https://oddbrief.com/science/colorado-shale-is-three-times-as-erodible-as-harder-rock-a-science-advances-stud OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:55.327Z Colorado shale is three times as erodible as harder rock, a Science Advances study finds https://oddbrief.com/science/voyager-1-went-silent-for-48-hours-then-came-back-before-nasa-sent-a-command OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:54.327Z Voyager 1 went silent for 48 hours, then came back before NASA sent a command https://oddbrief.com/society/antibiotics-survey-77-of-adults-who-overstated-symptoms-got-the-drugs OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:53.327Z Antibiotics survey: 77% of adults who overstated symptoms got the drugs https://oddbrief.com/culture/earliest-spoken-louisiana-creole-audio-sat-on-1935-discs-labelled-louisiana OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:52.327Z Earliest spoken Louisiana Creole audio sat on 1935 discs labelled 'Louisiana' https://oddbrief.com/tech/virginia-tech-finds-soft-circuits-conduct-through-cracks-filled-with-liquid-meta OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:51.327Z Virginia Tech finds soft circuits conduct through cracks filled with liquid metal https://oddbrief.com/internet/cloudflare-s-terabit-ddos-floods-fell-from-805-to-251-as-short-attacks-took-over OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:50.327Z Cloudflare's terabit DDoS floods fell from 805 to 251 as short attacks took over https://oddbrief.com/ai/meta-s-llm-written-catching-tests-helped-flag-74-serious-privacy-bugs-before-the OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:49.327Z Meta's LLM-written 'catching' tests helped flag 74 serious privacy bugs before they landed https://oddbrief.com/society/permanent-dst-would-lift-mississippi-s-dark-school-trips-from-2-million-to-over- OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:48.327Z Permanent DST would lift Mississippi's dark school trips from 2 million to over 20 million https://oddbrief.com/science/alligator-eggs-in-nest-like-heat-cycles-start-turning-female-at-93-f-not-97-f OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:47.327Z Alligator eggs in nest-like heat cycles start turning female at 93°F, not 97°F https://oddbrief.com/tech/github-octoverse-construction-repos-lead-agent-pull-requests-not-ai-heavy-sector OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:46.327Z GitHub Octoverse: construction repos lead agent pull requests, not AI-heavy sectors https://oddbrief.com/society/emotion-regulation-skill-showed-no-shared-brain-signature-across-40-fmri-dataset OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:45.327Z Emotion regulation skill showed no shared brain signature across 40 fMRI datasets https://oddbrief.com/science/ubc-review-no-frogs-or-reptiles-moved-for-construction-formed-a-lasting-populati OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:44.327Z UBC review: no frogs or reptiles moved for construction formed a lasting population https://oddbrief.com/science/stephen-colbert-s-trapdoor-spider-genome-points-to-a-telomere-code-all-spiders-l OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:43.327Z Stephen Colbert's trapdoor spider genome points to a telomere code all spiders lost https://oddbrief.com/tech/python-typing-survey-helps-ai-code-doubled-to-38-yet-30-aren-t-sure-it-does OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:42.327Z Python typing survey: 'helps AI code' doubled to 38%, yet 30% aren't sure it does https://oddbrief.com/science/berkeley-s-hula-hoop-study-found-the-hoop-s-orbit-and-wobble-are-linked-not-sepa OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:41.327Z Berkeley's hula hoop study found the hoop's orbit and wobble are linked, not separate https://oddbrief.com/culture/sheffield-remade-the-lycurgus-cup-s-color-shifting-roman-glass-with-a-nuclear-wa OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:40.327Z Sheffield remade the Lycurgus Cup's color-shifting Roman glass, with a nuclear waste link https://oddbrief.com/internet/cloudflare-logged-49-internet-outages-in-q3-and-18-were-iraq-s-exam-day-shutdown OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:39.327Z Cloudflare logged 49 internet outages in Q3, and 18 were Iraq's exam-day shutdowns https://oddbrief.com/ai/ai2-found-a-reworded-prompt-dropped-gpt-5-4-s-novelty-accuracy-from-93-5-to-40-9 OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:38.327Z Ai2 found a reworded prompt dropped GPT-5.4's novelty accuracy from 93.5% to 40.9% https://oddbrief.com/culture/switzerland-s-1-1-minecraft-copy-runs-on-version-1-12-2-because-the-alps-top-384 OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:37.327Z Switzerland's 1:1 Minecraft copy runs on version 1.12.2 because the Alps top 384 blocks https://oddbrief.com/tech/netflix-s-vertical-crop-tool-splits-one-shot-into-several-when-two-characters-ta OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:36.327Z Netflix's vertical crop tool splits one shot into several when two characters talk https://oddbrief.com/science/oist-s-edna-survey-found-126-fish-beyond-their-northern-records-a-seaweed-grazer OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:35.327Z OIST's eDNA survey found 126 fish beyond their northern records, a seaweed grazer among them https://oddbrief.com/science/semen-amyloids-carried-rna-into-sperm-and-embryos-made-at-least-10x-more-protein OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:34.327Z Semen amyloids carried RNA into sperm, and embryos made at least 10x more protein https://oddbrief.com/ai/indonesia-is-fine-tuning-google-s-medgemma-on-its-own-chest-x-rays-for-tb-screen OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:33.327Z Indonesia is fine-tuning Google's MedGemma on its own chest X-rays for TB screening https://oddbrief.com/tech/cloudflare-s-origin-range-requests-end-the-128-mib-pull-behind-a-few-megabyte-vi OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:32.327Z Cloudflare's Origin Range Requests end the 128 MiB pull behind a few-megabyte video seek https://oddbrief.com/science/london-register-record-43-6-mt-of-co2-stored-in-2024-82-of-total-linked-to-oil-r OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:31.327Z London Register: record 43.6 Mt of CO2 stored in 2024, 82% of total linked to oil recovery https://oddbrief.com/science/nasa-s-dragonfly-flew-its-first-titan-flight-on-a-testbed-and-it-is-the-mission- OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:30.327Z NASA's Dragonfly flew its first Titan flight on a testbed, and it is the mission's hardest https://oddbrief.com/tech/in-duct-uv-c-lamps-dimmed-in-cold-airflow-with-a-60-w-tube-falling-to-58-of-peak OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:29.327Z In-duct UV-C lamps dimmed in cold airflow, with a 60 W tube falling to 58% of peak https://oddbrief.com/ai/logging-a-failed-move-made-small-llm-players-likelier-to-retry-it-a-passau-study OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:28.327Z Logging a failed move made small LLM players likelier to retry it, a Passau study finds https://oddbrief.com/tech/umd-links-vr-focus-conflict-cybersickness-to-drops-in-frontal-and-occipital-brai OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:27.327Z UMD links VR focus-conflict cybersickness to drops in frontal and occipital brainwaves https://oddbrief.com/ai/ai2-s-olmoearth-v1-3-final-training-run-cost-about-2-720-down-from-15-060-for-v1 OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:26.327Z Ai2's OlmoEarth v1.3 final training run cost about $2,720, down from $15,060 for v1 https://oddbrief.com/internet/backblaze-s-eu-central-tier-1-isp-traffic-jumped-319-in-a-quarter-and-it-can-t-s OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:25.327Z Backblaze's EU-Central Tier 1 ISP traffic jumped 319% in a quarter, and it can't say why https://oddbrief.com/science/counting-not-detected-as-zero-may-halve-us-drinking-water-pfas-figures-model-fin OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:24.327Z Counting 'not detected' as zero may halve US drinking water PFAS figures, model finds https://oddbrief.com/ai/retinal-ai-trained-on-canon-images-lost-accuracy-on-cheaper-nikon-cameras OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:23.327Z Retinal AI trained on Canon images lost accuracy on cheaper Nikon cameras https://oddbrief.com/science/nasa-s-roamx-0201-blade-could-stretch-a-mars-helicopter-flight-from-0-7-km-to-18 OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:22.327Z NASA's roamx-0201 blade could stretch a Mars helicopter flight from 0.7 km to 18.7 km https://oddbrief.com/science/young-giant-manta-rays-stay-in-coastal-refuges-then-lose-legal-protection-as-adu OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:21.327Z Young giant manta rays stay in coastal refuges, then lose legal protection as adults https://oddbrief.com/tech/kaist-predicts-blue-oled-lifetime-from-a-tiny-brightness-shift-under-a-magnet OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:20.327Z KAIST predicts blue OLED lifetime from a tiny brightness shift under a magnet https://oddbrief.com/society/uk-science-exam-specs-name-86-scientists-at-gcse-and-only-one-is-a-woman OddBrief en 2026-11-01T23:24:19.327Z UK science exam specs name 86 scientists at GCSE, and only one is a woman