Captain Ake channels Family Guy’s Kirk

Always beware a declining superpower ft.trib.al/43WMdsk

The Disclosure of Aliens Could Cause a Bitcoin Rush, Former Bank of England Analyst Says https://gizmodo.com/the-disclosure-of-aliens-could-cause-a-bitcoin-rush-former-bank-of-england-analyst-says-2000711471

Exercise changes how muscle-building genes work: Your muscles remember periods of strength and respond favorably in the future. But do muscles have a similar memory for weakness? Bonnie Tsui reports:

Nico Rosberg, a former Formula 1 racing champion, has raised $100 million for his venture capital firm, making it one of the largest technology investments from a former athlete. Read more: bloom.bg/45EMiKx 📷️: Getty Images

The US is now a meta-Venn diagram of this with Idiocracy:

It’s time for the NHL to instigate 3 pts for a regulation win.

Promising results from a new A.I. tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans are another example of how China is racing to apply the tech to medicine’s tough problems.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Ancient wisdom and modern research are not wrong,” our columnist David Brooks writes. “If you want to lead a fulfilling life, fill it with loving attachments.”

Six. Minute. Abs.

How do I feel that the Leafs are playing inspired hockey without both Nylander or Matthews in the lineup. 🤔

We might not be able to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas” around a TV together like we once used to, but we can still listen to its classic soundtrack—that rare artistic artifact that transcends what it was made to accompany, writes Anna Holmes:

Perimenopause and menopause can manifest in so many more ways than most people know. I took a look at the full-body spectrum of effects.

President Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US despite concerns

The Dodgers tried to ruin baseball, the Blue Jays might have saved it.

What @dandrezner.bsky.social says here: Thank you baseball, for this extraordinary World Series open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

Iceland lost the distinction of being one of the last places in the world without a confirmed sighting of wild mosquitoes. Experts say the discovery is a sign of how rapid climate change and globalization are changing Iceland.

Borrow some spring optimism for new plantings in frost-free, warmer autumns on.ft.com/3J9U9YD

Katy Perry came to Canada for her summer concert series, saw a F*ck Trudeau bumper sticker and said “Ok”.

Astronomers Are Sounding the Alarm Over Dangerous Space Weather. Are We Prepared? https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-are-sounding-the-alarm-over-dangerous-space-weather-are-we-prepared-2000668362

Ladies and gentlemen, we are witnessing something special. Yanks vs Jays. Game 2.

Props to Crochet. What a beast.

“KPop Demon Hunters” became an unexpected juggernaut this summer, and is on its way to reaching the cultural resonance of Disney movies like “Encanto” and “Frozen.” But its popularity hasn’t been limited to children. Parents are eagerly watching the film, too.

Saw this first hand near the exCel. Pretty gross 🤮

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Being in nature is great for your brain. Scientists are trying to understand exactly why.

Monarch Butterflies Are Losing Their Navigational Abilities. You Can Guess Why https://gizmodo.com/monarch-butterflies-are-losing-their-navigational-abilities-you-can-guess-why-2000642640

Good piece from @amandamull.bsky.social that helps me better understood the cultural world my soon-to-be-tween daughter is interacting with.

They may be the “most hated group on the internet," but this cohort of grown-ups also keeps theme parks alive.

Solar-Powered Device Turns Moon Dirt Into Bricks, a Potential Breakthrough in Lunar Construction https://gizmodo.com/solar-powered-device-turns-moon-dirt-into-bricks-a-potential-breakthrough-in-lunar-construction-2000640313

Radioactive Wasp Nest Found in Decommissioned Nuclear Weapons Plant https://gizmodo.com/radioactive-wasp-nest-found-in-decommissioned-nuclear-weapons-plant-2000637269

NASA once projected America’s loftiest ideals, Franklin Foer writes. Then it ceded its ambitions to Elon Musk:

We should have a larger convo about how companies like American Eagle use beautiful people to add glamor to unglamorous products. In 2023, a young Bangladeshi woman committed suicide at a factory that made American Eagle clothes bc of abuse. This is the cost of cheap, trendy clothes.

Not an exaggeration. @newyorker.com

The TACO trade the world wished he took.

About 70,000 years ago, a new study suggests, our species learned to live just about anywhere. Later, that ability helped our ancestors expand from Africa across the world. Here’s my story on the human niche [Gift link] nyti.ms/3ZBc7ID

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Star Trek’s science fiction has a long history of divining current tech, but this DS9 story is quickly becoming the belle de jour: memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bell_Ri... Bell Riots | Memory Alpha | Fandom

Canadian rolling coal.

Why not have special cars for Monaco then? Smaller dimensions more suited for the tight space.

🍕 15 years ago today, a Florida man paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa Johns pizzas. In today’s dollars, that’s roughly $1.1 billion, which is nearly enough to buy Papa Johns ✨ the company ✨

China reminded officials around the country to cut wasteful spending on travel, food and office space, adding to signs of an austerity push by President Xi Jinping as economic headwinds put strains on government budgets.

MLSE and Rogers - you reap what you sow. You make ticket prices too $$ for the average fan, you get fans that have $$, but do not respect the game. Ostracize your “core” fan base, and the second GTA team will come sooner than you may realize.

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This is mind blowing youtu.be/dBap_Lp-0oc?...

What is fear? Answer Alex:

This is riveting

The unconventional pope’s last swipe at the classic monarchical papacy will be at his own funeral. Plans for a simple casket, headstone and burial testify to Pope Francis’s lifelong dedication to simplicity and fraternity. Read more here: www.ft.com/content/44de...