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NASA’s New ‘Gamma’ Constellations Are Partly Made From Black Holes (And The TARDIS)
You’d think with all the astronomical discoveries we’ve made over the years, we’d have plenty of stars to make new constellations from. Like, thousands of them. And in a way, we do. But why uses boring old stars, when you can use black holes instead?
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Watch A Real Psychologist Analyse Mental Illnesses Portrayed In Movies
It’s no surprise that mental illness is depicted somewhat more dramatically in movies compared to real life. But that doesn’t mean actors (and directors and writers) can’t strive to be both accurate and compassionate in their portrayals. Fortunately, most do, according to this breakdown of cinematic classics by psychologist Ali Mattu.
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Microsoft Just Open Sourced Parts Of Minecraft’s Java Code
Four years. That’s how long it’s been since Microsoft acquired Minecraft developer Mojang. A lot has happened in those four years — Minecraft on Switch, malware in Minecraft, open-sourcing some of the code… wait, what was that last one?
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Virgin Australia Gets Alexa Voice Check-In, Starting Next Week
There’s no doubt that voice assistants are the future… once we make sure they can’t become self-aware. Virgin Australia announced yesterday how it’s embracing the revolution — come next week, you’ll be able to check into your flights using Amazon’s Alexa.