News for nerds
1) Stephen Curry has some words for his haters/doubters… 62 of themStephen Curry heard the criticism: He’s great with a bunch of All-Star teammates, but he can’t really lead a team. He’s overrated. He’s a shooter, nothing more. Some foolish Read more
While many physicians benefit from social media by networking with potential collaborators or interfacing with patients, a new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found many physicians also report being sexually harassed and personally attacked on these Read more
Foreign investors were net sellers of most Asian equities in 2020, deterred by the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although the flows turned positive in the fourth quarter on hopes of a recovery and vaccine optimism. Cross-border investors Read more
It’s a happy new year indeed for Valve – we’re only a few days into 2021, but the company has once again broken its own record for the highest number of concurrent users on its digital PC platform, Steam. This Read more
Family and friends of Laynee Westbrook are desperate for answers as their search for the 41-year-old Washington woman enters its fourth month. “It’s been 116 days and we still don’t have answers,” Laynee’s sister-in-law, Emily Pepper, told Dateline. “We have Read more
Spurs guard Derrick White was out during training camp and the first four games of the regular season as he recovered from off-season surgery on a toe. Now he will be out indefinitely after fracturing the same toe, the Spurs Read more
A research study at the University of Chicago has found that in pregnancy, while the T cell response to a fetus becomes tolerant to allow for successful pregnancy, the part of the immune system that produces antibodies (known as the Read more
Japan’s NEC Corp has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to a new normal where face coverings have become a key form of protection against the spread of the coronavirus. The Read more
If true, this’ll be the second Bethesda game to be turned into a TV show. Netflix is reportedly planning to create a TV show based on the The Elder Scrolls franchise. Capitalising on the success of similar adaptations that turned Read more
Jose Hernandez made his dream of becoming an astronaut a reality and he did so against incredible odds. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez spent most of his youth working the fields. As a young boy, Hernandez picked fruits and vegetables Read more