Grace Coolidge, 1925Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge. AP Grace Coolidge was all smiles in a gray dress and top hat to match President Calvin Coolidge's during his second inauguration.Grace Coolidge was an immensely popular first lady whose friendliness balanced Calvin Coolidge's reserved nature, according to the White House.Lou Henry Hoover, 1929Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. AP Photo Lou Henry Hoover wore a velvet dress with a zig-zag pattern to Herbert Hoover's inauguration.In May 1929, she became the first first lady to appear in Vogue, Katherine A.S. Sibley wrote in "A Companion to First Ladies."Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933Eleanor Roosevelt. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images The shade of Eleanor Roosevelt's inaugural gown became known as "Eleanor Blue" at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inauguration.Eleanor Roosevelt's dress and matching wrap were made of velvet, The New York Times reported. Her gowns were designed and made entirely in the US.Eleanor Roosevelt, 1937Eleanor Roosevelt. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Eleanor Roosevelt chose a white Sally Milgrim design for her husband's second inauguration.Eleanor Roosevelt, 1941Eleanor Roosevelt. Edward Steichen/Conde Nast via Getty Images She wore another ivory dress for Franklin D. Roosevelt's third inauguration in 1941.Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945Eleanor Roosevelt. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Eleanor Roosevelt wore a pink lace gown to her husband's historic fourth inauguration.In 1951, the 22nd Amendment was ratified, placing limits on the number of terms a president could serve.Bess Truman, 1945Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman. AP Photo No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband took the oath of office.Bess Truman, 1949Bess Truman, left, with members of the Truman family. AP Photo/stf In 1949, Bess Truman wore a fur coat to her husband's second inauguration. Later, for the inaugural balls, she wore a gray satin dress with a silver feather pattern.Mamie Eisenhower, 1953Mamie Eisenhower and Dwight Eisenhower. AP Mamie Eisenhower wore a pale-pink de soie inaugural gown which was embroidered with over 2,000 rhinestones.Mamie Eisenhower, 1957Mamie Eisenhower. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mamie Eisenhower's 1957 inaugural gown, designed by Nettie Rosenstein, was embroidered with pearls, crystals, and topaz.Jacqueline Kennedy, 1961Jacqueline Kennedy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Jacqueline Kennedy attended the inaugural balls wearing a sleeveless off-white silk chiffon gown with a matching cape that she helped design in collaboration with Ethel Frankau of Bergdorf Custom Salon.Lady Bird Johnson, 1963Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson consoled Jacqueline Kennedy after Johnson was sworn in as president. Universal History Archive/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, took the oath of office in a haphazard ceremony aboard Air Force One. Lady Bird Johnson wore a simple dress with a pearl necklace.Lady Bird Johnson, 1965Lady Bird Johnson. White House Photo/LBJ Library When Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected in 1965, Lady Bird Johnson wore a bright-yellow gown ordered from Neiman Marcus.Pat Nixon, 1969Pat Nixon. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Pat Nixon also wore a yellow inaugural ball gown. Hers was made of silk satin and featured Swarovski crystals.Pat Nixon, 1973Pat Nixon. Bettmann/Getty Images Pat Nixon wore a turquoise gown designed by Adele Simpson for President Richard Nixon's second inauguration.Betty Ford, 1974Betty Ford and Gerald Ford. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images There were no formal inaugural festivities after Richard Nixon resigned and President Gerald Ford became president in 1974. Betty Ford wore a blue skirt suit for his swearing-in ceremony.Rosalynn Carter, 1977Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter. Peter Bregg/AP Images Rosalynn Carter's blue chiffon inaugural gown, designed by Mary Matise for Jimmae, was the same dress that she wore to Jimmy Carter's inauguration as governor of Georgia.Nancy Reagan, 1981Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Nancy Reagan wore a one-shouldered lace gown over silk satin to the 1981 inaugural balls. The dress and gloves were designed by James Galanos. Her beaded shoes were from David Evins.Nancy Reagan, 1985Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. Courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Nancy Reagan wore another James Galanos gown for her husband's second inauguration. The white chiffon gown was embroidered with glass beads that reportedly took more than 300 hours to apply by hand.Barbara Bush, 1989George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Barbara Bush wore a royal-blue gown with a velvet bodice to the inaugural balls. The dress' designer, Arnold Scaasi, called her "the most glamorous grandmother in the United States," according to the Smithsonian.Hillary Clinton, 1993Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Jim Bourg/Reuters Hillary Clinton wore a violet beaded lace sheath gown with a blue velvet silk overskirt to the 1993 inaugural balls. The dress was designed by Sarah Phillips and made by New York theatrical costume designer Barbara Matera Ltd.Hillary Clinton, 1997Hillary Clinton. Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images For Bill Clinton's second inauguration, Hillary Clinton wore an ivory gown with metallic embellishments by Oscar de la Renta.Laura Bush, 2001George W. Bush and Laura Bush with their daughters Jenna Bush and Barbara Bush. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images Laura Bush attended inaugural balls in a red gown by Texas designer Michael Faircloth. The dress was made of Chantilly lace embroidered with crystals over silk georgette.Laura Bush, 2005Laura Bush and George W. Bush. Jason Reed/Reuters Laura Bush chose a silver Oscar de la Renta gown for the 2005 inaugural balls.Michelle Obama, 2009Michelle Obama and Barack Obama. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Michelle Obama wore a custom white inaugural gown by Jason Wu. The dress was made of white silk chiffon and sparkled with organza flower embellishments containing Swarovski crystal centers.Michelle Obama, 2013Michelle Obama. Rick Wilking/Reuters She wore Jason Wu again in 2013, this time choosing a red cross-halter strap gown.Melania Trump, 2017Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Kevin Dietsch - Pool/Getty Images Melania Trump wore an off-the-shoulder white gown with a slit accompanied by a thin burgundy ribbon to the inaugural balls. The dress was designed by Herv Pierre in collaboration with Melania Trump.Jill Biden, 2021Joe Biden and Jill Biden. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images There were no inaugural balls in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Jill Biden did change into a white dress and matching cashmere coat by Gabriela Hearst for the small evening celebrations. The coat was embroidered with flowers representing every US state and territory.Melania Trump, 2025Donald Trump and Melania Trump. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images At the 2025 inaugural balls, Melania Trump wore a strapless white gown with black trim by Herv Pierre, who designed her first inaugural gown in 2017. A black choker and white heels completed the look.

The dizzying array of executive actions President Donald Trump issued on Monday, the first day of his second term, show that he is increasingly willing to push the envelope, challenging both laws and norms in an effort to get the government to do what he wants.His pardons of January 6 rioters are far more sweeping than many predicted. His immigration actions go much further than those he took in his first term, some in ways that seem blatantly illegal. And he laid the groundwork to push out many federal government employees who he thinks might get in his way.Other actions raised more questions than they answered. Trump punted his promised tariffs off to February, and mostly avoided weighing in on major foreign policy hotspots. And its still very unclear what, exactly, is going on with Elon Musks DOGE.But we arguably got a lot more insight into what Trumps second term will bring on his first day than weve gotten in the past year. Hes rushing headlong into some confrontations while holding off, for the time being, on others. Heres what we learned.Just over a week ago, soon-to-be-Vice President JD Vance opined that nonviolent trespassers prosecuted for entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be pardoned but that days violent rioters obviously should not be.Trump had other ideas when he issued his sweeping clemency for those he called the J6 hostages. He did separate out 14 members of two far-right groups, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, who had been convicted of seditious conspiracy, commuting their sentences instead of giving full pardons. But all other individuals convicted of offenses related to the Capitol chaos that day received full unconditional pardons including those who assaulted police officers, and including the Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio.Trump, it has always been clear, was delighted by the storming of the Capitol on January 6; he doesnt care that his supporters assaulted police, terrorized members of Congress, and threatened to hang his own vice president. What mattered to him was that they were his supporters. So he handed them a get-out-of-jail-free card, even to those who violently tried to overthrow democracy. 2) Its Stephen Millers America nowTrumps Day 1 executive orders were most numerous and detailed on the topic of immigration. The president revived previous hard-line administration policies, such as a refugee admissions freeze, deportation orders, and border wall construction. He also rolled back some Biden policies intended to let more migrants come in legally if they followed an orderly process, ending Bidens parole program and shutting down an app created for migrants to schedule appointments to make asylum requests.But on some fronts, Trumps orders already went much further than he did in his first term and showed a newly emboldened willingness to defy legal caution. For instance:He ordered that the US military would now be responsible for the mission of closing the border. He used a public health emergency rationale to shut down the asylum system even though theres no public health crisis at the moment. He ordered that federal prosecutors recommend the death penalty for any unauthorized immigrant convicted of a capital crime.He fired several top officials in the US immigration court system, including the systems acting head.And he declared that despite what the Constitution says, birthright citizenship would no longer apply to children born in the US to unauthorized immigrants or visa-holders (unless one parent was a US citizen or lawful permanent resident).Most of these will likely be the subject of lawsuits, with the birthright citizenship order generally believed to be highly unlikely to withstand court scrutiny (the ACLU already sued over it). And all of these have the fingerprints of Stephen Miller, the anti-immigrant hardliner who now once again wields immense power as deputy White House chief of staff and Homeland Security adviser.Trump and Miller likely think aggressive and seemingly illegal policies like the birthright order are worth a shot and may have some effect at deterring future migrants from coming even if theyre eventually struck down. Whats clear is that Trumps team is not asking for permission to do sweeping restrictionist policies theyre going as hard as they can right out the gate.3) The groundwork was laid for a civil service purgeThough Trump fired some federal employees Monday, the first day did not seem to bring a mass firing of federal bureaucrats, but the groundwork was laid for something like that to happen in the future.First off, Trump restored what was previously known as his Schedule F executive order, issued in late 2020 shortly before he left office (it was never really implemented and Biden soon revoked it). The idea behind Schedule F now rebranded as Schedule Policy/Career is to reclassify various important civil servant jobs as exempt from civil service hiring rules and protections, making it easier for those workers to be fired.Secondly, Trump took aim at part of the federal workforce known as the Senior Executive Service (SES). These are, basically, the top jobs at agencies in the civil service, which liaise with the political appointees to run things. Trumps order demanded plans from his agencies for making SES more accountable (easier to fire). His order also said hiring for SES jobs would now be done by panels composed mostly of political appointees, rather than civil servants as is currently the case.Third, the Office of Personnel Management issued a memo letting agencies hire unlimited Schedule C appointees another class of political appointees that dont go through the civil service hiring process. And fourth, another order instructed Trump appointees to come up with plans for reforming the civil service hiring process itself.Altogether, this shows an intense focus from Trumps people on wresting agency authority away from civil servants and toward greater numbers of political appointees and though mass firings havent happened yet, it may be only a matter of time.Since Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk to chair a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), its been unclear what exactly this supposed new department would be or how it would work.A Trump order Monday made the unexpected announcement that, in fact, an existing part of the executive branch the US Digital Service, set up during the Obama administration to modernize government IT would become the US DOGE Service. Now, this executive order laid out a surprisingly limited mission of modernizing federal technology and software, rather than DOGEs previously announced remit of overhauling government spending, regulations, and personnel. Liberals on social media crowed at this apparent demotion for Musk.I wouldnt be so sure about that. Reports on Musks planning, and public statements from people in contact with his team, suggest they are planning to go very big indeed, in ways that havent yet been revealed. With a new report that Musk is likely to get a West Wing office, its hard to believe hes scaled back his grand ambitions. 5) Trump wants to reshape the US energy industryTrump has long vowed to roll back Bidens efforts to fight climate change and unleash fossil fuel production, so its no surprise that he withdrew from the Paris climate agreement, gave the green light to drilling in Alaska, and tried to roll back funding for green energy projects in Bidens Inflation Reduction Act. He also pursued his longtime vendetta against the wind energy industry with an order halting all wind energy permitting for projects on federal lands and in the ocean.Yet Trumps Unleashing American Energy executive order made another big policy move it aggressively took aim at the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a longtime bugaboo of Republicans, and even some Democrats, who view it as a major reason why its become so difficult to build things in the US. In theory, NEPA makes the government consider the environmental impact of projects; in practice, critics argue, its convoluted process makes projects more time-consuming and bogs them down with delays. Trumps order proposes taking NEPA enforcement out of the hands of the Council of Environmental Quality, rescinding existing regulations about it, and coming up with a new and more streamlined process for how to enforce the law and ease permitting.6) Lots remains TBDWith Trump doing so much on his first day, its also interesting to read tea leaves about what he didnt do.On economic policy, he issued a brief, vague order instructing agencies to try and lower the cost of living, and he signed a trade order that had lots of phrases like undertake a review of and investigate the feasibility of. But he did not issue the Day 1 tariffs that he promised for Canada and Mexico (in a press conference, he set a new deadline of February 1 for that). Translation: His tariff policies are not yet ready for prime time, and perhaps still the subject of wrangling among his economic advisers over how sweeping they should be.On foreign policy, too, Trump issued a brief and vague America First Policy Directive for his first confirmed Cabinet appointee, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He also announced hed pause foreign aid for 90 days and designate Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. But he did little about the rest of the world, not making any big Day 1 announcements on, for instance, Ukraine, Israel, or China.We shouldnt read too much into these omissions perhaps Trump is simply waiting until his team is confirmed and in place. But, notably, those are two areas where his coalition is genuinely torn between tariff superfans and skeptics who fear economic disruption, and between internationalists and isolationists. To find out what Trump will do on these topics, well just have to wait a bit longer.Youve read 1 article in the last monthHere at Vox, we're unwavering in our commitment to covering the issues that matter most to you threats to democracy, immigration, reproductive rights, the environment, and the rising polarization across this country.Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world. By becoming a Vox Member, you directly strengthen our ability to deliver in-depth, independent reporting that drives meaningful change.We rely on readers like you join us.Swati SharmaVox Editor-in-ChiefSee More: Politics

By Passant Rabie Published January 21, 2025 | Comments (0) | Artists Impression Of Supersonic Winds On Wasp 127b ESO/L. Calada The farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune, is the windiest place in the solar system, with winds that whip through at speeds reaching more than 0.3 miles per second (0.5 kilometers per second). Thats a relatively pleasant wind speed compared to a giant, puffy planet located around 500 lightyears away from Earth. Supersonic winds on this exoplanet, designated WASP-127b, travel at a mind-bending 5.5 miles per second (9 kilometers per second). The speed of sound on Earth is roughly 0.21 miles per second (0.34 km/sec), making these winds supersonic by our terrestrial standards. The recently discovered extraterrestrial jet stream is the fastest ever measured on a planet, providing new insight into extreme weather that pummel other worlds. Using European Southern Observatorys (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, a team of astronomers measured the extremely powerful winds that are raging on the equator of WASP-127b. At speeds of up to 20,500 miles per hour (33,000 kilometers per hour), the jet winds move at nearly six times the speed at which the planet rotates, according to a study published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. An animated visual of the exoplanet reveals a gnarly scene as the winds pummel the equator of WASP-127b with extreme ferocity. Part of the atmosphere of this planet is moving towards us at a high velocity while another part is moving away from us at the same speed, Lisa Nortmann, a scientist at the University of Gttingen, Germany, and lead author of the study, said in a statement. This signal shows us that there is a very fast, supersonic, jet wind around the planets equator.Astronomers discovered the exoplanet in 2016, a gas giant thats slightly larger than Jupiter with a fraction of its mass, making it rather puffy. WASP-127b takes a little over four days to orbit around its star, a yellow dwarf, or G-type star, which are typically less massive and cooler than our Sun. Ever since its discovery, scientists have been probing the planet to learn more about its weather patterns. The team behind the new study used VLT to trace the planets composition by measuring how the light of its host star travels through its upper atmosphere. The results revealed the presence of water vapor and carbon monoxide molecules in the planets atmosphere. The speed at which this material moved through the atmosphere, however, uncovered a rather odd double peak, according to the study, which meant that one side of the atmosphere is moving towards us and the other away from us at high speeds.This is something we havent seen before. Based on their measurements, the researchers concluded that extremely powerful winds dominated the planets equator, appearing to squeeze the gas giant as parts of its atmosphere move in opposite directions. This is something we havent seen before, Nortmann said. As the study also revealed, the planets poles are cooler than the rest of it, and it experiences slightly different temperatures on its morning and evening sides. This shows that the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own System, Fei Yan, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and co-author of the study, said in a statement. Scientists are learning more about planets that orbit stars other than our own, analyzing the atmosphere of other worlds with extreme precision as a way to piece together our own origin story. Understanding the dynamics of these exoplanets helps us explore mechanisms such as heat redistribution and chemical processes, improving our understanding of planet formation and potentially shedding light on the origins of our own Solar System, David Cont from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, and a co-author of the paper, said in a statement.With more than 5,000 exoplanets discovered so far, weve still got a lot of learning to do.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Isaac Schultz Published January 15, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published January 9, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published January 8, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published January 8, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published January 2, 2025 By Ed Cara Published December 26, 2024

Do you have plan for how to the watch the big game? With the Super Bowl around the corner, you want to make sure you have the best quality experience streaming the game. Roku has you covered. Right now Amazon has the Roku Ultra 2024 streaming player on sale in a limited time deal. This is Rokus premium streamer and for the time being, Amazon has it going for 21% off. That amounts to a $21 discount off of $100, bringing it to a new low price of just $79.See at AmazonPremium StreamerThe Roku Ultra 2024 is your ultimate streaming player. It supports not only 4K content, but also HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos so you can experience cinema quality picture and sound right from your living room. Super-speedy streaming is to be expected with Wi-Fi 6 support and the Ultra is 30% faster than any other Roku player.Each Roku streaming player supports Bluetooth and is compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa so you can incorporate it into the rest of your smart home. The remote does have its own built-in voice assistant to help you find the content youre searching for with ease.Speaking of the remote, its also got its also rechargeable so you dont need to worry about pesky batteries. The buttons are backlit which means no fumbling around in the dark when trying to navigate the apps. Of course you can always just say Hey Roku and navigate with the voice assistant. If you cant find the remote, Roku even has a lost remote finder. Ill give you a hint, it probably feel down between the cushions of your couch.The home screen is fully customizable so you can keep your favorite streaming apps at the ready. And did you know Roku has originals? I didnt! Along with the other apps you may be subscribed to like Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, and Max, youll be able to switch over to watch the free hit Roku Originals such asDinner Budget Showdown,Celebrity Family Food Battle,Martha Cooks,Emeril Cooks, wow, I guess its just a whole lot of cooking shows, huh?Get your snacks ready and let your friends know your living room will be the place to watch the game this upcoming Super Bowl Sunday all thanks to the aid of the Roku Ultra 2024 streaming player for the reduced price of just $79. Thats a $21 savings you can put toward making a great buffalo dip.See at Amazon

IPHO House / Sascha Wurm ArchitekturSave this picture! Lennard ZimmermannArchitects: Sascha Wurm ArchitekturAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:362 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Lennard Zimmermann Structural Engineer: Bollinger+Grohmann, Sebastian Dietrich - Bollinger+Grohmann More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Worm in Swan's Clothing - In the Franconian town of Iphofen, at the foot of Mount Schwanberg, a family home has been constructed on a sloped site at the edge of a typical residential development. The building adheres to the strict guidelines of the development plan. With its rectangular footprint, gabled roof, orientation, locally typical plaster facade, and restrained color scheme, it blends inconspicuously into the surrounding settlement. However, the interior layout intentionally breaks with convention: lofty rooms that extend to the roofline, open circulation areas, parallel staircases arranged side by side, a central living space with maximum connection to the garden, and split-level floors that reinterpret the slope as a spatial asset and integrate the ascending terrain into the design.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The Rdelseer Tor, part of the town's historic fortifications and a postcard icon of the community, and a nod to the origins of the clients, served as an inverted source of inspiration for the design concept. The street- and settlement-facing facades of the house echo the massive, protective outer wall: solid, closed, and punctuated with only a few small openings. In contrast, the garden-facing facade, inspired by the half-timbered construction of the Rdelseer Tor's inner face toward the old town, is open and permeable. The structural system follows a simple and clear principle: load-bearing exterior walls, a central wall running beneath the roof ridge, and two bracing wall panels. These elements form a protective envelope around the central living area. Subdivided by a fireplace and an offset column in line with the exterior wall, this space offers a flexible layout for cooking, dining, and living. Selective openings in the load-bearing central wall create connections between the living area and the circulation zones, fostering family interaction. A full-width glass wall extends the living space into an equally wide terrace.Save this picture!Designed as an extension of the interior, the terrace is subtly set into the hillside and spanned by a pergola. Preparations for its future addition have been made, referencing the vine-covered structures of historic houses in Iphofen's town center. On the street-facing side, the contrasting transitional space between the exterior and interior the house's entrance - is more subdued. In keeping with the defensive character of the settlement-facing facade, the entrance door is flush with the wall surface, without a canopy or visual emphasis. Inside, the entryway is designed as a transition zone between the public and private realms. Material selection, color palette, spatial proportions, and lighting create a calming atmosphere that sets the stage for entry into the bright, open spaces of the house.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!A building concept focused on achieving sustainability through durability relies on simple, robust, and high-quality materials and construction methods. These include wood-aluminum windows, exposed concrete floors, and walls made of monolithic brick masonry with a plaster facade. The house is constructed without a basement. The insulated bricks rest fully on a "folded" reinforced concrete slab, eliminating the need for hidden reinforced concrete columns to support the exterior walls. The high insulation values of the selected materials, combined with technical features such as a heat pump and photovoltaic system, result in a high energy efficiency standard (Efficiency Class A+).Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeMaterialConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on January 21, 2025Cite: "IPHO House / Sascha Wurm Architektur" 21 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025865/ipho-house-sascha-wurm-architektur&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Gawx, artist and filmmaker, has rapidly gained prominence on YouTube through his distinctive blend of illustration and cinematography. His channel, Gawx Art, boasts over 2.3 million subscribers, captivated by his unique cartoons and cinematic style. Beyond digital platforms, Gawx has custom-designed items such as sneakers and skateboard decks, showcasing his versatility and creative reach.In this episode, Gawx shares his journey of balancing school and content creation, building a unique style, and staying authentic. He opens up about the creative risks hes taken, how he battles artistic blocks, and how cinema and travel fuel his inspiration. Episode 61 Timestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:03:11 The Origin Of Gawx's "So Today!"00:06:04 How Being Authentic Can Actually Solidify Your Brand00:08:50 How Gawx Balanced School & YouTube 00:14:45 THIS Was Gawx's Bad Decision00:17:33 How Pressure Fueled Gawxs YouTube Success00:20:31 How Balancing Work & Rest Can Lead To Genius00:21:47 Gawx Reveals How Films Inspire His YouTube Masterpieces00:23:05 Creating For The Algorithm VS Authentic Storytelling00:26:35 Gawx Does THIS To Turn Discouragement Into Inspiration00:29:13 Gawx's Biggest Failure & Overcoming It00:31:53 THIS Is Gawx's Workflow For Every Video00:36:11 Gawx's Masterful Way To Integrate Sponsors (STEAL THIS)00:40:48 Gawx's Secret To Overcome Creative Blocks00:41:46 How Setting Deadlines Led To Gawx's Success00:45:00 Why Traveling Transforms Gawxs Artistic Vision (JAPAN)00:47:58 Gawx Explains How To Find Your Artistic Style (BIG TIP)00:55:23 Gawx's Advice To Aspiring Creators In 202500:58:17 Whats Next for Gawxs Creative Journey00:59:05 Gawx's Favorite Software & Equipment (AI Tools Included)01:07:07 Gawx's Thoughts On AI & The Future Of Creativity01:11:17 How Gawx Learned His Craft & Filmmaking SkillsIf this podcast is helping you, please take 2 minutes to rate our podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, It will help the Podcast reach and help more people! Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/12jUe4lIJgxE4yst7rrfmW?si=ab98994cf57541cf Apple Podcasts (Scroll down to review)- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-decisions-podcast/id1677462934 Find out more about Gawx:https://www.youtube.com/@UCFDxyA1H3VEN0VQwfMe2VMQ https://www.instagram.com/gawx_art/ Join our discord server where we connect and share assets:https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast :Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasthttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us)https://www.instagram.com/farhad_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/faraz_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #artist #unrealengine #cinema4d #houdini #blender3d #blender #3dartist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Specially trained dogs and their impressive noses helped a team of researchers and citizen scientists discover two new species of the truffles. The truffle dogs sniffed out Tuber cumberlandense and Tuber canirevelatum, which are native to North America. The two new species of these expensive and elusive fungi are described in a study recently published in the journal Mycologia. Get the Popular Science newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.Truffles are some of the most mysterious and alluring fungi on the planet, study co-author and University of Florida doctoral student Benjamin Lemmond said in a statement. They live their lives underground, out of sight, but people all around the world are eager to find them and enjoy their unique culinary qualities. This study shows that there are still undiscovered truffles right under our nose, so to speak, and that without the help of dogs (and their incredible noses) we might never find them.Kentucky truffle whiskey?Tuber cumberlandense was uncovered by a truffle dog named Luca and trainer Margaret Townsend and is named for the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains where it was found.Previously, T. cumberlandense has been harvested in truffle orchards and in woodlands, but was sold under other names. This new analysis showed that it is actually a distinct and previously undescribed species native to North America. Distiller Makers Mark is now trying to figure out how to cultivate this native truffle for its spirits.This particular species enjoys a symbiotic relationship with their host, white oaks, growing from their roots and providing nutrition to the trees, study co-author and Michigan State University mycologist Gregory Bonito said in a statement. Makers Mark is interested in cultivating T. cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels. They will be reforesting their land in Kentucky with white oaks for the barrels and hope one day to harvest truffles as well; perhaps they will even create truffle-infused whiskey.Lois Martin and Monza collecting truffles in a North American truffle orchard. CREDIT: MSU. The dog-found truffleMonza and her trainer Lois Martin discovered Tuber canirevelatum. The name means dog-found truffle, in Latin in honor of the truffle dogs. Martin sent the T. canirevelatum samples to Michigan State University since the samples didnt smell or look like anything known to grow in North America. Bonito and study co-author and undergraduate research student, Alassane Sow, analyzed DNA to place them on the fungi family tree.Receiving these samples was very exciting, especially because they looked very similar to the well-known edible European truffles Tuber macrosporumand [and] Tuber aestivum, Sow said in a statement. We hope that by describing both of these species there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of the most valuable truffle species.[ Related: Youve heard of truffle pigs. Now get ready for truffle birds.]North American truffles could be big businessCultivating and selling European truffle speciesoften with the help of hogshas been the norm. However, there is a growing interest in cultivating, wild-harvesting, and selling species of truffles that are native to North America. As more people try to grow and cultivate truffles, more truffle dogs will be needed to find them underground.If you have $20,000 of truffles growing underground, you need to find them before they perish, so the dogs are very important, Bonito said.Truffles are expensive and highly prized in the culinary world due to their rarity. In 2023, a bidder in Hong Kong reportedly paid $141,000 for a white truffle that weighed over two pounds. Each of these new species of truffle has economic potential and produces a unique aroma. This scent is the basis for the culinary potential of trufflesand their potential value. While prices vary, white truffles can cost $4,000 per pound and black truffles range from roughly $300 to $800.The team suspects that there are other native North American tuber species just waiting to be discovered underground.Our research reinforces the importance of using trained truffle dogs in tuber research and truffle farming, Bonito said. We suspect many native tuber species remain to be discovered and described. This task will be enhanced through the continued collaboration between mycologistsscientists who study fungithe public and trained truffle dogs.

Releasing a handful of salt into a pasta pan can result in a circular ring deposit, which shows the sedimentation history of the particle cloud. Mathieu SouzyShareWhen youre boiling water for pasta, throwing a bit of salt into the water can help it boil a little bit fasterif only by a few seconds. With that, a white ring of salt deposits will often show up within the pan. A group of curious and hungry physicists harnessed the power of fluid dynamics to see what ingredients are necessary to create nicer looking salt ringsreleasing larger salt particles from a greater height can help make more uniform salt deposits at the bottom of a pan. The findings are detailed in a study published January 21 in the journal Physics of Fluids. Get the Popular Science newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.A team from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) were spending an evening playing board games and eating pasta, when they began to question what it would take for them to create uniform and beautiful salt rings. Variables could include small grains or large ones, how many grains, how quickly, and if there is an optimal amount of water.By the end of our meal, wed sketched an experimental protocol and written a succession of experiments we wanted to try on my youngest sons small whiteboard, study co-author and INRAE physicist Mathieu Souzy said in a statement. It was a great overall experience, because we soon realized our simple observation of daily life conceals a rich variety of physical mechanisms!The team set up a tank of boiling water in a lab and tested dropping in salt of various sizes at different speeds. When a single particle is released into a tank of water, the particle settles to the bottom because of the effects of gravity. The sinking creates a small wake drag that disturbs the flow of the water around the particle.If a large number of particles are released at the same time, neighboring particles experience this flow perturbation generated by all surrounding particles, said Souzy. It causes sedimenting (falling) particles to be progressively shifted horizontally, which leads to an expanding circular distribution of the particles.When particles reach the bottom of the pan very quickly, they form a circular deposit. The water that travels within the wake of the cloud of particles then pushes the particles further away, like a ripple effect. This radial movement away from the center creates that clean center of the ring at the bottom of a pan.However, the team found that if particles are released from a greater height, the sediments will fall for a longer period of time. The cloud of particles then expands in a circular direction until there is enough space between particles and the particles wont be close enough to form a cloud. The particles then rain down to form this familiar homogeneous circular deposit of salt. By dropping larger particles from a greater height, the rings can appear more circular.These are the main physical ingredients, and despite its apparent simplicity, this phenomenon encompasses a wide range of physical concepts such as sedimentation, non-creeping flow, long-range interactions between multiple bodies, and wake entrainment, said Souzy.The team also found that because the larger particles move outward more than the smaller ones, they could sort the particles by size just by dropping them into the water. Souzy also reports that he can use this data in the kitchen to create very nice salt rings almost every time.

Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04243-yThe two professions can face similar gender-based challenges in recruitment and retention, says workforce modeller Alison Leary.