Scientists Use Geographic Profiling to Reveal Banksy’s True Identity

Using a technique called “geographic profiling”—which is mostly used to catch serial criminals—scientists at Queen Mary University of London claim to have discovered the true identity of the infamous street artist Banksy. After building a geoprofile from the locations of 140 of Bansky’s suspected artworks, the team was able to pinpoint different “hot spots” all strongly linked to one individual: Robin Gunningham, the person previously …

The Existence of Sleep Munchies

Sleep deprivation has long-been linked with deteriorating both mental and physical wellbeing and now researchers have found that it also leads to overeating. More interesting still: they’ve discovered why. According to scientists at the University of Chicago, getting less than five hours of sleep per night increases an endocannabinoid in our bloodstream called 2-AG. Like its name might suggest, this endocannabinoid is also linked with …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

An LGBTQIA-inspired bank, how "ugly" food can end hunger, the music of Star Wars and more in our look around the web

1. Donate to Planned Parenthood on Behalf of the GOP with DefundRefund A grassroots fundraising campaign called Defund Refund makes it simple to counteract the GOP’s efforts to shut down Planned Parenthood. The website allows users to easily donate to Planned Parenthood in the name of their favorite (or, perhaps more accurately, least favorite) GOP candidate each time they attack the organization—or anytime really—and keeps …