Some people get weird when they become parents. Annie Romano is a TikTok user who shares her life on social media. When her brother turned his new baby into a tiny Michael Jackson and sent a video to the family chat group, she decided it was too good not to share. @thetishere The moonwalk is killing me #dance #baby #dad #mom #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – The T While wearing the baby in a front-facing baby backpack carrier, he manipulates his son’s feet to “dance.” Her brother’s video begins with the baby “marching” onto the screen. Each intentional step matches the beat of the background music. When the pace picks up, and we recognize Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” the baby (with help) exercises some pretty fancy footwork. Image from TikTok. The young dad made sure his son hit each step in the routine. Then came the moonwalk. If you weren’t laughing before this, you were laughing after seeing the baby “perform” trademark Michael Jackson move. Image from TikTok. The simulated moonwalk was an excellent addition to the show. The dance continued with the young father not missing one beat of the popular Michael Jackson hit. When it came time for arm movements, Annie’s brother shifted his grip to raise his son’s arms individually. Image from TikTok. Annie’s brother nailed every move with the baby. He even managed to simulate the signature gravity-defying forward lean that Michael Jackson did so well. No one in the family knows why he felt compelled to do this, but the internet is not sad about it. The original video has gone viral and has been shared over 2.6 million times. Thank you, Annie, for sharing your brother’s silliness with the world. Please share this amazingly silly baby “dancing” to Michael Jackson. It may brighten someone’s day like it did ours. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Brother Sends Video Of Tiny “Michael Jackson” Getting His Groove On To Family Group Chat appeared first on InspireMore.

One mom is feeling grateful for her sweet son who came up with a creative way to brighten her day during a difficult time. This woman explained that she was recovering from surgery after dealing with a heartbreaking miscarriage. Understandably, this experience has taken a lot out of her both physically and emotionally! Thankfully, her young son knows just how to put a smile on her face. In this mother’s video, the little boy enthusiastically led her outside to show her something special. When she followed him onto the porch, she found a bucket of colorful, freshly potted flowers. This beautiful present instantly lifted her mood. You could tell by the look on her son’s face that he was happy to have brightened his mom’s day! @brittany.nicely This has been so hard, but i have the best support team, including my TikTok friends I love you all so much! Trying to find the motivation to get back into doing what i love & supporting you all thank you #miscarriage #pregnancyloss #truama #support #thankyoutiktok ♬ original sound – Mr.Tuddles Dad chimed in to explain that the young man had picked out the lovely blooms himself. Then, they worked together to plant the flowers in a pot. Mom was so touched by this kind gesture from her husband and son! She wrote in her video that these men “always go above and beyond to make my day.” This precious video has received over 4 million views! Commenters were so impressed by how much this son wanted to brighten his mom’s day, especially considering what she was going through. “I love how excited he is to show you,” one person wrote. Another added, “I’m so sorry for your loss. But your son is an absolute darling, well done mama.” Apparently, Mom isn’t the only person who gets the benefit of this young man’s thoughtfulness. In another video, she captured her son brightening his grandma’s day with a freshly picked bouquet while the elderly woman was in the hospital. Just like in the previous video, the little boy was extremely eager to deliver the gift. @brittany.nicely It was Easton idea to handpick flowers #flowers #sweet #gingerboy #cute #grandmasoftiktok ♬ original sound – Mr.Tuddles What a kind and compassionate child this mom is raising! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Woman Shares Son’s Thoughtful Way Of Brightening Her Day After Miscarriage & Surgery appeared first on InspireMore.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a society where productivity and work are often considered the markers of success, it’s encouraging to learn that creative hobbies may hold the key to a happier, more fulfilled life. Recent research has shown that arts and crafts, such as painting, knitting, and photography, can have a significant impact on our overall life satisfaction—sometimes more than our work. This emerging evidence suggests that fostering creativity could be a powerful tool for improving public health and enhancing individual wellbeing. More than just a hobby Artsy activities like painting, ceramics, and photography have long been known to provide therapeutic advantages, particularly in clinical settings. However, Dr. Helen Keyes of Anglia Ruskin University and her colleagues adopted a broader approach, looking at how these activities affect the overall population. Their findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, offer new light on the power of arts and crafts to improve our happiness and sense of purpose. “It’s quite an affordable, accessible, and ultimately popular thing for people to do,” Dr. Keyes said. “And that’s key. You’re not going to be shoving something down people’s throats that they don’t want to do.” These activities are appealing and accessible, making them a viable choice for improving public health. The study: crafting happiness The study looked at data from more than 7,000 people aged 16 and above who took part in the UK Department for Culture, Media, and Sport’s “Taking Part” survey between April 2019 and March 2020. Participants were asked to score several elements of their well-being on a 10-point scale and to indicate if they had participated in any arts and crafts activities in the previous year. The findings were compelling: 37 percent of individuals reported engaged in some type of creative activity. Those who did so consistently reported better levels of enjoyment, life satisfaction, and a sense of purpose in life than those who did not engage in such activities. These findings remained true even after controlling for other factors such as age, gender, economic position, and overall health. “So crafting, in and of itself, is associated with a bigger increase [in wellbeing],” Dr. Keyes said. The study found that participating in arts and crafts increased happiness in a way that was comparable to the natural increase in well-being that occurred over the course of 20 years. More strikingly, the sense of purpose in life was more strongly associated with crafting than with employment. Beyond the workplace: the value of creativity One of the study’s most startling conclusions was that crafting offered a greater sense of purpose than employment. “That was probably our most interesting finding,” Dr. Keyes said. “You would certainly think you get a lot of your sense of worth from being in employment.” This could be because not everyone finds their job rewarding, whereas creative hobbies can provide a sense of mastery, control, and self-expression. While the study did not look into the impact of specific creative hobbies, the overarching conclusion is clear: indulging in any creative activity can considerably improve your well-being. Even though the improvement in life satisfaction associated with arts and crafts was modest (approximately two percent), Dr. Keyes stressed that it is still significant at the population level. “If you’re a national health service, or you’re a government, seeing a two percent increase in the overall well-being of your population is going to be really significant,” she stated. An easy path to better well-being The consequences of this study are substantial. Supporting and promoting creative activities may be a cost-effective and accessible method for governments and health organizations seeking to improve national well-being. “This is something that we’re showing can have quite a big effect compared to those other factors,” Dr. Keyes said, adding that arts and crafts are a simple method to engage people in activities that greatly improve their quality of life. As society grapples with stress and mental health issues, Dr. Keyes and her team’s results provide a refreshing perspective: often the simplest things can have the greatest impact. Whether you’re an experienced artist or just starting a new hobby, the message is clear: embrace your creativity. It might just result in a happier, more fulfilling existence. Source study: Frontiers in Public Health—Creating arts and crafting positively predicts subjective wellbeingThe post How arts and crafts can boost life satisfaction even more than work first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Fifty years after the first mobile phone call, the device in your pocket today plays an important role in a developing global earthquake detection system. On October 25, 2022, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake affected California’s Bay Area. While the quake caused little damage, many residents received phone alerts before the tremors struck, providing a small but critical window that could one day save lives. Google, in partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Californian academic institutions, created an early warning system that delivers valuable seconds of notice before an earthquake strikes. “We’re essentially racing the speed of light against the speed of an earthquake,” explained Marc Stogaitis, a software engineer at Android. This small head start enables people to seek shelter, stop cars, or discontinue important infrastructure activities like operating train lines. Crowdsourced earthquake detection Seismometers, which are highly sensitive sensors designed to detect ground tremors, have traditionally been used for earthquake detection. California’s ShakeAlert system receives data from over 700 seismometers. Google has now enlarged this network by connecting to the accelerometers found in most Android smartphones. These tiny sensors, often used to detect phone orientation or count steps, are sensitive enough to detect an earthquake‘s early P-waves.  When a phone senses these vibrations, it transmits information to the Android Earthquake Alerts System. The technology can immediately detect and locate the site of an earthquake by evaluating inputs from thousands, if not millions, of phones. This information is later used to send alerts to users in locations where shaking is undeniably on the way. Reaching the unreachable The scalability and accessibility of this technology are its greatest strengths. With over three billion Android devices in use worldwide, the Earthquake Alerts System has the ability to deliver early warnings in areas without significant seismometer networks. This method has the potential to revolutionize earthquake detection in distant or economically disadvantaged locations with limited traditional infrastructure. In fact, during the October 2022 earthquake in the Bay Area, the system successfully used data from multiple smartphones to trace the quake’s course. The ensuing alerts, sent via the USGS’s ShakeAlert system, gave households crucial moments to prepare. The future of earthquake alerts While the technology shows promise, it is not without restrictions. The system’s efficiency may be weakened in rural places with fewer smartphone users, as well as during offshore earthquakes that can produce tsunamis. Additionally, while these signals can provide a few seconds of notice, the elusive aim of forecasting earthquakes before they strike remains out of reach. Nonetheless, this novel application of ordinary technology is a huge step forward in earthquake preparedness. Android users can enable earthquake warnings in the Safety and Emergency section of their phone’s settings. The post How smartphones are revolutionizing earthquake detection and alerts first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

Pylon was formed in 1979 in Athens, Georgia, USA. The band originated when four University of Georgia students—Vanessa Briscoe Hay (vocals), Randy Bewley (guitar), Michael Lachowski (bass), and Curtis Crowe (drums)—came together with a shared interest in creating music that was driven by a DIY ethos and distinct from the mainstream rock sounds of the time. Pylon quickly became integral to the Athens music scene, which also fostered bands like R.E.M. and The B-52’s, gaining recognition for their energetic live performances and unique blend of danceable post-punk and new wave music. Pylon released three studio albums during their initial run: The post Complete List Of Pylon Albums And Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Astronomers have developed groundbreaking simulations that depict a star being consumed by a supermassive black hole, offering the most detailed models yet of a tidal disruption event. Supermassive black holes, found at the centers of galaxies, occasionally engulf nearby stars. During this process, known as a tidal disruption event, the star is stretched into a thin, spaghetti-like strand—a phenomenon aptly named “spaghettification”—before being torn apart. In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers presented these first-of-their-kind simulations, which trace the consumption of a star by a black hole over the span of a year, reports ScienceAlert. The concept of tidal disruption events was first theorized in the 1980s. According to this theory, when a star is torn apart, approximately half of its material should form a rotating disk of luminous matter around the black hole, known as an accretion disk. This disk was expected to reach temperatures so high that it would emit large amounts of X-ray radiation. However, astronomers were later surprised to discover that during these events, the disks predominantly emit optical light rather than X-rays. Furthermore, the temperature of the infalling matter was only around 10,000 degrees Celsius—significantly lower than the millions of degrees anticipated from the gas surrounding a supermassive black hole. Another unexpected finding was the enormous size of the luminous matter surrounding the black hole, which is several times larger than our Solar System and rapidly expands away from the black hole at a fraction of the speed of light. Given that even a supermassive black hole, with a mass one million times that of the Sun, is only slightly larger than our star, the sheer scale of the luminous material observed was astonishing to astronomers. Astrophysicists have hypothesized that matter crushed during a tidal disruption event might explain the lack of X-ray emissions. But until now, there was no clear understanding of how this process unfolds. The new study reveals that when a supermassive black hole pulls in a star, gravitational forces cause the star to undergo spaghettification, stretching it into a long, thin thread. While half of the star’s material ends up near the black hole, only about 1% is actually absorbed. The remaining material is expelled into space. The study’s authors note that simulating a tidal disruption event is challenging. Newton’s laws of gravity break down near a supermassive black hole, requiring the application of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. These new simulations accurately depict the entire process, from the onset of the event to the expulsion of matter that the black hole cannot absorb. The simulations also confirm that the compression of the black hole by infalling matter does indeed occur. They show that tidal disruption events resemble a star the size of a solar system, expanding at a few percent of the speed of light, with a supermassive black hole at its core. The post New Simulations Reveal How Supermassive Black Holes Devour Stars appeared first on Anomalien.com.

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