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Best Horror of January 2025: ‘Wolf Man,’ ‘Companion,’ Steven Soderbergh’s Experimental Ghost Story and More

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com if there’s something I should check out for next month’s missive.

Science

Experimental approach analyzes how our relationships affect the adoption of innovations

a) Representation of the cone of influences of an individual located at the top of the cone. The different kind of interactions are colored differently. b) Illustration of a hypothetical through-edges diffusive process occurring at the network. c) Illustration of a hypothetical diffusive process involving both through-edges and through-space interactions in the network. Credit: PNAS […]

Mayo Clinic awarded federal grant to study experimental ALS drug

Getty Images JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic in Florida has received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to begin an innovative study that will provide hundreds of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to the experimental drug ibudilast over six months. The grant totals $22 million. Mayo Clinic […]