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Have you ever wondered about the optimal temperature for life on Earth? For humans, 20°C is comfortable. Any warmer and we work less efficiently because releasing heat requires energy.We know many species can live at much colder or warmer temperatures than humans. But our systematic review of published research found the thermal ranges of animals, plants and microbes living in air and water overlap at 20°C. Could this be a coincidence?For all species, the relationship with temperature is an asymmetric bell-shaped curve.…

Photo: NICK OTTO/AFP (Getty Images)The city of Stockton, California, began a UBI experiment in 2019 that, by all available metrics, has been a big success. The SEED program, as it’s called, doled out monthly unconditional sums of $500 to 125 low-income participants for two years. An analysis of the program showed that it helped improve the life experience of the people involved, who felt “healthier, showing less depression and anxiety and enhanced well-being” than people who had not received the funds. The analysis also…

Google issued an urgent warning to Universal Analytics 360 users, reminding them that they must migrate to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and complete a historical data export before March. Why we care. Failure to take action within the next two weeks could result in the loss of critical advertising capabilities. Next steps. If you are a UA360 user, Google advises taking the following steps before the end of February to ensure a smooth transition to GA4. Migrate your Universal Analytics property’s Google Ads…

From its debut in 2011, Minecraft is a game that's never stopped evolving. Over the years, that has meant a truly ridiculous number of creative servers brought to life by fans, as well as packs of downloadable content that bring everything from Star Wars to SpongeBob Squarepants and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the game. Now, you can take a trip to Universal Studios in Minecraft, thanks to the game's newest DLC pack stuffed with rides, games, and plenty of movie characters.With the Universal…

Eat pizza-inspired treats at the new One Up cafe at Universal Studios Hollywood, which has opened to celebrate the new land’s one year anniversary. The thematic menu includes:Snacks:Super Mushroom Calzone: Mushroom-shaped calzone filled with pepperoni, sausage, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce1-Up Mushroom Calzone: Mushroom-shaped calzone filled with spinach, green pepper, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, and basil pestoFire Flower Pretzel: Fire Flower-shaped pretzel served with chipotle cheese, mustard, and white queso…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: David Leitch, emily blunt, ryan gosling, The Fall GuyUniversal Pictures will kick off CinemaCon on April 8th by screening David Leitch's new film, The Fall Guy.Article Summary Universal Pictures to premiere The Fall Guy at CinemaCon on April 8th, replacing Sony. Film directed by David Leitch, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, set for May release. Social embargo likely to lift post-screening; full Universal presentation scheduled for April 10th. CinemaCon to offer…

Remember TikTok’s thirsty Pedro Pascal fan edits? For several months beginning in January 2023, many of us couldn’t open the video platform without being blasted by the familiar sound of Shaggy’s “Hey Sexy Lady” hit, to which many of the biggest videos were set. If you dive back into any of those videos now, you’ll find that swathes of these filtered, edited clips of the Chilean actor have been completely muted — because “Hey Sexy Lady,” along with many other popular songs used in viral trends, have been taken off…

Following this week’s news that Universal Music Group is pulling its song catalog from TikTok after failing to reach a new licensing deal with the social media platform, Jack Antonoff gave an unvarnished reaction to the sudden removal after winning producer of the year (non-classical) at Sunday’s 2024 Grammys. Antonoff frequently collaborates with UMG artist Taylor Swift, whose songs vanished from the platform on Wednesday. “You got a whole industry being like, ‘You’ve got to do everything; you’ve got…

When TikTok users open the app these days, they encounter a platform stripped of music by many of their favorite artists. Dancers bob and sway without a beat drop. People lip-sync to silence.Because of a licensing rift between the platform and Universal Music Group, which releases music by Playboi Carti, Taylor Swift, Drake, Ariana Grande and others, TikTok confirmed Thursday that it had deleted music by Universal artists from its library and muted previously published videos that used those songs.Elevate Your Tech…

If you open TikTok and start to scroll through your For You page you will no doubt notice that many of the videos you see feature music. In fact, music is a key part of how TikTok works with creators filming their videos with songs in the background, lipsyncing them, and more. But that music doesn't come free, and one of the companies that represents some of the biggest artists in the world says that TikTok is playing hardball over how much it's willing to pay to license that music.In fact, Universal Music Group says…