With her long, brown hair and determined gaze, the new facial reconstruction lets us peek into the world of an archaic human who lived tens of thousands of years ago. | Continue reading
At the end of the Cold War, many thinkers optimistically predicted that globalization would cause global societies’ social values to converge around liberal notions of personal rights and freedoms. Since then, technology has made the Earth “smaller” than ever. Global trade delive … | Continue reading
Humans aren’t the only primates with a medicine cabinet, it seems. In a new paper published today, scientists document a male orangutan named Rakus using a plant with known medicinal properties to help heal his facial wound. While there have been other recent accounts of animals … | Continue reading
I feel in need of a break, but not much like that is forthcoming. We looked at going away for a bit, but anything pleasant is unavailable as we’re not the only ones looking for a place to enjoy spring. Yet, I feel stuck and in a funk still. This week I Met payroll Had […] | Continue reading
Apple continues to revise its approach to complying with Europe’s Digital Markets Act, today announcing a pair of exceptions to its Core Technology Fee. The first pertains to apps that are totally free: First, no CTF is required if a developer has no revenue whatsoever. … | Continue reading
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"In the vein of Magnolia" you say? The post Zach Cregger’s Weapons Adds Benedict Wong & Others to Josh Brolin-Starring Feature appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Knowing what's next can help you work through a tedious step, because you know it'll be worth it. Tags: steps | Continue reading
A pair of odd twisters spun out from a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma Tuesday (April 30). | Continue reading
Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence. | Continue reading
Law enforcement shut down 12 phone fraud call centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon, behind thousands of scam calls daily. [...] | Continue reading
The Sonic the Hedgehog Cinematic Universe is knocking out the competition on Paramount+ as limited series Knuckles sets a streaming record for the platform. Read more... | Continue reading
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David Pierce doesn’t bury the lede: Artificial intelligence might someday make technology easier to use and even do things on your behalf. All the Rabbit R1 does right now is make me tear my hair out. … Rabbit R1 continues to be panned. Here’s one in video format by MKBHD: or by … | Continue reading
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Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen. | Continue reading
Counterpoint Research projects 27 percent market share this year to Apple's 49. | Continue reading
Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That's one of the reasons why scientists have developed a new leech-inspired blood collection device, which draws blood samples without the need for a big jab. Continue Reading Category: Medical, Scienc … | Continue reading
Another whistleblower who raised safety concerns about production practices related to Boeing has died. Joshua Dean, who previously worked as a quality auditor at the plane manufacturer’s supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, died Tuesday as the result of a “sudden, fast-spreading infect … | Continue reading
MAX 24.3 - Introducing MAX Engine Extensibility | Continue reading
This stick-back armchair is designed for reading and relaxing. It is based on Irish examples I’ve studied during my travels, and I have gradually tweaked this design to get it right where I want it. I’m offering it for sale for $1,700 via a random drawing. The price includes crat … | Continue reading
Fears of electric vehicle fires are blown out of proportion, but because EVs are heavier on average, they're safer for passengers but more dangerous for non-occupants, studies suggest. | Continue reading
The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials. | Continue reading
Farmers can use these treatments with the same commercial seed varieties they know and trust. Startup addresses global agricultural challenges with cutting-edge seed enhancement technology: 'We're making the plants healthier' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
An unexpected combination of Wuthering Heights and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The post Nightmares on the Heath: Sinclair Smith’s Dream Date appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon as part of the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, the space agency still needs to resolve a few lingering issues with its Orion capsule that could jeopardize the safety of the crew on board, according to a new report. Read more... | Continue reading
I came across an interesting tale about Biosphere 2, a massive scientific experiment in Arizona designed to mimic Earth’s ecosystems. Inside this controlled bubble, trees shot up at a rate that surprised everyone. Initially, this seemed like a win for the scientists—creating perf … | Continue reading
Monday is your new Saturday morning, the start of the weekend. Once your kids are at school, you have a lazy morning of self-care (clearing your inbox) followed by brunch with friends (an all-hands meeting in the conference room with stale bagels). You round out the afternoon by … | Continue reading
Last week Hot Toys surprised Star Wars fans with a two-for-one reveal that the toymaker would start to dip into the world of Star Wars “Legends”—the contemporary name for the galaxy far, far away’s former canon in the Expanded Universe. Now, it’s somehow topping that surprise eve … | Continue reading
We wrapped, unwrapped, stained, and cleaned 10 reusable food wraps to find versatile options that help keep produce, bread, and more fresh. | Continue reading
Young people are literally wired to challenge the status quo, to think outside the box. (more) Strategy that an evolution could follow, would be to create a vehicle that reliably tended to start believing that the old power-structure was corrupt, and that the good of the whole tr … | Continue reading
Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control doohickey that shows in the notification area. This extension doesn’t do else bar (heh) that, but as simple enhancements go it’s a nifty one. More than a mere … | Continue reading
Epic Tales Tavern is a blog I created late last year where I publish images generated using ChatGPT (DALL-E 3) using a Custom GPT created for this purpose. These images bring to life the unexpected and the extraordinary, illustrating known characters from various role-playing gam … | Continue reading
I don’t need another cat. I don’t need another cat. I don’t need another cat. I don’t need another cat. I don’t need another cat. Really though, what’s one more cat in the grand scheme of things? . | Continue reading
What’s New in Mojo 24.3: Community Contributions, Pythonic Collections and Core Language Enhancements | Continue reading
It's time for another episode centered on the complications of the Prime Directive... The post Star Trek: Discovery’s “Whistlespeak” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Grace Jones was filming the James Bond classic ‘A View to a Kill’ in the adjacent studio at Pinewood whilst Tim Curry was filming ‘Legend’ during 1984. Jones used to hang out with Tim whilst he was having his prosthetic makeup applied for the character of Darkness. Tim’s makeup t … | Continue reading
The post I Wrote The Magna Carta, And You Can Too appeared first on NOEMA. | Continue reading
New magic system shines in the game's early "Technical Test" period. | Continue reading
It’s been over a decade since the final Twilight movie, so the timing feels just right for Kristen Stewart to enter her second vampire era with Flesh of the Gods. Things are going to be quite a bit different this time around though, with Oscar Isaac as her co-star and Mandy direc … | Continue reading
Bird flu continues to be a real public health threat, but apparently not to our food supply at least. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture separately announced late Wednesday that their tests of pasteurized milk and ground beef failed to find any li … | Continue reading
Commercial charging stations are good, but doing it at home is cheaper and more convenient. There are plenty of benefits to charging your EV at home — but having the right technology makes a big difference first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There are tons of theories surrounding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and, more broadly, the fictional world of Middle-Earth in which the books take place. One of these theories is that Middle-Earth is actually not a fictional world at all, but our own Earth in prehistori … | Continue reading
SHFT is the handle of a South Korean product designer who produces objects in sheet metal. Their m.o. is to post shots of prototypes on Instagram to gauge feedback, then batch-produce the things people like. One such object is this stainless steel Fold B clipboard for sketching, … | Continue reading
Preparing for the rise of 8K movies in the home cinema, JVC Kenwood has announced new additions to its high-end D-ILA laser projector family, with the new models able to input and display 8K/60p visuals with boosted brightness and contrast. Continue Reading Category: Home Enterta … | Continue reading
Obviously, we're all in on this The post Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac Are Starring in a Vampire Movie From the Director of Mandy appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Ever wanted to stay in Carl’s house from Pixar’s “Up,” or Professor X’s school mansion from the X-Men? Now you might be able to with Airbnb’s new Icons collection of rentals The Details Airbnb will embrace pop culture to offer its users the ability to stay in iconic properties, b … | Continue reading
Erik Baker in the Boston Review: One of the courses I teach is called “Science, Activism, and Political Conflict,” and one of my ambitions with that course is to show students that both of these things—activism and political conflict—are normal in science, and in academic life mo … | Continue reading