a neural network to generate a new Advent calendar, and every year the latest AI programs show how they do not yet understand Christmas. The last one we posted was i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Artificial-Intelligence-is-Getting-Slightly-Better-at-Designing-an-Advent-Calendar/

The Changing World of the Geisha

The Japanese geisha is an artist and entertainer, but the word does not mean just any artist or entertainer. The culture and profession of geisha is limited to a very strict and meticulous system developed over a couple...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/The-Changing-World-of-the-Geisha/

Fast Facts About Henry Kissinger

<p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/henry-kissinger-diplomat-five-things-d6ed4fc1a0b911ed880f3c219cee77e8" target="_blank">The former secretary of state Henry Kissinger has rece...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Fast-Facts-About-Henry-Kissinger/

Tall Tales About the Roman Emperor Caligula

Caligula was only 25 years old when he became the emperor of Rome, the son of the general and politician Germanicus and Agrippina, the granddaughter of Augustus Caesar. Conflict with Tiberius, Germanicus' uncle, resulted...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Tall-Tales-About-the-Roman-Emperor-Caligula/

CRISPR Successfully Lowers Cholesterol in Human Trial

High cholesterol levels can lead to heart disease, stroke, and other chronic ailments which mostly require a lifetime of medication for maintenance. It's costly and very limiting for individuals as someone who has hyperc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/CRISPR-Successfully-Lowers-Cholesterol-in-Human-Trial/

Disney's Lesson on the Invisible Hand

The invisible hand refers to the market forces that influence behaviors and decisions within a free market economy. It explains how the market moves toward equilibrium, balancing out demand and supply, and how individual...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Disney-s-Lesson-on-the-Invisible-Hand/

Agatha Christie's Legacy as a Stained Glass Window Designer

<p>Although we know Agatha Christie to be the queen of crime, who had become famous for her 66 detective novels and 14 short stories, along with the fictional characters Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, ther...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Agatha-Christie-s-Legacy-as-a-Stained-Glass-Window-Designer/

Rare Natural Acoustics of Devil's Church Cave May Explain Its Mystical Past

<p>Devil's Church Cave, or Pirunkirkko in the local language, found in eastern Finland, has been the site of rituals and magical practices by shamans and faith healers for centuries, but <a href="ht...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/30/Rare-Natural-Acoustics-of-Devil-s-Church-Cave-May-Explain-Its-Mystical-Past/
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