With the rise of things like BookTok and Bookstagram, it looks like the world is reading more. But what about children? In the UK, a new survey, which involved 3,000 parents with children ages 2-12, revealed that 53% of parents don’t buy books to their kids. This statistic may no … | Continue reading
Those of us who are deep in the tech world remember about 6 weeks ago when all our social media and news feeds were talking about the XZ Utils backdoor. (Here’s a great writeup from my favorite tech site, Ars Technica) Really quick, bulleted recap: I was incredibly surprised to h … | Continue reading
ZNet reports on the extreme heat wave covering some of the most densely populated regions of the world.. Wide areas of south and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan to the Philippines, have experienced prolonged extreme heat affecting everything from human health to the economy and edu … | Continue reading
Let’s start with some brief history on the transition to EV sales, and then get to the big topic: transitioning the ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicle) fleet to electricity. The world passed peak ICEV sales back in 2017 EVs were only a small fraction of total vehicle sales … | Continue reading
Here’s a question at the intersection of marketing and electronics: who is buying Intel CPUs right now after Intel has told the world that they will render the current socket, and therefore all current motherboards, obsolete before the end of 2024? “Intel’s next-gen desktop CPUs … | Continue reading
Álvaro García Linera in Metapolis: “Nearly all the economic forces that powered progress and prosperity over the last three decades are fading.” World Bank, March 2023Symptoms of a Torn Time For 35 years, from 1980 to 2005, the moral and labour order of much of the world was gove … | Continue reading
On Retrovert, we get to see Richard Berger exploring his experimental side in both lyrics as well as the production. Across the twelve tracks, we get to hear Richard at his finest when it comes to world-building atmospherics. | Continue reading
James Stewart in The New York Times: It’s been 14 years since Goldman Sachs was vilified as a “vampire squid” by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone. “Organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy,” he concluded then. Goldman has since experienced some hard times, tarred by scan … | Continue reading
Fourteen years ago, I read Fforde's Shades of Grey and my life hasn't been quite the same since. It was a magical tale, almost totally devoid of exposition, building in an fantasy world like no other. Fans have been clamouring for a sequel ever since. The first few chapters of th … | Continue reading
A stunning photo of the peculiar parasitic plant species, Thismia thaithongiana, wins gold in the Plants and Fungus category of the World Nature Photography Awards. | Continue reading
"That is why Shell is being sued all over the world for this exact type of misleading advertising." Woman calls out 'strange' Shell video ads using tobacco marketing techniques: 'So dystopian' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Flooding in this part of the world isn't unusual, but the scale of flooding here is normally seen about once a century. Torrential rainstorms turn fatal as record-breaking flooding and landslides devastate region — here's what we know first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Think about the expectations. Nine years ago, you released maybe one of the best films ever made. It won a ton of Oscars, made solid money at the box office, and has since only risen in respect and reverence. And now, you’re going back. Not just to that world, but to that story a … | Continue reading
British engineering firm Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a serious deepfake scam after one of its Hong… Continue reading Deepfake audio scam takes $25 million from world-renowned engineering firm The post Deepfake audio scam takes $25 million from world-renowned engineeri … | Continue reading
Winter is a magical season filled with snowflakes dancing through the air, blanketing the world in a shimmering coat of… The post Snowflake Template For Many Snowflake Crafts! appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
It’s late in the evening of Saturday, October 28th, 1989. You flip on the television and the saxophonist David Sanborn appears onscreen, instrument in hand, introducing the eclectic blues icon Taj Mahal, who in turn declares his intent to play a number with “rural humor” and “wor … | Continue reading
n a world with lots of noise trying to grab any attention, Frank Joshua's music welcomes the inner silence, providing a calming, soothing sound to dive deep under the quiet surface. | Continue reading
YouTube: 2024 Youth Regional Championships | Vertical World Climbing Team. My fav climbing gym just put up a little video from the regional campionship they had this past weekend. It was a fun event, where my daughter got to participate and I got a chance to lead belay a bunch of … | Continue reading
The world has many extremes in the form of highest points, lowest points, most southern, northern, etc. Some are of local significance, denoting superlative points in a city, state, or country, while others claim the titles for larger areas, like continents and hemispheres. It's … | Continue reading
Ricardo Miguéis, head of INESC Brussels HUB. It’s an increasingly binary world, where two opposites are presented as the only options available - and this lack of nuance is now infecting research and innovation policy. Take for instance: Research Infrastructures versus Technolog … | Continue reading
At a triumphant bill-signing earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sounded less like the leader of the nation’s third largest state and more like the host of a QAnon podcast. “Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat g … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Flickr Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has published the costs of its $36 million tuberculosis trial and wants other research funders to follow suit, in a bid to foster transparency around drug development. It says it is the first time detailed costs of an individua … | Continue reading
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 But what in the world does that mean? Is it true, what Stephanie Clifford said, speaking in a chilly Gotham courtroom—testifying under oath? In an early part of her testimony, she said that she preferred to be referred to as Stormy Daniels. In news reports … | Continue reading
Britain has scored a world-first with a series of test flights to demonstrate the core technologies of a future quantum navigation system that's designed to foil one of the most potentially dangerous, yet not very widely publicized, threats that transportation faces: GPS jamming … | Continue reading
Disagreements aside, however, Byung-Chul's argument remains a valuable one: the cultures of consumption that rule the modern world are death to the cultures of community that give life meaning. | Continue reading
I haven’t had a moment to really look into it, but Mathew Duggan‘s take on the whole experience: The Worst Website In The Entire World pretty much sums it up the whole thing. On the plus side this makes things … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Imperial College London and Brazil’s University of São Paulo (USP) have signed a new five-year partnership in research and education. Imperial – a world top ten university – have signed an agreement with Brazil’s top ranked university, USP, that will begin a new phase of closer c … | Continue reading
When the Beatles upended popular music, thousands of wannabe beat groups were born all over the world, and many of them–for the first time ever, really–were all-female groups. This Amoeba Records article has a fairly exhaustive list of these girl bands, with names like The Daught … | Continue reading
The World Health Organization says that around 7 million people die prematurely due to air pollution. New report finds staggering number of Americans face 'climate penalty' with concerning health implications: 'We're essentially adding back additional premature deaths' first appe … | Continue reading
"It might seem like a small thing, but the impact that it has is huge." Resident raises concerns over traffic annoyance happening around the world: 'I hate this so much' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The MITES associate director of recruitment and admissions plays a key role in introducing middle and high school students to the world of STEM. | Continue reading
One of the things that drew me to Elastic was the opportunity to work in a fully distributed team. I've really been enjoying it as a way to get a chance to collaborate with folks from literally all over the world, who have different viewpoints, cultural backgrounds, and some folk … | Continue reading
If you think of Mad Max: Fury Road as The Hobbit, Furiosa is its Lord of the Rings. They’re two stories set in the same world, with the same characters, taking place at different periods of time. One is a little more singular and focused while the other is larger and more expansi … | Continue reading
In a world of cinematic universes, it makes no sense that IF exists. You may think we mean that becauseIF is an original, big-budget Hollywood release, the likes of which we don’t see much anymore. But that’s not it at all. What we mean is in a sea of films that are beholden to s … | Continue reading
WWDC is one month away and while I was out on a walk this morning I got to thinking about how I was feeling about it. This will be the 16th(!) consecutive WWDC which I have attended1. My first in 2009 was a few months after the birth of my oldest child. He has never known a world … | Continue reading
In ‘Proof of Concept,’ the Grist video team shines a spotlight on some surprising environmental research and discoveries. | Continue reading
It was only just recently that we started hearing about Warner Bros.’ plans for Dune: Prophecy, the mysterious streaming series prequel inspired by the events of Sisterhood of Dune, again. But out of nowhere, we’ve just got a thunderous first look at its take on Dune’s world. Rea … | Continue reading
Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world... The post The Apocalypse Will Be Televised: Revealing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
- - - In this era of economic turmoil, climate catastrophe, and cliques of cool teens just waiting to make fun of your shoes, we live in a heightened state of fear. We’re afraid of the world and afraid of each other—but not nearly as afraid as we should be! McSweeney’s contributo … | Continue reading
Picture the scene, AIs have taken over the world and we are deep into a dystopian sci-fi nightmare. No, this… Continue reading Stellaris devs using AI-generated voices to voice AI characters in-game – it’s the circle of life The post Stellaris devs using AI-generated voices to vo … | Continue reading
Film and television have given us a number of unforgettable serial killers to haunt our nightmares. Sometimes, their origins and crimes are inspired by the stories of real criminals in our world. Other times, offenses and offenders are conjured up entirely from nightmare ether, t … | Continue reading
If the world is flat like the Internet says, then this is the edge. The mountains on either side of the Cajon Pass are crumbled and cracked ruins slumping under a starless sky. It looks like where the earth runs out, the place before no place. Not that Luke really believes the ea … | Continue reading
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history. | Continue reading
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Planning on replacing your water heater in the next few years? You could find yourself in the midst of a … | Continue reading
While there have been some positive developments in curbing rainforest destruction, the continued loss of these vital ecosystems poses a significant threat to our planet's health. New report shows concerning trend in global deforestation rates: 'The world took two steps forward, … | Continue reading
Coal phase-out is necessary to solve climate change, but can have negative impacts on workers and local communities dependent on coal for their livelihoods. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Central European University in Austria have studied governme … | Continue reading
Most batteries used in technology like smart watches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could come from Pennsylvania wastewater? A new analysis using c … | Continue reading
DC and its Kryptonians are now set to rule over two summers in a row. James Gunn’s Superman is currently filming aimed at a July 11, 2025 release, and it’ll now be joined the following year when Supergirl: World of Tomorrow comes to theaters June 26, 2026. Read more... | Continue reading