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2014 science fiction film “Interstellar.”“Well, maybe this means it’ll be a boon to science,'” Chastain, 47, quipped to People magazine last week. But a rep for Babynames.com told TMZ on Wednesday that the name Murph is not that popular.It’s not in the top 1,000 names — for boys or girls — for any year of birth this century, according to the Social Security Administration’s baby name database.The Babynames.com rep also told TMZ that only one person added the name to their favorites list in the two years after the release of “Interstellar” — and another person added it last year.The Post reached out to Chastain’s reps for comment.Now, Murphy is a desired name for babies, entering the Social Security list in 2020 at No.

Neil deGrasse Tyson live.The scientist and writer is currently on his ‘Star Talk Tour’ that will send him all over North America from December 2023 all the way up until June 2024.That includes a stop at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, March 20.“I’m a servant of the public curiosity in addition to whatever science I can eke out in my calendar,” Tyson told Fox South Carolina.And if you want to see the 65-year-old self-proclaimed nnerd live, you can grab tickets as soon as today.However, should you attend, prices vary wildly.At the time of publication, tickets start anywhere from $50 to $300 before fees on Vivid Seats.Curious how much tickets cost for the deGrasse Tyson show closest to you?Keep scrolling, science fanatics.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2023-24 ‘Star Talk Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

“The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts” (Scribner).“Articles highlighted her ‘plump figure’ and her infrequent application of lipstick,” she writes. Chris Kraft, a NASA flight director who would become the head of the Manned Spacecraft Center, described Tereshkova as “an absolute basket case when she was in orbit” and “nothing but hysterical.”Such responses, argues Grush, were typical of NASA’s reluctance to consider women for their astronaut training scheme.

study published Monday in the journal PeerJ. Biologist Rüdiger Bieler, the report’s lead author and self-described Parrothead, said the lemon-coloring of the mystery snail immediately reminded him of the song’s signature cocktail.

New research has found that orangutans (which are indeed apes, not monkeys) possess beatboxing skills as good, if not more impressive than their primate cousins — us — and it may be a huge clue to the evolution of human speech.“Humans rarely produce voiced and voiceless noises simultaneously. The exception is beatboxing, a skilled vocal performance which mimics the complex beats of hip-hop music,” co-author Madeleine Hardus said.“But the very fact that humans are anatomically able to beatbox, raises questions about where that ability came from.

“The Drew Barrymore Show” that was shared last week.Cord banking entails storing the blood from the umbilical cord so it can be used later to treat diseases, with manystorage companies likening it to a “biological insurance policy” — just in case anything happens later in life that the precious cells are needed for.Stem cells collected from an umbilical cord — as opposed to bone marrow — are particularly useful, as they can work even if some of the proteins don’t match, meaning more people can use them, as well as benefit from a shorter processing time.According to Dr. Christine Sterling, an OB/GYN and spokesperson for stem storage company Cord Blood Registry (CBR) — which sponsored the segment on Barrymore’s show — the umbilical cord is a rich source of stem cells with the potential to act like a “body’s own personal repair kit.”However, both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association say the potential benefits of storing umbilical cord blood as “insurance” are outweighed by the high cost of storing blood that may never be used. Initial collection and processing alone could cost up to $3,000, according to a 2022 Forbes story and, after that, annual storage fees could reach $1,300 — or more.

lead to teams scoring five to 15 more points per game.Researchers analyzed player metrics and material that were accrued from an undisclosed NBA team through a stop-motion camera during many of its games this season. The science squad was then able to project precise positioning that guaranteed better scoring outcomes for individual players — sometimes by moving mere inches.“Every 40 milliseconds, we know with … a very high degree of accuracy, where every player is and where the ball is located,” Boris Barron, a doctoral physics student on the project, told The Post.

Fossil Daddy — a 36-year-old, queer paleontologist from Massachusetts who is using his platform to educate people about science and the study of fossils by using pop culture to break it all down — with a healthy amount of thirst traps thrown in there, too.Fossil Daddy, who prefers to go by his nickname due to safety concerns regarding his family, boasts more than 195,000 followers across four social media platforms since he rebranded in 2020.“I think modern audiences have very, very little exposure to the study of paleontology, and I feel like a lot of people don’t really like to learn about it because it goes over their heads,” the TikTok creator told The Post. “So how can you bring it back down to Earth in a way that they can understand?”As a paleontological father figure, he might not be old enough to be their father, but his fans want to bone their Fossil Daddy.

Incognito (★★★☆☆) enter dancing — or, rather, they enter arranging themselves into dancerly poses around an elegantly minimal set. The effect definitely is mystifying, if awkward-looking, whatever impact is intended by director Allison Arkell Stockman and movement director Emma Jaster.The brief movement prelude to this intricate puzzle of interconnecting stories, written by Nick Payne, makes for a shaky start in a production that, at times, seems taxed by the effort to tie together the play’s disparate threads and timelines.The four-person ensemble, playing 20 characters total, perform admirably in distinguishing the main figures featured, including Dr.

for the final episodes of “Stranger Things” weren’t enough, brace yourself for the onslaught of online conspiracies by people who think we’ve been transported into an alternative universe. TikTok theorists are obsessed with the topic after the European Organization for Nuclear Research — or CERN — announced it would resume research with the Large Hadron Collider, a machine created to explore the structure of the universe.While “Stranger Things” is breaking streaming records on Netflix, the LHC, located in Geneva, Switzerland, is breaking records for the highest energy particle collisions ever performed, hoping to lead to new discoveries.

bestselling 2016 novel of the same name — the story is set in Victorian-era England and follows Cora Seaborne (Danes), a London widow who has a keen curiosity about science and the natural world (especially paleontology) and loves reading Darwin. After her abusive husband dies, she’s free to pursue the life she wants.

said in a release.“Honestly, I was honored by their homage to me and ‘Arachnophobia.’ Made me smile. And of course, in Hollywood, you haven’t really made it until you’ve been recognized by those in the field of parasitology,” Daniels told UCR.The parasitic nematode — scientifically called Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi by those brilliant folks — ultimately starves tarantulas to death while also immobilizing the appendages around their fangs, according to the West Coast research facility.“When I first heard a new species of nematode had been named after me, I thought, ‘Why? Is there a resemblance?'”Putting it bluntly, the newfound microworms — just like Dr.

Developmental Cell. The scientists used genetically engineered mice — who are biologically similar to humans — during their research.

now streaming on Disney+) follows Smith, 53, as he takes his trademark quips, enthusiasm and adventurous spirit into remote slices of the natural world to discover and explore hidden places that the average person can’t reach.

famously proclaimed that “a hoe never gets cold” — and science wants to back her up on it.A new study published in the British Journal of Social Psychology has determined that scantily clad women are no more likely to feel chilly on a winter’s night out than their more covered-up counterparts.

Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj posted her thoughts on COVID-19 vaccines and the Met Gala. It did not go over well.

prominence in the news. On Friday, the US Intelligence community released its highly anticipated report about a series of unidentified flying objects that have been spotted by US Navy pilots over the past few decades.Unfortunately for those who were hoping for definitive proof of little green men, it didn’t divulge anything conclusive.

“long COVID” can be treated by fasting, taking regular infrared saunas and eating lots of kimchi.The 48-year-old actress recently touted her new-age advice on her site Goop after revealing she caught COVID-19 “early on” and was left with “long-tail fatigue and brain fog.”She said a “functional medicine practitioner” put her on a “keto and plant-based” diet with kimchi and kombucha — and fasting until at least 11 a.m.

A recent study from the Williams Institute has highlighted the heightened impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQ people of color, as compared to heterosexual white people. The Williams Institute, a UCLA School of Law think tank, collected data from 12,000 U.S.

As the world continues to mourn the tremendous loss of SOPHIE, who passed away this weekend following an accident in Athens, fans are asking for the Scottish producer's otherworldly legacy to be honored in space. A new petition created by Christian Arroyo asks for NASA to consider naming the recently discovered planet TOI 1339 b after SOPHIE, due to the aesthetic similarities between the planet and SOPHIE's visual lexicon.

hit by a car and killed at age 20. Neal’s story of looking down on her body and encountering some type of spiritual world is common among people who have near-death experiences, according to “Surviving Death.” “People who have had the medical definition of death — flatlining — and are able to be brought back with the advent of resuscitative medicine have had these extraordinary experiences that are not unique,” said series director and producer Ricki Stern.“When you think about people exploring

In April, Dolly Parton announced a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's COVID-19 research, which included the development of a vaccine. A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine credits Parton's donation with the development of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine — announced on Monday, the vaccine has a 94.5% success rate in the prevention of COVID-19 contraction, according to early studies.

docuseries on Apple TV+ chronicles the development stages of young ones around the world, covering milestones such as walking, talking and, yes, wielding a massive machete to crack a coconut.“Becoming You,” narrated by Oscar-winning “The Crown” star Olivia Colman, spotlights the upbringing of 100 children in regions from the American South to the remote corners of Mongolia.

pair of videos on TikTok, where he displays a common surgical mask, a scarf that “won awards in the Washington state fair for both design and workmasnship” and a homemade face mask.“Why do people in the scientific community want you to wear a face mask when you are out in public?” he says. “Well, please, consider the following.

Injecting a disinfectant like bleach into your lungs—is it: A. a cool quarantine activity to test out? Or B.