Groundbreaking: 'Sleepy weed' shown to significantly improve sleep

“For the first time, there's scientific evidence that a smaller, lesser-known component of the cannabis plant — cannabinol — delivers better quality and longer sleep. It paves the way for finally having an effective sleep aid sourced from medical cannabis that's comparable to existing medications.”

// New Atlas »

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We’ve only been to Uranus once, and the freak timing may have misled us for years

“Voyager 2’s visit to Uranus in 1986 occurred just after the planet was slammed by an exceptionally powerful solar outburst. The heightened solar wind compressed the magnetosphere. According to new research, we’ve been treating that squashed magnetic field as standard for 40 years, causing scientists to think the planet has several strange features that are not actually its usual state.”

// IFLScience »

These 10 cities will actually pay you to move there

“Relocating and making a big change in your life doesn’t always have to come with a massive price tag. In fact, several cities and suburbs offer relocation programs that include a cash incentive. That means you could get reimbursed for some of your moving costs or part of a mortgage payment. A few of these places even throw in bonus perks, like free internet or access to cultural or outdoor programs. While some of these opportunities specifically target remote workers, others are open to anyone who is looking to uproot and start fresh.”

// Zillow »

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Pokémon Go players have unwittingly trained AI to navigate the world

“Niantic, the company behind the extremely popular augmented reality mobile games Pokémon Go and Ingress, announced that it is using data collected by its millions of players to create an AI model that can navigate the physical world. … By training an AI model on millions of geolocated images from around the world, the model will be able to predict its immediate environment in the same way an LLM is able to produce coherent and convincing sentences by statistically determining what word is likely to follow another.”