The Tolkien Professor, Cory Olsen, once again uses the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, and all the associated lore. Why can't Frodo ride an eagle all the way to Mount Doom? Would the battle at Helm's Deep gone differently if it hadn't rained? How much time passes between "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Return of the King"? Cory answers all these questions and much more. Corey Olsen, also known as The Tolkien Professor, is the Founder and President of Signum University, a nonprofit higher education institution dedicated to affordable and accessible online learning with a special focus on promoting the humanities. Through the Mythgard Academy, a Signum institution, Corey offers weekly explorations of The Lord of the Rings and other opportunities to discuss speculative literature and adaptations. Follow Corey on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tolkienprof Learn more: * Signum University: https://signumuniversity.org * Exploring The Lord of the Rings: https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/ * The Tolkien Professor: https://tolkienprofessor.com

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Dropbox | Illustrator and designer Sophia Chang talks about her mission to empower women within sneaker culture and using Dropbox to collaborate.

'Miracle Workers' star Daniel Radcliffe once again takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about himself. What plays has Daniel Radcliffe been in? What's Daniel's favorite Harry Potter? What kind of accent does he have? Who does he look like? Is he knighted? Daniel answers all these questions and much more! Season Finale of Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail airs Tuesday, Sept 14 at 10:30pm ET/PT on TBS

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, once again answers the internet's burning questions about dead bodies and the funeral director profession. When someone dies, what happens to their poo? If a person dies with contacts in...does a mortician take them out? Will your cat actually eat you when you die? Victor answers all these questions and much more.

Alex Honnold once again uses the power of Twitter to answer common questions about climbing. How do professional climbers make a living? What's the best season for climbing? Does climbing a mountain mess up the mountain? Alex answers all these question and much, much more!

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro once again answers the internet's burning questions about body language. Are micro expressions more pronounced over Zoom? Does eye contact mean something different in other cultures? What does it mean if your leg shakes? Check out Joe's book "Be Exceptional" https://www.amazon.com/Be-Exceptional-Master-Traits-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B08K93BLQP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.jnforensics.com/ Books By Joe Navarro: https://www.jnforensics.com/books Joe Navarro Body Language Academy: https://jnbodylanguageacademy.com

Biologist Thor Hanson is back to answer even more of the internet's burning questions about biology. What even are murder hornets? Do female mammals get monthly periods? Is it possible to bring back extinct species? Is coral really an animal? Thor answers all these questions and much more!

Biologist Thor Hanson is back again to answer even more of the internet's burning questions about biology. What happens if a whale eats you? Why do ticks and fleas and mosquitoes exist? What is the most recent species to go extinct? Thor answers all these questions and much more! Read THOR HANSON’s book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/thor-hanson/hurricane-lizards-and-plastic-squid/9781541672420/

Toxicologist Anne Chappelle is back to answer more of the internet's burning questions about poison. What makes poison, well, poisonous? What the screaming heck is sun poisoning? How long does poison take to work? Can poison expire? Anne answers all these questions and much more!

Chloë Grace Moretz takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about herself. What languages does Chloë speak? Does she play video games? Does she play cello? Chloë answers all these questions and much more! Director: Alexandra Coccia Director of Photography: Constantine Economides Editor: Richard Trammell Talent: Chloe Grace Moretz Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Talent Booker: Tara Burke Camera Operator: Rahil Ashruff Audio: Brett Van Deusen Production Assistant: Patrick Sargent Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

"People tend to do what they enjoy and not what they don't enjoy." Dr. Amanda Rebar, Associate Professor of Psychology, is here to help us make sense of New Year's resolutions. How does a resolution become a habit? Why are they so hard to stick to? How do we change our behaviors? Director: Maya Dangerfield Director of Photography: Brad Wickham Editor: Ron Douglas Expert: Dr. Amanda Rebar Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Cloud Corredor Gaffer: Rebecca Van Der Meulen Audio: Brett Van Deusen Production Assistant: Rafael Vasquez Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

Levy Rozman returns to answer more of the internet's burning questions about the game of chess. What does he make of the Carlsen vs. Neimann controversy? What's the greatest chess move of all time? How are chess bots able to analyze an entire game? Levy answers all these questions and much more! Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Francis Bernal Editor: Louville Moore Talent: Levy Rozman Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Brittany Berger Gaffer: Mar Alfonso Sound Mixer: Michael Guggino Production Assistant: Albie Smith Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Oscar the Grouch and Elmo's puppy Tango hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about 'Sesame Street' and themselves in this hilarious WIRED Autocomplete Interview. Can they tell us how to get to Sesame Street? How did Elmo get his name? Director: Katherine Wzorek Director of Photography: Francis Bernal Editor: Eric Bigman Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Kameryn Hamilton Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Talent Booker: Jenna Caldwell; Meredith Judkins Camera Operator: Jake Robbins Gaffer: Mar Alfonso Sound Mixer: Mike Guggino Production Assistant: Caleb Clark; Justine Ramirez Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

Dermatologist Dr. Muneeb Shah returns to answer more of the internet's burning questions about skin and dermatology. Can the skin develop a dependency on chapstick? What causes dry skin? What lives on the skin's microbiome? If we shed skin cells everyday, why don't tattoos fade away?Director: Justin WolfsonDirector of Photography: Charlie JordanEditor: Richard TrammellExpert: Dr. Muneeb ShahLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Brandon WhiteProduction Manager: D. Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaTalent Booker: Mica Medoff, Paige GarbariniCamera Operator: Christopher EustacheGaffer: Rebecca Van Der MeulenSound Mixer: Lily Van LeeuwenProduction Assistant: Caleb ClarkPost Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch; Christian OlguinPost Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant; Scout AlterSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAdditional Editor: Paul TaelAssistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow

Former Chief Urban Designer of The City of New York Alex Washburn returns to WIRED to answer another round of the internet's burning questions about city planning. How should cities accommodate electric bikes? Can urban planning mitigate over-gentrification? How can urban planning prevent crimes? What does the future of public transportation in urban centers look like? Can a city ever reach population capacity? How's it possible for a city to run out of water? Alex Washburn answers these questions and many more on City Planning Support, Vol. 2. Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Constantine Economides Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Alex Washburn Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Kalia Simms Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Jason Malizia Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

Chennai requires a higher Floor Space Index to make housing affordable, reduce costs and raise building flexibility, say developers.

The agency, however, warns that it’s not clear whether any of these will work against the deadly virus that has already killed over 4,800 people this year.

Tracing India’s surgical history through the memoirs of a pioneering doctor

A new study led by researchers at McGill University finds that people who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19. Those that consume more traditional news media have fewer misperceptions and are more likely to follow public health recommendations like social distancing.

In a study published in Misinformation Review, researchers looked at the behavioral effects of exposure to misinformation by combining social media analysis, news analysis, and survey research. They combed through millions of tweets, thousands of news articles, and the results of a nationally representative survey of Canadians to answer three questions: How prevalent is COVID-19 misinformation on social media and in traditional news media? Does it contribute to misperceptions about COVID-19? And does it affect behavior?

Fiery Feeds is better prepared to meet the needs of that kind of user thanks to a pair of important additions: full-text search and saved searches. Throw in optimized iPad pointer support, plus a new native article rendering option, and the latest Fiery Feeds update is a compelling one.

To optimize these partnerships, companies should take the following steps:

1. Put a premium on trust.
2. Establish clear and ongoing communication channels — and do it early.
3. Meld internal and external perspectives.
4. Establish clear objectives and align on metrics.
5. Keep one hand on the steering wheel.
6. Seek partners that adapt in times of uncertainty.
7. Stay attuned to social and political issues through your agency partner.
8. Help the rest of your business learn from your social media agency partnership.

Convenience, but not only
At first glance, it could be said that the price of the product and its technical characteristics are decisive aspects when it comes to an expenditure. When two products have the same level of performance, the quality-price ratio always wins. But this is not true! The market is full of examples of products that are more popular even though there are competing goods that have similar characteristics.

Rather than using aggregated statistics and sentiment analysis, the research team used a qualitative approach to drill down into all the tweets posted around the two case studies, and divided them into key topics, positions, purpose and arguments, in order to determine how users engaged in the debate around sustainability and ethics in fashion.

They found that the two main ethics and sustainability issues raised by social media users were environmental concerns, in the first case study; and labor conditions in the supply chain, in the second. Analysis revealed that only a small proportion of tweets were explicitly critical and that those that were, were actually prompting a relatively sophisticated debate that fashion brands may benefit from engaging meaningfully with.

Playing the Eagles on Thursday night, the Commanders did not have any changes on their Tuesday injury report.

The three man weave returns, as Nate Tice is joined by Matt Harmon & Charles McDonald for a special midseason awards show. The trio check in on their preseason takes, predict true Super Bowl contenders, give their biggest surprises & disappointments so far this season and much more.

Thousands of patients are in dire need of matching stem cell donors to undergo life-saving transplants

Shiv Nadar leads philanthropy list with record ₹2,153 crore donation

For attaining the goals of reliability, affordability and sustainability, power sector requires more policy interventions than direct budgetary support

Belagavi-based ecologist K.S. Gopi Sundar talks about his latest study and what he has learnt from his research about the coexistence of birds with humans in India

Veteran NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, with 500 combined days in space, piloted Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner from Florida, leveraging their extensive experience in spacewalks and ISS command.

Sai Rajesh, the writer-director of the Telugu romantic drama ‘Baby’ that has been eliciting extreme responses, says he did not intend to make a toxic film

Actor-producer Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media debuts at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 by announcing the mythological film ‘Hiranyakashyap’ and comic based on the superhero film ‘Minnal Murali’ 

From feather-light ‘kavanarisi appam’ in coconut milk and ‘kuzhi paniyaram’ served with ‘pepper kaadai’ to the classic ‘adi kumayam’ in ice cream, what makes this new menu tick at the Chettinad Canteen

Anand qualified for the international tournament on his first try competing in a riding event

Many of us in these past few generations first heard of the Metropolitan Museum of Art while reading E. L. Konigsburg’s novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. More than a few of us also fantasized about running away to live in that vast cultural institution like the book’s young protagonists Claudia and […]

The term gaslight has gained so much traction in popular discourse so recently that you’d swear it was coined around 2010. In fact, that particular usage goes at least as far back as 1938, when British novelist and playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote a stage thriller about a husband who surreptitiously rearranges things in the house so […]

For 142 years now, Sagrada Família has been growing toward the sky. Or at least that’s what it seems to be doing, as its ongoing construction realizes ever more fully a host of forms that look and feel not quite of this earth. It makes a kind of sense to learn that, in designing the […]

100% recycling extends the useful life of glass, fights the problem of household trash, supports recyclers and transforms bottles into modern drinking glasses.

A look at state-wise data shows that states with larger numbers of fatalities are also those with less successful public health infrastructure as a whole

13,688 affected by H1N1 virus across the country; Rajasthan, Gujarat worst-hit

H1N1 toll rises to 1,674 and the number of persons affected by the virus exceeds 29,000.

The RNTCP currently treats patients without knowing their resistance profile: JMM

Anuj Puri welcomes the initiatives from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to ensure smoother completion of projects

Policewomen in Coimbatore are challenging norms by taking on roles traditionally reserved for men