A foreign language can be learned in a dream, scientists said.

During the deep sleep phase, the brain is able to effectively memorize new foreign words and their translation, researchers from Switzerland have found. In the experiment, 30 people slept with headphones: they included 27 pairs of foreign words and their translation (the words were repeated 4 times). For the purity of the experiment, the translation was fake. After 12 and 36 hours, the participants took the test. The probability of correct choice of translation 12 hours after the experiment was 37%, and after 36 hours - 41% of correct answers.

A research university in the US is looking for a person who will eat pizza for money.

The lucky winner will need to test different pizza flavors and evaluate them. They pay a modest $15 an hour.

iRobot has figured out how to make pets friends with a robot vacuum cleaner.

The new Roomba model has the option of issuing sweets. Now the dog will go for a vacuum cleaner, and not stress. So far, the gadget is experimental, but iRobot is already looking for volunteers for large-scale prototype testing.

An unusual coffee shop has opened in Tokyo, where coffee is given out by a “bear's paw”.

An unusual coffee shop has opened in Tokyo, where coffee is given out by a “bear's paw”. “Bear's paw” often plays with clients: he shakes hands, then strokes, which is very touching.

The Giglish service has been released, which will help you practice your spoken English.

The whole point is in communicating through a microphone: AI asks questions, you answer them, and if you make a mistake somewhere, the neural network will politely correct you. You can configure the role of the interlocutor, and several dozen languages ​​are available to choose from (among them even three are English). It works for free and even registration is not needed, but you will be limited in the time of lessons and the number of conversational topics.

Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF has created a microscopic replica of the Louis Vuitton OnTheGo bag.

Accessory size total: 657x222x700 micrometers. According to the authors, their project is a commentary on the ever-shrinking bags of designers that have no utility and functionality. The bag will not go on sale. It will be offered exclusively at the Just Phriends auction in June.

The Japanese planned to create an autonomous floating city for 40 thousand people with a spaceport.

Relatively small Dogen City with a diameter of 4 km will be designed for 10,000 permanent residents. In addition, up to 30,000 tourists will be able to visit it at the same time. Its round shape will be designed to withstand the harsh weather conditions and even tsunamis that regularly hit the coast of Japan. It was also mentioned that Dogen City would include a launch and landing site for reusable rocket transport.

Every hour a person inhales 16 microplastic particles.

Physicists simulated the movement of microplastic particles through the upper respiratory tract of people. It turned out that every hour about 16 microparticles with a diameter of 1.6 to 5.5 microns settle in them. Plastic collects in the nasal cavities and oropharynx. Scientists believe that their model will help colleagues assess the impact of microplastics on the human body and develop methods for protecting people in polluted regions of the world.

New world record.

American Max Park set a new world record for solving the Rubik's Cube - he solved it in just 3.13 seconds. Speedcuber managed to surpass the previous record by 0.34 seconds.

The Beatles will release a new song.

Paul McCartney announced the release of the last song of The Beatles. Musicians use artificial intelligence to "extract" John Lennon's voice from an old demo. McCartney said he approached filmmaker Peter Jackson, who used artificial intelligence to create "clean" audio for the Get Back documentary.

For lovers of rose wine.

A station has been set up in Manchester that pours free rosé wine, but only at an air temperature of 19.2°C. It is this serving that is considered ideal for a drink.

Scientists have found a large number of drugs in coastal waters.

They get there with human feces. The researchers took hundreds of water samples. They found more than 50 compounds in them, including pharmaceuticals, diabetes drugs, and chemicals produced by the liver after cocaine use. Even a small amount of these substances can affect wild animals, their behavior and biological structure, including causing them to change color or reproduce in a different way.

Luke Skywalker's planet from Star Wars exists.

The character lived on the planet Tatooine, which orbited two stars at the same time, and he watched two sunsets. Recently, scientists discovered its likeness, the gas giant TOI-1338c, which is 7 times larger than the Earth. The planet is located at a distance of 1300 light years from it. A year there lasts only 215 days.

Tamagotchi return after 27 years.

Bandai Namco (the authors of the original toy) showed an upgrade to Tamagotchi Uni. The new generation LCD-display, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support. Now it's also a metaverse: in Tamaverse, you can play with your pet or "visit" other players. Sales will start on July 15 at a price of $60.

A new kind of fight against corruption.

A journalist from Mexico, through the local government, donated a bag of rice and a container of toilet paper to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey, but put AirTag in each package in advance. Then she began to track their path through the application, and as it turned out, everything turned out to be on the local market and did not leave the country.

Scientists have found out under what conditions dogs live longer.

To do this, they analyzed data from 21,410 animals. It turned out that dogs were less healthy and mobile in families experiencing financial or domestic difficulties. However, cheap food and lack of toys had five times less effect than the lack of communication with relatives. Best of all, regular games with other pets affected the condition of the dog. But a large number of children adversely affected the health of animals. The researchers also found a positive relationship between family income and the incidence of disease in dogs. This is probably due to the ability of owners to take the pet to the vet.

In Ecuador, a woman showed signs of life as she was being prepared for a funeral.

The elderly woman's relatives opened the coffin to change her clothes and noticed that she was breathing. Arriving doctors took the woman to the hospital, she is now in intensive care. It is assumed that the woman was in a state of catalepsy, because of which the doctors erroneously stated her death.

SpaceX has hired a 14-year-old developer.

Wunderkind Kyren Quasi will join the team of developers who create software for Starlink satellites. His IQ was higher than that of 99.9% of the population at the age of 9, he recently graduated from the University of Santa Clara in California, and before that he interned at Intel and BlackbirdAI. By the way, he entered the university at the age of 11.

An artificial intelligence center has opened in Dubai.

Instead of pursuing a prohibitive policy, a state AI center has opened in the UAE, where it is planned to train about 1,000 employees in the implementation of AI in government structures. At the moment, the center operates as an educational platform, but the U-Ask chat bot has already been created, where everyone can receive personalized information on the use of public services.

Zoologists have figured out why elephants need whiskers on their trunks.

It turned out that the whiskers of elephants are thicker and stronger than those of other animals, and they lack the features that normally help the brain of mammals to "feel" the surrounding objects. Probably, the elephant needs a mustache in order to help keep various objects and food in the trunk. The presence of sensitive hairs allows you to more accurately calculate your strength.