Rafi Letzter
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New York, NY, United States
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Here's everything science really knows about how to live a long life
Most of us want to live long, healthy lives. But figuring out how to get there is confusing — there’s so much mixed information out there about what a person should do to increase their health and longevity. So we’ve collected here nine behaviours that scientists agree measurably shorten people’s lives. None of the items on this list is controversial in the field, even if there’s a lot… → Read More
An artist created these terrifying travel posters of national parks in the US after they've been destroyed
There’s something inherently eye catching about a vintage travel posters. → Read More
3 things you must know about using your DSLR camera
Despite their cost and complexity, DSLR cameras — along with their upstart mirrorless cousins — are everywhere. → Read More
This is the best way to look good in photos
There’s a lot of advice out there about how to look good in photos — I’ve written a fair amount of it myself. Hold your chin like this, the camera like this. Smize. But in the end a photograph is just a recording of how light hit a camera sensor (or strip of film) at a particular moment in time. And if you want to control your photography so the images look as good as possible, you’re going to… → Read More
7 bizarre facts reveal how big Jupiter really is
How big is Jupiter? The NASA spacecraft Juno successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit on July 4th, and has begun its months-long survey of the gas giant. We likely won’t see much of the rich data the probe collects until late August or September, but in the meantime it’s worth pausing to marvel at some amazing facts about our solar system’s largest planet. Here are seven facts that reveal how… → Read More
8 psychological reasons someone might fall in love with you
We might not always be able to explain why we’re attracted to someone, but there’s been a lot of research about why people fall in love. While some explanations are attributed to social and cultural practices, such as a shared system of values and experiences, others, like the way we smell or our height, point to our biological nature as a reproductive species. Here are some findings about… → Read More
U.S. Science Envoy Quits, Puts Secret Message In Letter to Trump
Daniel Kammen was one of seven researchers named science envoys by the State Department. His resignation letter included a slap in Trump's face. → Read More
What it Was Like to Watch the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in Missouri
We sent a reporter to a farm in Eureka, Missouri, just a few miles from the center line of the 2017 total solar eclipse path of totality. Here's his r... → Read More
Turn Off Your Phone and Camera During the Total Solar Eclipse and Enjoy
We've seen dozens of articles teaching people how to photograph the eclipse. Here's one photographer's advice: Don't do it. → Read More
Do Dogs Need Solar Eclipse Glasses? How to Keep Your Critters Safe on Monday
For all you folks worried about your dogs, cats, and other pets staring into the sun during an eclipse, here's some intel. → Read More
Josh Peacock Wants to Tattoo Toothy Critters on Your Body
The English tattoo artist Josh Peacock is fixated on weird teeth. And that fixation has made his way into his artwork. → Read More
ABC News' Frank Reynolds' Haunting Eclipse Message to the Future
The last time a total solar eclipse crossed the United States, the world was unsettled. An ABC News message from that event in 1979 is haunting today. → Read More
How the Montreal Protocol to Fix the Ozone Hole is Fighting Climate Change
In 1987, Earth came together to fight a common environmental enemy: CFCs carving a hole in the ozone layer. A new paper shows how that effort fights g... → Read More
The Weird Psychological Truth of Why People Fall in Love
There's a huge body of science out there explaining why and how people fall in love. Here's what it really means for your life, and how you can use it. → Read More
Science Shows What Fasting Really Does to Your Mind and Body
There is some evidence that a certain kind of fasting can have real medical benefits. and slow down aging. But there's also real reason to be careful. → Read More
How to Stop Nuclear War With a Butcher Knife and Human Sacrifice
Roger Fisher's 1981 deterrence proposal would have had embedded the nuclear codes next to the heart of a man the president must kill to launch the bomb. → Read More
The "Mexxenger" Bag Has a Wireless Charging Pocket for Your Phone
The Mexxenger bag comes with a pocket with built-in wireless charging that will charge your compatible phone as long as it's inside. → Read More
What Happens to Your Brain When You Scream?
Decades of psychotherapy have left people with the notion that screaming is good for you, even therapeutic. But the science doesn't back that up. → Read More
Nobody Knows Where Brainwaves Come From
For 87 years, neuroscientists have studied the strange electrical waves that come from your brain. No one really understands them -- but that's about ... → Read More
Report: FedEx Shipped Radioactive Plutonium But How Dangerous Was It?
Los Alamos National Laboratory was responsible for a number of shipments of nuclear material via FedEx. Were employees and the public in real danger? → Read More