Welcome! Today I have links about solving an ancient Sanskrit code, why our brains aren’t meant to be awake after midnight, what scientists discovered listening to people’s brains, and what makes memories stick around. Plus window washing robots, bonding wood and metal with sound and 3D printing, and how Earth’s atmosphere escapes into space. And bonus links since this Tuesday is April 1st, aka April Fool’s Day. I have links with ideas to play a few amusing tricks. You can be a pirate and walk the prank.
Solving a 2,500-Year-Old Puzzle: How a Cambridge Student Cracked an Ancient Sanskrit Code
Our brains aren’t meant to be awake after midnight
https://bgr.com/science/our-brains-arent-meant-to-be-awake-after-midnight/
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/network-physiology/articles/10.3389/fnetp.2021.830338/full
Neuroscientists listened in on people’s brains for a week. They found order and chaos. | MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/07/1067951/brains-week-order-chaos/
Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime
The skyscraper window-washing robots are here
https://www.popsci.com/technology/window-washing-robot-skyscrapers/
No glue required: Wood and metal bonded with sound and 3D printing
https://newatlas.com/materials/adhesive-free-bonding-wood-metal/
NASA rocket makes first detection of electric field that explains why Earth’s atmosphere is escaping into space
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/nasa-endurance-rocket-ambipolar-field
10 Hilarious April Fools’ Pranks For Kids
https://www.kindercare.com/content-hub/articles/2017/march/10-hilarious-april-fools-jokes-kids-will-love
https://www.today.com/life/holidays/april-fools-jokes-rcna68345
Next Week
The next Wednesday email has fun STEM stories about . The Wednesday emails also have a new STEM Bits & Bytes section that makes for a faster read that’s also got the usual detailed links I’ve researched. Look for the email this Wednesday.