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Frank Stephenson, one of the brightest stars in automotive design, is the subject of a new documentary called Chasing Perfect
Automotive

Automotive design guru Frank Stephenson interview part 1: Designs and inspirations

Frank Stephenson has had an absolute dream career in automotive design, bringing cars as disparate as the BMW X5, Ferrari FXX, Mini Cooper, and McLaren P1 to life. More recently, he's started his own independent design studio, and is also director of design for Lilium's flying car project.
Artist's impression of a magnetized, rotating neutron star
Space

Most massive neutron star ever measured stretches the limits of physics

Astronomers have detected the most massive neutron star ever measured, a record-setting object that stretches the limits of what was believed to be physically possible.
For the first time scientists have demonstrated how gut bacteria disruptions can alter intestinal serotonin production and change blood sugar levels
Medical

Microbiome influences gut serotonin and blood sugar levels

New research has discovered how gut bacteria can directly influence blood sugar levels by promoting the synthesis of gut-derived serotonin.
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Marc Abrahams, originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration, under the spotlight at the 2019 ceremony
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2019 Ig Nobel Awards celebrate lighter side of science
Lamborghini calls the Sián its fastest car ever
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Five electrified performance cars of Frankfurt 2019
"Big cat and dog spat" by Peter Haygarth, UK. Highly Commended 2019, Behaviour: Mammals. In a rare encounter, a lone male cheetah is set upon by a pack of African wild dogs. (Both species have disappeared from much of their former ranges, with fewer than 7,000 left of each, mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation. Both exist at low densities.) Peter had been following the dogs by vehicle as they hunted in Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A warthog had just escaped the pack when the leading dogs came across the big cat. At first, the dogs were wary, but as the rest of the 12-strong pack arrived, their confidence grew, and they began to encircle the cat, chirping with excitement. The elderly cheetah hissed and lunged back at the mob, his left ear tattered, the right one pinned back in the ruckus. As dust flew in the morning light, Peter kept his focus on the cat’s face. In a few minutes the spat was over as the cheetah fled.
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15 finalists in the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The thermoelectric generator uses a black aluminum disk to radiate heat into the atmosphere, and a polystyrene enclosure to keep the air inside warm.
Energy
New generator produces energy from the cold of space
The Oclu features an aerodynamic shape and stereo microphones
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Review: Arizona's Oclu debuts new 4K action camera
The program is called Focused Pharma, and explores whether the acute psychoactive effects of drugs like MDMA can be decoupled from the beneficial effects seen in treating conditions such as PTSD
Science
DARPA attempts to remove hallucinatory "side effects" from psychedelics
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