Pop Science

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By: Rosalie
Workout

This article is about how you don’t need to go

to the gym in order to get fit. 80% of
Americans don’t exercise. Plus, breaking
a sweat in the privacy of your own
home can be particularly enticing
for people who are new to the
lifestyle. It's also a great way to
work in quick bouts of exercise
between everything else you have to
get done around the house.
Saturn Science

The four inner planets (Mercury,

Venus, Earth, and Mars) host a
measly three moons between
them—the one you'll probably see
tonight, and then Phobos and
Deimos of Mars. But stray past the
asteroid belt and you're into moon
city, with at least a dozen icy rocks
known to circle each of the outer
giants.
Video Games

Even if you're a regular gamer with

hundreds of hours behind the
thumbsticks, you've probably never
really thought about the way you
hold your controller. Google design
director, Isabelle Olsson, however,
spent months considering exactly
that while leading the design team
behind the Stadia controller.
Ethical Hack

With everyone from Yahoo!

to Equifax suffering from
enormous data breaches
over the past few years,
companies are investing
heavily in cybersecurity.
That means ethical hackers
are having a field day.
Weirdest Things We Learned

It's your new favorite source for the

strangest science-adjacent facts, figures,
and Wikipedia spirals the editors of
Popular Science can muster. If you like the
stories in this post, we guarantee you'll
love the show.
A Polio-Like Disease

The report included 305 cases of

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), 193 of
which were confirmed as AFM and
25 of which were probable.
Symptoms of the virus started with
respiratory symptoms, like a cough
or congestion, and limb weakness or
paralysis appeared about a week
later.
Improving your Smartphone

While we might pull out and

check our smartphones dozens (or
hundreds) of times a day, we're
more likely to be checking social
media feeds than tweaking
settings that might improve our
experience.
 Google and Levi

Using the corresponding app, you

can determine what the different
gestures you make on the sleeve
actually do (the jacket is mostly
meant to be used with headphones
on). If you want that “brush in” to
announce the name of the song
playing, it can do that, too.
Electrolyte Drink

If you’ve ever craved lemonade or

Gatorade after a strenuous workout
or day in the sun, then you know
how water, electrolytes, and a bit of
carbs can help you come back to
life. But for those who want to avoid
a few teaspoons of sugar, there are
plenty of excellent options for
keeping H2O in your body.
Stain Removal

They seem to haunt me wherever I

go, and sometimes it seems like I’m
ruining a piece of clothing a day.
Luckily, I found a stain-whisperer
who helped me fight the old curse,
and get my clothes—if not life—in
order. If you’re anything like me and
your shirts looks like a map of
indelible moments, fear not and
follow the advice of an expert.