Kim Jong Un’s Trip to Russia May Help Him Put Spy Satellites in Orbit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is returning from Russia with pledges to help with his space program
2023-09-18 11:26
Australia Says Coal to Nuclear Switch Would Cost $249 Billion
Replacing Australia’s coal-fired power stations with small modular nuclear power reactors would cost A$387 billion ($249 billion), according
2023-09-18 08:54
Learn How to Spot Greenwashing
Greenwashing is a way for companies to piggyback on everyone's concerns about climate change — and it's everywhere.
2023-09-18 08:52
New tax divides India's booming computer games sector
The Indian government's forthcoming tax on the industry doesn't apply to all types of games.
2023-09-18 08:26
Regulators Are Trying to Stop Greenwashing Before It Gets Worse
In 2021, a series of HSBC advertisements started appearing on bus stops around the UK. Part of a
2023-09-18 07:29
NYC Climate Protests Draw Thousands Ahead of UN Gathering
Tens of thousands of protesters took to New York City streets on Sunday to call for an end
2023-09-18 07:19
TikTok Using Employee-Monitoring Tech to Make Sure People Come Into the Office
TikTok employees are headed back to the office. Starting in October, TikTok employees will be
2023-09-18 06:28
Man who stayed awake for 11 straight days shares how his brain ‘broke down’
A man who stayed awake for 11 straight days to set a world record has spoken about how he experienced his brain starting to ‘break down’. Englishman Tony Wright went an incredible 266 hours without sleep back in 2007 and set a new record – only to see it broken by someone else just a month later. Wright spoke about his experience in a clip posted by the YouTube channel Sleep Gods, saying that an entirely different part of his brain was activated during his record attempt. "Basically, you're starving the rational mind, the egotistical mind of sleep, and it's battery is running down. And of course, it doesn't feel very good, it feels tired. Wright added: "But if you push beyond that, its ability to stay in charge starts to break down as well. And that's where you can start to get glimpses of access to the other side of the brain, the other self." Man Who Didn't Sleep For 11 Days Explains Sleep Deprivation www.youtube.com "I've spoken to a lot of people about this. Most people have recollections where they've been partying, or they've been working hard, and sure they get tired, but within that they get glimpses of something else.” He went on to say: "That kind of softness, or a more relaxed state - often more emotional, because again, there's more access to that emotional side of the brain. "Even feeling quite good, quite an altered state for brief windows, or getting a second wind even. You know, be really, really tired, no sleep, and then suddenly feeling fine for half an hour or an hour. "So all I really did, or what I was interested in, is making sense of that. And is it possible to exploit that and bring in combining techniques to tie the left side of the brain up, which initially doesn't feel great, but the reward on the other side of that makes it worth the effort." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-09-17 19:56
Aging Autobahn Thwarts Germany’s Plan to Erect Massive Windmills
Germany’s autobahn is known for its limitless speed. But its aging infrastructure isn’t up to the task of
2023-09-17 14:49
Twitter Will Notify You if a Post You've Annotated Gets Deleted
Starting today, X will let you know if a post you’ve left a Community Note
2023-09-17 03:22
Ethereum’s Successful Overhaul Sends Developers Scrambling for Another Fix
One year after one of the most talked about software upgrades since the Y2K changeover more than two
2023-09-16 23:17
The Big Climate March Returns in an Era of Soup-Throwing Protests
In September 2019, an estimated 250,000 people took to the streets of New York City. The marchers, who
2023-09-16 16:50