One September dawn on the verge of a significant life change, sitting on my poet friend’s dock, I watched a great blue heron rise slow and prehistoric through the morning mist, carrying the sky on her back. In the years since, the heron has become the closest thing I have to what … | Continue reading
Study finds pets provide limited mental health benefits, mainly reducing loneliness for those living alone, challenging previous positive assumptions. Most of us can recall stories about so-called “pandemic puppies” and the massive number of pet adoptions during the COVID-19 lock … | Continue reading
The billionaire says that if he doesn't successfully colonize Mars at some point in the next few years, you can blame Kamala Harris. | Continue reading
An AMD Strix Point laptop. | Photo by Joanna Nelius / The Verge Many laptops and gaming handhelds share a single pool of memory between the CPU and GPU — and sometimes, you might want that RAM boosting your graphics instead. Now, AMD won’t make you dive into a BIOS to reroute tha … | Continue reading
By extending the lifespan of satellites and reducing the need for replacements, we cut pollution and costs for space missions. Major aerospace companies join forces to address alarming space debris problem: 'This collaboration is crucial' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hanna Adeyema and Carolina Haass-Koffler discuss the substance use disorder crisis and the future of innovation in the field. | Continue reading
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Chester Racecourse is the oldest still-functioning facility of its kind in the world, established in 1539. It also happens to be the smallest, running a full circuit in just over one mile and one furlong (1.8 kilometers). However, … | Continue reading
How we open our phone cameras, our post-Apple event spending plans, whether we want a robotic smart speaker, and what a new iPhone button of our dreams would do.… | Continue reading
Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." | Continue reading
Your smartphone may shoot great photos and videos, but it's still much more awkward to use than an actual camera. The Snappy is one of the latest gadgets to address that problem, as it brings camera-like functionality (including a shot-stabilizing gimbal) to your phone. Continue … | Continue reading
Two new models of portable power stations from EcoFlow have just been launched, and both of them can be had at a big discount right now. For a starter battery, you can begin with the RIVER 3, or you can go bigger (and modular) with the DELTA 3 Plus. If ... [continued] The post Tw … | Continue reading
Amazon has hit upon a novel scheme of speeding up audiobook production. It has asked several Audible narrators to clone their voices so that the cloned voice can then be used to create new audiobooks. This, Amazon hopes will lead to the creation of more audiobooks affordably and … | Continue reading
Last month, Polydrops quietly launched the P21, an ultra-efficient all-electric travel trailer reimagined as a fully functional dwelling designed for extended off-grid stays. The 4-person P21 is light enough that any car can pull it. Polydrops Founder Kyung-Hyun Lew is an archite … | Continue reading
The 2022 novel has a bevy of intriguing producers attached to the project. The post Lilly Wachowski Adapting Andrew Joseph White’s Hell Followed With Us Into Animated Feature appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Rachel Cooke in The Guardian: Twenty-five years ago, my father and I were out walking in the Peak District. Beside us was his dog; ahead of us was a familiar fell, low and craggy and bare. My dad was boasting, as he often did, about the cairn at its top, a pile of rocks he… | Continue reading
A new crop of Chinese fountain pens, some cloned and some not, are affordable and shockingly good for their price. The post You Should Try A Chinese Fountain Pen appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
io9 sat down with writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit to discuss their Lego Star Wars miniseries on Disney+. | Continue reading
Well, this is something new. One of my first thoughts was, well, that’s dirty. Kia is apparently offering extra discounts to Tesla drivers who ditch their Tesla and buy a Kia EV. Kia is offering a $1,000 discount if you buy an EV6 and a $1,500 discount if you buy ... [continued] … | Continue reading
In all of the hubbub about the new iPhone 16 series and release candidate builds for macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18, you might have missed when Apple announced what the official release dates will be for all of their new operating systems. Let’s clear that up right now so t … | Continue reading
Save up to 18% and clip $10 coupon on a waterproof MeeFar car roof bag as your gear-up for your next big trip. | Continue reading
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 Plus, the latest cognitive shortfall: What did the nation's Undecideds think about last night's debate? Frankly, it's hard to decide! According to this report, the Washington Post assembled a panel of 25 "uncommitted, swing-state voters," then asked … | Continue reading
Sterilizations spike with abortion bans and declining access to care and contraception. | Continue reading
An international research group, including scientists from UNIGE, UNIBE, and PlanetS, has demonstrated that sub-Neptunes belong to two separate populations, resolving a debate in the scientific community. Most stars in our galaxy host planets, with sub-Neptunes—planets sized betw … | Continue reading
VirtualBox 7.1 is now available to download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Those upgrading from VirtualBox 7.0 or earlier will find a sizeable set of changes on offer, among them what Oracle describe as a “modernized look and feel”. Set your expectations accordingly for while thi … | Continue reading
We took a close look at the 23 most serious Waymo crashes. | Continue reading
The solar energy industry has a big farm problem cropping up. And if it isn’t careful, it’ll be dealing with it for years to come. Researchers at SI2, an independent research arm of the Solar Energy Industries Association, released a study of farm workers and solar developers thi … | Continue reading
The PS5 Pro looks like a slim that got a growth spurt. | Image: Sony After various rumors and leaks, the PlayStation 5 Pro is finally official — complete with a new GPU, $700 price point, and no built-in disc drive. But is that pretty much it? What makes this new console 40 perce … | Continue reading
Over the course of 10 years, you could save up to $15,000 by eliminating single-use items like dusters. Homeowner shares genius alternative to save money on single-use dusters: 'I was looking for a swap' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The night of festivities featured students showcasing their startups’ progress, along with a lively reception. | Continue reading
A tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention. The post Read an Excerpt From Margaret Killjoy’s The Sapling Cage appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
1. Worcester County, Maryland – Ocean City is preparing to go to court “if necessary” to undo the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s approval last week of U.S. Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project, town mayor Rick Meehan told me in a statement this week. Meehan listed off a lit … | Continue reading
The area, which has lava flows that stretch for dozens of miles, was barren as recently as 1997. | Continue reading
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty. | Continue reading
Leon Vlieger at The Inquisitive Biologist: Though bears loom large in our collective imagination, their flesh-and-blood counterparts are increasingly losing ground. Eight Bears, the debut of environmental journalist Gloria Dickie, draws on visits to key hotspots where Earth’s rem … | Continue reading
Greenlink’s good day – The Interior Department has approved NV Energy’s Greenlink West power line in Nevada, a massive step forward for the Biden administration’s pursuit of more transmission. The project will be linked to Arevia Power’s Libra Solar Project, which the BLM finishe … | Continue reading
The Zerowriter Ink E Ink typewriter that I discussed here before is now on crowdfunding. You can commit $199 to purchase the device which already has reached more than half of its goal within a day itself. Of the $30,000 that it plans to raise to bring the project to fruition, 15 … | Continue reading
Nothing compares to watching a 3D movie on an IMAX screen while sitting in a D-Box chair that moves, shakes, and roars with crystal clear sound. It is a fully immersive experience that feels like being inside the movie. Books cannot offer a fully immersive experience. However, au … | Continue reading
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Sony relegates physical game discs to a peripheral afterthought. | Continue reading
This week I’m in Anaheim wandering the halls of RE+ for the first time. It’s been a thrill to learn about the cavalcade of companies working on the frontlines of the energy transition. I’ll have a LOT more to say about my trip in next week’s edition of The Fight. But during my fi … | Continue reading
Thirteenth in the News Commons series. I grabbed the spottedhawk.org domain after hearing Garrison Keilor read this passage from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself over Leo Kottke improvising on guitar: The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me. He complains of my gab and my loitering … | Continue reading
It was — against all odds — an energy debate. Just look at the statistics. The word “fracking” was mentioned 10 times. “Oil” came up seven times. Even “climate change,” which Donald Trump was not very eager to talk about, was mentioned four times. And while that may not seem like … | Continue reading
An orphaned heiress, a witch, and a teenage clairvoyant all appear in September's new young adult SFF titles! The post All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in September 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
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Google search results will now show users a direct link to the Wayback Machine to view previous versions of web pages. | Continue reading