In 2015, Two Researchers Released A Paper In The Journal Of Occupational Medicine And Toxicology Addressing

In 2015, two researchers released a paper in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology addressing the occupational health considerations related to Santa Claus.

Butter landing.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London published the latest edition of its authoritative annual Armed Conflict Survey, and it paints a grim picture of rising violence in in many regions, of wars chronically resistant to broking of peace. The survey — which addresses regional conflicts rather than the superpower confrontation between China, Russia, the US and its allies — documents 183 conflicts for 2023, the highest number in three decades.

Revenge of the Right Brain

Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age—ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion.

Left-brain jobs are going to PCs and overseas. It’s time to turn to the right.

In English language, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) is officially the longest word that is a technical term referring to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.

(via Can YOU pronounce them? The 10 longest words in the English dictionary revealed)

Incredible Footage of the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland

On December 18, a volcano surfaced on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, near Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon. This event marked the awakening of volcanoes in the region after an eight-century dormancy. 

The emergence was triggered by the movement of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates pulling apart. 

Preceding the eruption, the area had been experiencing earthquakes for two months. Due to concerns that the volcano might surface under Grindavik, a town with nearly four thousand residents, evacuation measures were implemented on November 10.