Kyle Nowak
I'm Kyle, writer and associate editor for both The DONUT and Press Sports. I studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan – Go Blue! – and had a brief career as a live poker pro before joining The DONUT back in 2019. Outside of work, you can typically find me enjoying the outdoors with my dogs, curled up with a Brandon Sanderson novel, rooting on UofM/Detroit sports teams, or binging Psych episodes.
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🔥Hot Corner
DONUT Holes
| October 4, 2024🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
💬Daily Sprinkle
Sprinkles
| October 4, 2024"By seeking and blundering we learn."
–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
👽The Weird Wide World
The Weird Wide World
| October 4, 2024Live from Austin, Texas
We bring you the most unusual, off-the-wall and occasionally laugh-out-loud headlines from this week.
World
| October 4, 2024Our daily sleigh ride around the world
🌍 The sun has set on Britain’s African empire; Christmas officially started in Venezuela this week following a declaration from President Nicolás Maduro; and more.
Discussion
| October 4, 2024Should the US keep supplying weapons to Israel?
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a long-shot measure to block the US from selling $20B worth of weapons to Israel, amid a growing backlash to Israel’s military actions in the Middle East.
DONUT Holes
| October 3, 2024🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
💬Daily Sprinkle
Sprinkles
| October 3, 2024"It's the job that's never started that takes the longest to finish."
–J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)
World
| October 3, 2024Our daily lap of the world
🌍 Israeli soldiers engaged in close fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon; a US bomb from WWII exploded at a Japanese airport; & more →
🙋Polls
Polls
| October 3, 2024How would you best describe your personal confidence in the scientific community?
❓ Our question to you: How would you best describe your personal confidence in the scientific community?
🔥Hot Corner
Hot Corner
| October 3, 2024🔥 It’s Thursday, October 3rd – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.
Science & Emerging Tech
| October 3, 2024The Moon is getting its own time zone
🌕⌚ NASA-associated physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently created Coordinated Lunar Time, a brand-new time zone for our Moon.
Media & Entertainment
| October 3, 2024There’s no business like show business – until you’re part of a mass layoff
🎭 Paramount had another round of major layoffs – and its not alone on the struggle bus, with the US film/TV industry yet to fully bounce back from the pandemic and writer/actor strikes.
DONUT Holes
| October 2, 2024🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
💬Daily Sprinkle
Sprinkles
| October 2, 2024"The one who boasts does so only out of a feeling of inferiority."
–Alfred Adler (1870-1937)
Discussion
| October 2, 2024How the “publish or perish” mentality is fueling scientific retractions
📝🔍 Scientific journals are increasingly running into a similar problem: some of their published research has issues with accuracy or integrity, leading to a growing number of retractions.
World
| October 2, 2024Our daily voyage around the world
🌍 Iran launched a major airstrike against Israel, who intercepted the majority of ballistic missiles; Switzerland and Italy are redrawing borders due to melting glaciers; and more.
🔥Hot Corner
Hot Corner
| October 2, 2024🔥 It’s Wednesday, October 2nd – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.
📊By the Numbers
By the Numbers
| October 1, 2024Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.
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