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Antibiotics

When Evolution Is Infectious

Eugene Rosenberg, a coral microbiologist, ran into a rather large problem in the early 2000s. While working at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel, he discovered that he couldn’t replicate his own breakthrough findings from a decade earlier. What seemed like a potentially devastating failure at the time would…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Climate Change

The Debate Was a Disaster. But Hey, Climate Change Came Up

Near the end of last night’s catastrophic “presidential” debate, moderator Chris Wallace lobbed a surprising question at Donald Trump: “What do you believe about the science of climate change? And what will you do in the next four years to confront it?”It was surprising because, for one thing, it wasn’t…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Fortnite

Fortnite Season 4 Week 6 Challenge guide

Finally, after weeks of anticipation, Wolverine is an unlockable skin in Fortnite. We still have a couple of variants to unlock, but we can start with the base style today, October 1. Of course, you’ll have to complete all of the available challenges for Wolverine to unlock his skin. Thankfully…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Google

How to Get Your Hands on Everything Google Announced Today

Google’s “Launch Night In” gave us an overview of the company’s upcoming hardware releases, including two 5G Pixel phones, a new Nest Audio speaker, and an updated Chromecast with a dedicated remote.Ironically, everything announced was leaked or heavily rumored ahead of time, so there weren’t any surprises. Some of these…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Neymar

Neymar Avoids Sanction After Alleged Racism, Homophobia

Handout picture released by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) showing Brazilian football star Neymar, who is to make his 100th appearance with the national team in a friendly match against Senegal, speaking during a press conference in Singapore on October 9, 2019. Lucas FIGUEIREDO / Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) / AFPParis…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Neymar

News24.com | Neymar avoids sanction after alleged racism, homophobia

PARIS, FRANCE-SEPTEMBER 13: Neymar Jr #10 of Paris Saint-Germain reacts to a racist insult from Alvaro Gonzalez #3 of Olympique Marseille during the match between Paris-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Marseille (OM) at Parc des Princes on September 13, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images) Paris Saint-German's Neymar…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Google

All the Specs Google Didn’t Share at Today’s ‘Launch Night In’

Screenshot: David MurphyI’ve been covering press events for roughly 15 years or so, and in all that time, I’ve never seen a company speed through its announcements as quickly as Google did during today’s “Launch Night In” event. Perhaps Google knew it was staying up past its bedtime and didn’t…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Pandemic

Make a Candy Chute for Safer Pandemic Trick-or-Treating

Photo: JeniFoto (Shutterstock)Even if you’re not the type to decorate the outside of your house for Halloween, this year’s must-have trick-or-treating accessory will give your home the unmistakable look of the post-apocalypse—and there’s no need to go out of your way to come up with a theme. Certainly 2020 has…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Pandemic

What Has the Pandemic Done to Music Listening Habits?

Show notes For this week’s chat, Mike is joined by Glenn Peoples, the lead data analyst atBillboard. Glenn and Mike get into a fascinating conversation about how music fans’ listening habits have shifted during the course of the pandemic. They dissect early declines in streaming numbers and how it’s recovered,…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

Fortnite

New esports org Gamma Gaming makes splash with Fortnite roster

Fortnite Season 4 has done what no other season in Chapter 2 has: brought some of the biggest names in streaming back to Fortnite. Ninja was one of the first high-profile players to return, followed by Myth and several others for the Chipotle Challenger series. Season 4 is a return…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2020

When Evolution Is Infectious

The Debate Was a Disaster. But Hey, Climate Change Came Up

Fortnite Season 4 Week 6 Challenge guide

How to Get Your Hands on Everything Google Announced Today

Neymar Avoids Sanction After Alleged Racism, Homophobia

News24.com | Neymar avoids sanction after alleged racism, homophobia

All the Specs Google Didn’t Share at Today’s ‘Launch Night In’

Make a Candy Chute for Safer Pandemic Trick-or-Treating

What Has the Pandemic Done to Music Listening Habits?

New esports org Gamma Gaming makes splash with Fortnite roster

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