They Couldn't Believe Their Eyes — The Ocean Was Glowing - New York Times

Vast swaths of ocean aglow with luminous phytoplankton are common topics covered by journalists, remarking how areas the size of US states or regions are lit up and visible to satellites. Rarely does one see photos from the ocean's surface, but now William Broad has quite a scoop courtesy of one Naomi McKinnon and her plucky crew. On top of the photos are some unusual observations of the phenomenon as well! In other strange news, Jessica Estrada considers The 'Doorway Effect' Is Why You Forget What You Were Going to Do When Entering a Different Room. What's even better about Ms. Estrada's piece is she states it's not a side effect of early-onset senility, and there's a really simple hack to avoid that forgetfulness. And if one does forget something, they can typically look it up online which tends to be a visit to Wikipedia. But since anyone can contribute and edit, how trustworthy is Wikipedia? Well one visits the online encyclopedia for the bibliography, not the articles, since the bibliography will reveal any shenanigans. Such was the foil for A Bored Chinese Housewife Who Spent Years Falsifying Russian History On Wikipedia and Rachel Cheung shares her astonishment at the depth and breadth of "Zhemao"'s oeuvre, updating daily for a decade, along with other tidbits illustrating how "Zhemao" has earned her place in heaven. (CS)

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