Scientific bodies are due to make an official decision in the coming year about whether to declare a new geochronological unit precipitated by the impact of humans on Earth.

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According to a widely distributed study covered by all the majors, Tesla drivers are way at the top of the list of the worst drivers on earth. Brian White has gone super deep to uncover whether there is any truth in this story and why it might have been written at all.

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Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.

It’s a sheer physical challenge to construct sieves with such precision.

In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive “soil” which can boost the plant growth by 50% in 15 days.

Today in clueless rich guys, we have Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who was stunned to learn how much it costs to take a three-mile ride in New York City using his company’s app.

In a wide-ranging interview with Wired, Khosrowshahi was veritably stunned when the reporter questioning him asked if he knew how much a ride in the Big Apple costs.

“I traveled 2.95 miles in an Uber to get here today,” the reporter, Steven Levy, asked the CEO. “What do you think it cost?”