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  1. 💻 European researchers say one in six kids who have access to the internet is experiencing some form of online sexual exploitation and abuse

    ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/1-in-6-kid

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #exploitation #onlineabuse

  2. BMW i Ventures Announces $300 Million Fund to Back AI Startups Reshaping the Automotive Ecosystem

    Munich / San Francisco, April 29, 2026 –BMW i Ventures today launched its third fund, putting $300 million…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BMW #Corporate #Facts #Figures #finance
    europesays.com/germany/25208/

  3. This analysis seems very relevant for us here in Indiana as our clueless governor and Republican super majority trying to push data centers on our communities. They are promising jobs and revenue while ignoring all the credible data about negative effects and the mirage of the positive.

    kypolicy.org/who-will-pay-for-

    H/t
    mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/

    #HoosierMast #Indiana #DataCenters #Facts #policy

  4. The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

    According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

    This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

    It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

    Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

    [1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

    #journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

  5. The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

    According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

    This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

    It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

    Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

    [1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

    #journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

  6. The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

    According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

    This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

    It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

    Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

    [1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

    #journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

  7. The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

    According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

    This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

    It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

    Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

    [1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

    #journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

  8. The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

    According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

    This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

    It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

    Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

    [1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

    #journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

  9. theguardian.com/law/2026/may/2. Dominic Grieve was not Home Secretary, @guardian, but Shadow Home Secretary. He WAS Attorney General, & MP for Beaconsfield. There are these things called #facts - it's a good idea to get them right.

  10. 💉 Slammed by the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee as “utterly irresponsible and immoral”, the Enhanced Games are underway. The games claim to exist to challenge traditional models of sport by embracing science, innovation, and measurable performance enhancement under regulated conditions

    ✨Follow the link to read what Aussie experts have to say✨

    scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-rea

    #science #sciencenews #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #enhancedgames #doping #dopinginsport

  11. Solid start to the year: BMW Group achieves Group EBT margin at previous full-year level

    Munich. Parallel to the ramp-up of the Neue Klasse, the BMW Group has released solid financial figures in the…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #BMW #Corporate #CorporateEvents #Facts #Figures #finance
    europesays.com/germany/22681/

  12. 6/6
    of the few tools we have to break through algorithmic suppression and the lack of mainstream media reporting. If this post helps you understand what’s happening, please like, comment, or repost — it helps more people see the reality on the ground.

    🇺🇦Join me in standing with Ukraine. Our collective efforts can make a real difference.

    #ukraine #kyiv #eu #unitedstates #kharkiv #volunteer #news #facts

  13. 6/6
    of the few tools we have to break through algorithmic suppression and the lack of mainstream media reporting. If this post helps you understand what’s happening, please like, comment, or repost — it helps more people see the reality on the ground.

    🇺🇦Join me in standing with Ukraine. Our collective efforts can make a real difference.

    #ukraine #kyiv #eu #unitedstates #kharkiv #volunteer #news #facts

  14. 6/6
    of the few tools we have to break through algorithmic suppression and the lack of mainstream media reporting. If this post helps you understand what’s happening, please like, comment, or repost — it helps more people see the reality on the ground.

    🇺🇦Join me in standing with Ukraine. Our collective efforts can make a real difference.

    #ukraine #kyiv #eu #unitedstates #kharkiv #volunteer #news #facts

  15. 6/6
    of the few tools we have to break through algorithmic suppression and the lack of mainstream media reporting. If this post helps you understand what’s happening, please like, comment, or repost — it helps more people see the reality on the ground.

    🇺🇦Join me in standing with Ukraine. Our collective efforts can make a real difference.

  16. Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

    If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

    1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
    2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
    3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

    So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

    #Science #Acoustics #HumanBiology #PhysicsOfSound #BrainScience #Fediverse #DeepDive #Facts

  17. Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

    If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

    1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
    2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
    3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

    So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

    #Science #Acoustics #HumanBiology #PhysicsOfSound #BrainScience #Fediverse #DeepDive #Facts

  18. Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

    If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

    1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
    2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
    3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

    So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

    #Science #Acoustics #HumanBiology #PhysicsOfSound #BrainScience #Fediverse #DeepDive #Facts

  19. Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

    If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

    1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
    2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
    3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

    So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

    #Science #Acoustics #HumanBiology #PhysicsOfSound #BrainScience #Fediverse #DeepDive #Facts

  20. Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

    If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

    1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
    2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
    3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

    So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

    #Science #Acoustics #HumanBiology #PhysicsOfSound #BrainScience #Fediverse #DeepDive #Facts

  21. 2/2
    sanctuary, and while inside, I prayed deeply for peace. Built in 1689 by local Cossacks, it is the oldest stone building in Kharkiv.

    ➡️Watch the video until the end to learn more about the foundation, see the city center, and discover the true scale of #Kharkiv.

    📌Chervona Kalyna's work depends entirely on donors, volunteers, and everyday acts of care. If you would like to support or learn more, please visit their link: chervona-kalyna.org/

    #Ukraine #Life #Faith#history #facts #Culture

  22. 💉Taking a GLP-1 RA diabetes/weight loss drug such as Ozempic may slow the growth of some obesity-related cancers

    ✨Follow the link in our bio for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/ozempic-an

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #GLP1 #Ozempic #cancer #weightloss

  23. 💉Taking a GLP-1 RA diabetes/weight loss drug such as Ozempic may slow the growth of some obesity-related cancers

    ✨Follow the link in our bio for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/ozempic-an

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #GLP1 #Ozempic #cancer #weightloss

  24. 💉Taking a GLP-1 RA diabetes/weight loss drug such as Ozempic may slow the growth of some obesity-related cancers

    ✨Follow the link in our bio for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/ozempic-an

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #GLP1 #Ozempic #cancer #weightloss

  25. 💉Taking a GLP-1 RA diabetes/weight loss drug such as Ozempic may slow the growth of some obesity-related cancers

    ✨Follow the link in our bio for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/ozempic-an

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #GLP1 #Ozempic #cancer #weightloss

  26. 💉Taking a GLP-1 RA diabetes/weight loss drug such as Ozempic may slow the growth of some obesity-related cancers

    ✨Follow the link in our bio for more information on this story✨
    scimex.org/newsfeed/ozempic-an

    #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #GLP1 #Ozempic #cancer #weightloss