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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

    Science
    The NFL’s billion-dollar concussion settlement with players was officially approvedThe NFL’s billion-dollar concussion settlement with players was officially approved
    Science

    Players with neurodegenerative diseases can get up to $5 million each.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    Scientists agree: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps aloneScientists agree: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone
    Science

    Caffeinate immediately before napping and sleep for 20 minutes or less. You won’t regret it.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    Physicists just made the most precise atomic clock everPhysicists just made the most precise atomic clock ever
    Science

    It won’t lose a second for 15 billion years.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    This surreal time lapse shows how beautiful Earth is from spaceThis surreal time lapse shows how beautiful Earth is from space
    Science

    It’s easy to forget that we live on a rotating sphere.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    The psychology of why so many people bite their nailsThe psychology of why so many people bite their nails
    Science

    Why millions of people share the same bizarre habit.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    This gigantic void is the biggest structure we’ve ever discovered in the universeThis gigantic void is the biggest structure we’ve ever discovered in the universe
    Science

    It’s 1.8 billion light years wide.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Climate
    States are raising their speed limits. They should do the opposite.States are raising their speed limits. They should do the opposite.
    Climate

    The case for slowing down.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Life
    How to run a marathon, according to scienceHow to run a marathon, according to science
    Life

    Tip #1: carbo-loading is a complete myth

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Business & Finance
    The bizarre history of cellphone towers disguised as treesThe bizarre history of cellphone towers disguised as trees
    Business & Finance

    They’re tall. They’re totally absurd. And they’re everywhere.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Transportation
    A Japanese train just broke the world’s speed recordA Japanese train just broke the world’s speed record
    Transportation

    During a test, it hit 366 miles per hour.

    By Joseph Stromberg

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