Level Up Your Romance: Fun LEGO Flower Tutorials for Valentine’s Day

Lego Bouquet Tutorial

Forget wilted petals—this Valentine’s Day, build a bouquet that lasts forever! LEGO’s botanical collection is the perfect way to craft a beautiful (and low-maintenance) floral arrangement for your special someone. Whether you’re a master builder or just starting out, these four fun video tutorials will help you create a stunning LEGO flower bouquet that won’t […]



Radical, Dude! A Totally BOSS Guide to 80s Slang

80s Slang

Grab a Capri Sun, hold onto your scrunchies and crank up that boombox, because Dr. Erica Brozovsky is taking us on a totally radical trip back to the 80s! In this righteous episode of Otherwords, she’s rocking vintage threads and dropping some of the gnarliest slang from the decade of neon and synth. From “tubular” […]

Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Peter Vickers, Durham University; Henry Taylor, University of Birmingham, and Sean McMahon, University of Edinburgh News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is […]



TikTok Resumes Operation in the United States After Brief Ban

TikTok Ban

TikTok is back, America! Less than 24 hours after being banned, the app has returned, proving you can’t keep Gen Z’s favorite time-waster down for long. On January 18th, TikTok went dark thanks to a Supreme Court decision over national security concerns about its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Cue chaos: influencers panicked, businesses scrambled, and […]

TikTok’s Time is Up: U.S. Ban Leaves Millions Scrolling… Nothing

TikTok Ban

Well, it’s official, folks—TikTok has danced its last dance in the U.S. (for now). Starting Saturday evening, millions of American users opened the app, only to be met with a pop-up saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.” It’s like logging into a party, only to find the DJ’s packed up and gone home. The […]

Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech

Meta stirred up controversy when it ditched fact-checking. Chesnot/Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions. But taken at face value, the changes raise the question of the effectiveness of Meta’s old […]

The Dark History of Arsenic: The “King of Poisons”

Arsenic: The King of Poisons

Arsenic has earned its sinister title as the “king of poisons,” playing a role in schemes and assassinations throughout history. Its danger lies not in its pure form, but when it combines with other elements to create deadly compounds. In its most lethal form, white arsenic, this tasteless and odorless powder interferes with critical bodily […]

TikTok’s Final Countdown: America’s Favorite Time-Waster Is on the Chopping Block

TikTok Ban

Pack up your dances, memes, and life hacks, folks—TikTok is about to bid the United States a dramatic farewell on January 19th, unless a miracle of Supreme proportions (literally) happens. After a year of legal wrangling and political debates, the clock is ticking for America’s favorite distraction machine. This marks the culmination of a year-long […]