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[Nature Communications→]( [New Evidence from the James Webb Telescope Confirms Universe’s Expansion Rate]( “With measurement errors negated, what remains is the real and exciting possibility that we have misunderstood the Universe.” [The European Space Agency→]( [Masked Faces Are Getting Less Trustworthy]( People’s sense of trust in others wearing masks peaked in 2020, driven by “positive social meanings around mask wearing,” but is now on the decline, a study of Australians found. [Perception→]( [Chimpanzees Can Learn to Solve a Puzzle from a Friend]( They couldn’t solve it on their own, even after being exposed for three months to everything they’d need to solve the puzzle. [Nature Human Behavior→]( [A 3D View Into Chaos]( Experiments with liquid metals could not only lead to insights into natural phenomena like disturbances on the surface of the sun or the flow in the Earth's outer core, but also unlock secrets into the casting of liquid steel. [HZDR→]( [How Boredom Might Be Messing with Science]( It can impair subjects’ attention, can make participation more effortful, and can increase the urge to do something else besides the experimental task. It’s a tricky problem for psychologists to address. [Humanities and Social Sciences Communications→]( [How Three Students Wrote History by Winning the Vesuvius Challenge]( These scrolls are the only remaining intact library of ancient Rome—and they will crumble at a touch. [Big Think→]( All of the Fire With None of the Hassle There’s nothing like a nice relaxing evening sitting around a fire, and now you can spend more time relaxing and less time preparing and cleaning up. The [Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0]( is a portable, self-contained fire pit with a removable ash pan that makes cleanup a breeze. Best of all its specially engineered double wall design cuts down on smoke while feeding oxygen to the fire from below. [Get yours now for 21% off.]( [BUY ON AMAZON]( The latest from Nautilus [TECHNOLOGY]( [How AI Can Save the Zebras]( Scanning animal patterns like bar codes boosts conservation. BY KAREN BAKKER Tanya Berger-Wolf didn’t expect to become an environmentalist. After falling in love with math at 5 years old, she started a doctorate in computer science in her early 20s, attracting attention for her cutting-edge theoretical research. But just as she was about to graduate, she became obsessed with a topic that surprised her professors and even herself: zebras. [Keep on reading]( WE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW... Where were you the last time you had a chance to gaze at a pristine night sky? Let us know! Reply to this newsletter with your response, briefly explaining your choice, and we’ll reveal the top answers. (This question was inspired by [“Oregon Outback Becomes the Largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary.”]() Top Answers to Our Previous Question (On Your Most Memorable Experience of Dancing) • It was a South Dakota high school dance with 45 rpm records turned up loud. Hearing the music, two teenage boys from another town drove up to the gymnasium and walked inside. My classmate and I, tending to the music, waved them over. We assumed southern drawls and convinced them both that we were transfer students from Joja (Georgia) asked to be in charge of the music. We learned later both boys shared their experience meeting two genuine southern gals at a neighboring high school’s dance. We got quite a laugh, returned Monday to our classes, and never told a soul. – Margaret F. • One night, years ago, I wandered into a bar that was completely empty except for one lady who I knew loved dancing. I'm not much for doing so, myself, but was just high enough to be in the mood when Lionel Richie started singing, "All Night Long" (and I just happen to love Samba). Well, we started dancing, and the next thing I know, I must have hit every square inch of that entire bar, dancing around all the tables and chairs, to the point where my partner simply stood back, and watched me go… – Daniel S. • I was almost 16 for my first performance at ARTPARK in Lewiston, NY, circa 1977. I had a leap-filled solo later in the piece. Performing with the audience present was very similar to rehearsals at first, but for a vast blinding darkness in view which felt to me like facing eternity. At the close of my solo, out of breath and hopping out of a final pirouette into a bow, I was hit by “the wall of applause.” A wave led by my youngest brother’s voice yelling my name! Looking through the darkness I saw him leap out of his seat. Then others. The moment is frozen, within me forever. – Frances S. • My parents entered the dance floor in Carnation Gardens, at Disneyland, as any other couple about to kick up their heels, but this time the crowds parted like the Red Sea and my parents became the center of attention. They were like watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. My father moved effortlessly across the dance floor guiding my mother like they had no idea that the room was packed with people watching on in amazement at their ability to bust a move. The crowd stopped dancing and now my parents were the main attraction. People from outside the dance floor were cramming to get in to see what all the cheering was about. – Cynthia C. Your free story this Tuesday! [PSYCHOLOGY]( [Your Brain Can’t Handle the Moon]( How the moon stirs tension between your conscious and subconscious minds. BY BRIAN GALLAGHER What is this new theory?” the long-retired New York University cognitive psychologist, Lloyd Kaufman, asked me. [Continue reading for free→]( EXCLUSIVE MEMBER CONTENT | [Explore Memberships→]( Watch the Creative Sparks Fly Between Yo-Yo Ma and Fabiola Gianotti “What’s permanent is how you grow… if you stop growing, you’re dead…” That’s just one quote from the conversation we recorded between world-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma and renowned CERN director Fabiola Gianotti for our video series [The Intersection](. Although these two brilliant minds come from two very different fields, they’re united by their curiosity—that universal trait that fuels human progress and innovation. When two individuals, each immersed in their own unique field of expertise, come together for a conversation, remarkable things can happen. Join Nautilus by following the link below and enjoy their full discussion. [JOIN NAUTILUS]( P.S. The 18th-century Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley was born on this day in 1685. One of his major works was An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. In it, he tries to make sense of [the famous moon illusion](—it appears larger closer to the horizon—saying that the more your eyes are angled upward, the smaller something looks, due to the physiology of our visual system. This “angle-of-regard” hypothesis, I wrote, sat dormant for hundreds of years after Ptolemy remarked on it, until Berkeley revived it, in 1709, as part of a debate with the then-new geometrical optics of philosophers like René Descartes and Nicolas Malebranche. Descartes, by contrast, thought the horizon moon seemed larger because we judge it to be farther away. Today’s newsletter was written by Brian Gallagher Thanks for reading.[Tell us](mailto:brian.gallagher@nautil.us?subject=&body=) your thoughts on today’s note. Plus, if you find our content valuable, consider [becoming a member]( to support our work, and inspire a friend to sign up for [the Nautilus newsletter](. 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