Are You Happy?
After Christmas, we enter a quiet time. Some parents might worry about gifts or family gatherings during this period. The post-Christmas period can be stressful for parents. Even big events like weddings can cause nerves but are remembered as happy days later.
Funny AI Mistake
An AI made a funny mistake by creating a fake disease called “kyloren syndrome” from Star Wars. This was to show how some scientific journals publish fake studies without checking them properly.
Swift’s Concerts
Taylor Swift’s concerts were so big that they caused small earthquakes! Geophysicists recorded the tremors during her Eras tour. Even a song like “Love Story” caused a tiny earthquake. Let’s see what happens at other big concerts!
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Vocabulary List:
- Stressful /ˈstrɛs.fəl/ (adjective): Causing mental or emotional strain or tension.
- Tremors /ˈtrɛm.ərz/ (noun): Involuntary quaking or shaking movements.
- Fake /feɪk/ (adjective): Not genuine; a deceptive imitation.
- Recorded /rɪˈkɔːr.dɪd/ (verb): To have captured in a medium; to set down in writing.
- Gatherings /ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋz/ (noun): Assemblies of people for a specific purpose.
- Scientific /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/ (adjective): Relating to the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
