Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about the history of science and technology for all ages. Find the playlist of Q&A’s here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa.
Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram.
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A new model explains the wrinkling patterns seen in nature’s donut-shaped objects, such as those found in jellyfish.
Captivating patterns found in the light scattered by an evaporating water droplet could be used to infer the properties of the droplet as it shrinks.
Summary: Synaptic pruning occurs as a result of mechanical tearing, a new study reveals.
Source: University of Munster.
Nerve cells communicate with one another via long processes known as axons and dendrites, or, more generally, neurites. During development, these processes first grow and form connections with other cells, for example synapses with other nerve cells. Any neurites which are not properly linked, or are no longer needed, are removed by a corrective mechanism known as “pruning”.
Microsoft is investigating issues with several of its products including Teams and Outlook, the company said Tuesday.
Data from outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 5,000 reports in the UK alone.
The WordPress online course plugin ‘LearnPress’ was vulnerable to multiple critical-severity flaws, including pre-auth SQL injection and local file inclusion.
LearnPress is a learning management system (LMS) plugin that allows WordPress websites to easily create and sell online courses, lessons, and quizzes, providing visitors with a friendly interface while requiring no coding knowledge from the website developer.
The vulnerabilities in the plugin, used in over 100,000 active sites, were discovered by PatchStack between November 30 and December 2, 2022, and reported to the software vendor.
Amino acids in the Winchcombe meteorite could get us closer to understanding the origin of life on Earth.
