What's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't exist. Yet we do it. Humans are funny that way.

What's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't exist. Yet we do it. Humans are funny that way.

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Short Stuff: Knock on Wood

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Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they’re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them.

Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they&rsquo;re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them.

Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em

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During the Cold War, the CIA used the legend of a vampire named Aswang to scare locals into not helping the communists. 

During the Cold War, the CIA used the legend of a vampire named Aswang to scare locals into not helping the communists.&nbsp;

Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?

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West Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone’s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy.

West Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone&rsquo;s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy.

Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

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