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Opposites Attract, Likes Repel? Scientists Overturn Fundamental Principle of Physics

A new study has overturned a fundamental principle of physics by demonstrating that similarly charged particles can attract each other in a solution, with the effect varying between positive and negative charges depending on the solvent. This discovery has significant implications for various scientific processes, including self-assembly and crystallization. The research reveals the importance of solvent structure at the interface in determining interparticle interactions, challenging long-held beliefs and indicating a…

Elon Musk to soon remove count of likes, reports from X posts

Musk recently announced that X users will soon have the feature that allows their followers to see pinned posts. Elon Musk on Thursday said he is going to remove the count of likes and reposts from the users’ feed and only “view counts” will show on their timeline. X users slammed the decision, saying this is “excessively stupid” and will “greatly reduce engagement”.Famous X handle DogeDesigner first posted that X is considering removing the count of likes and reposts from the feed but “it will still remain…

Stephen King Is Getting Into Jamie Dornan’s Thriller Series On Netflix, And I Can Tell As A King Fan Why He Likes It

This week, you may have read about Stephen King expressing frustration about the delayed release of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot – which he describes as “quite good” and “old-school horror filmmaking” – but if that’s the only development out of the King world that you’ve seen from the last few days, you’re only skimming the surface. There are also a few other developments of which fans should make note, and I’ve brought those stories together in this week’s edition of The King Beat.With this being the twenty-seventh…

Tom Holland Names the MCU Movie He Likes To Watch for a Romantic Night in With Zendaya

A lot of actors famously hate to watch their own movies, maybe because they find watching their own acting too uncomfortable. Thankfully, Tom Holland doesn’t have that problem. As a lifelong Marvel fan, you bet he’s going to stick on his own MCU films while having a cozy night in with Zendaya. Holland rocked up on the red carpet for the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan 14 (he sadly didn’t win for Best Actor in a Limited Series with The Crowded Room), and he was asked by ExtraTV if he ever watches his own stuff in…

Watch: Emeli Sandé joins house party for ‘My Boy Likes To Party’ video

Emeli Sandé is kicking off 2024 with the release of the music video for her new single ‘My Boy Likes To Party’. An electro-pop song taken from Sandé’s latest album ‘How Were We To Know’, ‘My Boy Likes To Party’ tells the story of a couple with radically different priorities at this moment in their lives – and it looks as if it’s an imbalance that will be impossible to overcome. The video for the track reflects the song’s downcast emotions, but conveys them in a manner that’s playfully engaging. Sandé arrives…

The statistical theory behind why your Instagram posts have so few likes

The Statistical Theory Behind Why Your Instagram Posts Have So Few LikesA handy trick to count uncountable things — from Instagram clout, to penguin population and Man City fans in North LondonImage by StockSnap from PixabayWe have all been there …With hopeful eyes, we framed the Christmas spirit through our iPhone 15 lens, capturing the dinner table with an artist’s persistence and a poet’s soul, each photo a festive vignette brimming with friends, the shimmering glaze of the turkey, and the twinkle of ornaments. We…

Shohei Ohtani’s surgeon likes pitcher’s chances for recovery

The Dodgers will unwrap their spectacular holiday prize Thursday with the introductory news conference of Shohei Ohtani, the two-way superstar and two-time American League most valuable player. There’s global appeal with the event scheduled for Thursday afternoon because that’s Friday morning for the audience in Japan.Missing from the festivities will be Dodgers team physician Neal ElAttrache, who has a full slate of NFL surgeries to perform.For him, it’s a routine Thursday.“It’s not that I don’t think it’s a monumental…

Examining the role of social media likes in follower network evolution

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a recent study centered on China's primary social shopping community, researchers shed light on the factors influencing the growth of the follower networks of content creators. The empirical study, published in the International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, focuses on the role of social media likes in this process, revealing intriguing insights pertinent to the content…

Mark Kermode targets likes of Martin Scorsese over Marvel criticism

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMark Kermode has carved a reputation as a high-brow critic.So it will come as a surprise to fans of his lofty movie takedowns he has thrown his backing behind an increasingly controversial subject among cinemagoers – Marvel’s unending glut of blockbusters.The British critic, 60, backed the superhero film factory by targeting the likes of Martin Scorsese, who has branded the studio’s…