2019, May

  • A Bizarre Form of Water May Exist All Over the Universe - This Wired article talks about the findings that confirmed the existence of superionic ice.
  • Florida beer used butterflies in the brewing process - First Magnitude Brewing brewed a beer with yeast extracted from a butterfly. More about that on Tampa Bay Times‘s article.
  • Here’s Why Automakers Don’t Advertise How Long It Takes To Fully Charge An Electric Car - there’s a very interesting reason for that. Jalopnik explains about this.
  • Ice - Phases - Related to the Wired article, this Wikipedia article talks about all the existing ice phases.
  • Impossible Foods’ rising empire of almost-meat - Engadged’s article on the creator of the Impossible’s burger, a meat paddy that is entirely vegetarian and that its enthusiasts says it tastes just like meat.
  • Marcus Aurelius: 3 Rules For Life - Great text from Darius Foroux about Marcus Aurelius’ 3 rules for life. Something to meditate on.
  • Moondust Could Cloud Our Lunar Ambitions - Wired text on how the recent discoveries about moon dust could cause trouble to future moon exploration.
  • On the Hunt for the World’s Rarest Pasta - This article talks about the journey that it takes to get the chance to taste su filindeu, the rarest pasta in the world.
  • Plants Complain to Their Friends When the Neighborhood Gets Too Crowded - Interesting article talking about how plants can communicate by sending chemical signals through the soil.
  • Table for one: how eating alone is radically changing our diets - there are many consequences that inadvertently happen due to frequently dining solo. This The Guardian text discusses about this.
  • The curious origins of the dollar symbol - A BBC text unveiling the likely origins of the dollar symbol.
  • The unlikely origins of USB, the port that changed everything - Interesting interview with the key players of the USB creation.
  • What is neurogastronomy? - Interesting text that talks about how we eat not only with our mouth, but also with our eyes, nose, hands and brain.