New "Jurassic Park" Explanation, "Second Skin" Polymer and Millionth Customer Crapshoot - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

May 12, 2016 04:15 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   This Explanation Will Change How You View 'Jurassic Park' This reading of the archetypes, allegories and subtext in Steven Spielberg's classic film gets at why its 2015 follow-up "Jurassic World" emotionally fell flat.       New 'Second Skin' Polymer Cream Could Cure the Looking-Your-Age Epidemic If you give us a tunable polysiloxane-based material, 21st century Americans can't resist going full-on Kardashian with it.       Six Days of Your Life Back, Thanks to Netflix Here's the math behind that stat, for all you cord cutters or would-be cord cutters.       Free Car or Free Waffle? The Millionth Customer Crapshoot Some companies go all out for their millionth customer. Others think a plaque will do.       Sharks Around These Remote Islands Have Set a World Record The most remote islands in a remote archipelago hosts a huge biomass of the ocean's largest predators — and that's a good thing.       'Rogue One' Spoiler May Have Improved 'Rogue One' "Rogue One" actor Mads Mikkelsen accidentally revealed info from the upcoming movie in a recent interview. Do spoilers like these really detract from fans' enjoyment?       First Night in a New Place? One Brain Half Will Stay Up and Keep Watch Researchers have discovered that the human brain essentially sleeps with one eye open during the first night in a new spot.       This Guy Tried to Walk Across the Atlantic Ocean in a Bubble — Again A quixotic aquatic attempt to traverse the ocean between Florida and Bermuda got the Coast Guard involved, and not for the first time.       Mummified Buddhist Monk Gets Covered in Pure Gold The Chinese monk was preserved in a ceramic vessel for almost four years, and turned into a statue to inspire others to devote themselves to the practice.       Satellites That Detect Wildfires Before People Can: How NASA Does It We're still waiting for our firefighting robots, but in the meantime NASA has come up with some cutting-edge ways to find and fight wildfires.       The Galaxy Just Got More Crowded Before today, NASA had identified 12 exoplanets that are within the so-called Goldilocks zone. They added a whopping nine more to the total today.       Interviewing the Artist Behind the New Black Panther Long-running comic book characters come to be seen as iconic by fans. How does artist Brian Stelfreeze think of a figure like Black Panther as he creates a visual story?       New Device Promises to Zap Period Pain A new product swears it will get rid of period pain via electrical impulses. But it seems like some old technology in sexier new clothing.       If It Looks Like a Prion ... It probably is, and now researchers think they may have spied these mysterious misfolding proteins in plants for the first time.       Rising Neighborhood Inequality in U.S. Driven by Parents With Young Children For the past 40 years, U.S. neighborhoods have become increasingly segregated by income. Are school districts and mobile wealthy parents balkanizing our country?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Flawed Science Reporting, Hear and Now, Your Own Face on U.S. Money - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

May 09, 2016 05:30 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   We Love What John Oliver Just Said About Science The 'Last Week Tonight' host took an enthusiastic media to task on his HBO show for oversimplifying good science and turning a blind eye to bad studies.       Hear and Now: The Pavlok, Paranoia and Persistent Drones HowStuffWorks Now has its very own podcast. This week the team fills you in on "Star Wars" drone security, virtual reality therapy and shocking bad habits.       The Two Basic Steps to Put Your Own Face on U.S. Money An 1864 law bars living people from appearing on U.S. currency. What do you have to do to get your grill on a bill?       Leopards Have Lost 75 Percent of Historic Range, New Study Finds Farming, prey decline, illegal trading and legal hunting all threaten the charismatic but secretive big cats.       Emily & Lakisha 10 Years On: Are Employers Still Biased About Applicants' Names? An update to a famous study shows that employers may not discriminate as much as before — with one important caveat.       Japanese Corpse Hotels Arise in Response to Super Busy Crematoriums Cremation in Japan is pretty much a nationwide tradition. That means you may have to wait days or weeks before your loved one is cremated. What to do in the meantime?       Paranoid Fears Crumble in the Virtual World VR's good for way more than just games these days. It's been used to treat autism, PTSD, depression and other conditions. Soon we could add paranoia to that list.       What's Up With Captain America's Shield? You'll want to be up to speed on Cap's amazing shield before you go see "Captain America: Civil War." We can help you with that.       Expectations Color the Ethics of the Powerful, for Good and Bad Good news from the land of the powerful: Researchers have found that power doesn't always corrupt, especially if you set expectations about behavior beforehand.       Edible Spider Silk Coating Keeps Fruit Fresh Without Refrigeration Dipping fruit in a 1-percent silk fibroin water solution could help with the world's massive food waste problem.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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