The Daily Populous

Saturday May 26th, 2018 night edition

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Emilia Clarke’s transition from “Game of Thrones” powerhouse to blockbuster movie star gets a major boost with the opening of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

The movie’s favorable reviews and the popularity of the “Star Wars” brand should have much better results for Clarke than her last attempt at blockbuster stardom, “Terminator Genisys.”

Read More: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: Meet the New Female Characters Joining the Universe.

Clarke looked back on the chaotic production of “Terminator Genisys” in an interview with Vanity Fair and admitted that “no one had a good time” making the sequel.

The film was directed by Alan Taylor, who Clarke knew well from “Game of Thrones.”

Taylor directed seven “Thrones” episodes across the show’s seven seasons, including the famous “Baelor” and the first and second season finales.

Clarke told Vanity Fair she was “relieved” she didn’t have to return to the role of Sarah Connor for additional “Terminator” movies. »

Korean leaders meet in surprise summit

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"Both leaders exchanged opinions... for the successful holding of the North Korea-US summit," it added, saying that Mr Moon would announce the outcome of the talks on Sunday morning.

The rare dialogue - the first time the Korean leaders met to hold talks since 2007 - came after months of improving relations between the two countries. »

Here Are the Four Types of Drunks, According to Science

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After that come the Nutty Professors, named for the chemically-altered academic with a second personality immortalized by Eddie Murphy.

They, the study says, are natural introverts who shed their inhibitions with special vigor when they drink, showing a flashier and more social side.

The study authors hope to use these categories to tailor future alcoholism interventions to particular personality types. »

New Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn Physics - Study

Authored by drexel.edu

Parts of the brain not traditionally associated with learning science become active when people are confronted with solving physics problems, a new study shows.

The Force Concept Inventory is a test that assesses knowledge of physics concepts commonly taught in early college physics classes.

After the volunteer students completed their physics course, they again took the Force Concept Inventory, once more monitored by fMRI. »

Sweet Morsels: A History of the Chocolate-Chip Cookie

Authored by newyorker.com

On March 20, 1939, Wakefield gave Nestlé the right to use her cookie recipe and the Toll House name.

In her recently published “Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book,” the food writer Carolyn Wyman offers a more believable, if somewhat less enchanted, telling.

Rather, the more plausible explanation is that Wakefield developed the chocolate-chip cookie “by dint of training, talent, [and] hard work.” »