New research shows the brain continues developing post-birth, with significant neuron migration in the entorhinal cortex enhancing learning and memory capabilities. The human brain continues to develop long after birth, much longer than previously thought, according to research l … | Continue reading
A black bear raided a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last week while amused bystanders gawked at the spectacle through the shop window — and entrance. "Let him out, let him out!" someone shouted, as workers made loud noises trying to scare the big guy out. — Read the rest T … | Continue reading
"I've also been able to save more for experiences, which I value the most." Recent convert shares newfound peace after profound lifestyle change: 'I've learned to focus on what truly matters' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The US green hydrogen industry is poised for rapid growth with an assist from the new $7 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, if all goes according to plan. The post What Will Happen To The Clean Hydrogen Hubs Now? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The SEL trim of the Hyundai Ioniq 9. | Image: Hyundai The South Korean automaker unveiled its newest EV ahead of the LA Auto Show. Continue reading… | Continue reading
To demonstrate their point, the homeowner provided an infrared image of their chest freezer. Homeowner warns against freezer trick that supposedly lowers your energy bill: 'You will actually inhibit its performance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
TL;DR: Check out now to save an extra 24% on this JBL Bluetooth speaker that can clip onto your backpack. Whether you're headed on a camping or beach trip, there's one thing you can't forget—aside from the sunscreen or a cooler: a speaker to keep the good vibes going! — Read the … | Continue reading
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were officially appointed the co-leads of President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) last week, and on Wednesday, the two men spelled out their plans for the advisory group in … | Continue reading
When adverse weather closes in, it makes sense to pack some essentials. Commuter shares ultimate winter survival kit for harsh road conditions: 'These are great' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
My current desktop Mac, the one I work on day in and day out in my garage/office, is an M1 Mac Studio. I’ve had it for almost three years, and it’s still great.… | Continue reading
"Our country's food policies should ... ensure millions of kids have access to the healthier options they deserve." Kraft Heinz pulls Lunchables from federal school lunch program — here's what it could mean for schools first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Transgender Day of Remembrance is marked every Nov. 20and began in 1999 to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman who was killed in Massachusetts. The day marks the end of Transgender Awareness Week, which is used to raise public knowledge about the transgender community and the issues … | Continue reading
Scientists discovered that SAM plays a critical role in the production of methylmercury, a highly toxic compound that contaminates seafood. Their findings could aid efforts to reduce methylmercury’s environmental impact. Mercury is highly toxic, but it becomes particularly danger … | Continue reading
“It’s going to be very challenging for New Zealand to meet its obligations ... " New Zealand under fire as critics accuse leaders of pulling back on critical promise: 'We're not the poster country that we used to be' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
calculating the difference between their birth and death place; George Mallory is high up there, but can you find the person with the greatest negative change? # | Continue reading
In my blog post about Getting Started with OSGi Declarative Services I provided an introduction to OSGi declarative services. How to create them, how they behave at runtime, how to reference other services, and so on. But I left out an important topic there: configuring OSGi comp … | Continue reading
JEP 491 improves the scalability of Java code that uses synchronized methods and statements by arranging for virtual threads that block in such constructs to release their underlying platform threads for use by other virtual threads. In this video, we will also look into the rema … | Continue reading
Heavy refactoring of models can leave a Django project with “ghost tables”, which were created for a model that was removed without any trace in the migration history. Thankfully, by using some Django internals, you can find such tables. Use the database introspection methods tab … | Continue reading
Part 1 of this post appeared on 8/26/16. The first two paragraphs read as follow: Founded in 1858, Keio is the oldest university in Japan and one of the best, also ranking high in world ratings. Its name is written 慶應 in kanji. That's a lot of strokes to scribble down every time … | Continue reading
"People are more open to learning about innovative solutions." Teen's science fair project harnesses energy from peanut shells — here's how it works first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In 2018 we created a home-grown service to link related articles on this blog. This service used older machine learning techniques, but they were pretty rudimentary, and the quality of the links wasn’t always that great. Since that initial implementation six year ago, we’ve publi … | Continue reading
Roden Readers — The first memory I have of Enrique Allen is from the campus of Stanford. He had just graduated from the d.school and was teaching part-time. We were about to start working together. He was all bounding lightness. That’s the first image: Jumping, huge bright smile, … | Continue reading
"Literally made to be litter. Awesome." Customer shocked after turning over 'wallet' found with cash inside: 'This is not your lucky day ...' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Literally made to be litter. Awesome." Customer shocked after turning over 'wallet' found with cash inside: 'This is not your lucky day ...' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
🎮 Donut Country — You move a hole around and get things to fall down it. Very satisfying mechanic. The kid and I loved it. Except the story part, which was excruciatingly long and boring. More things falling into holes and puzzles and less talky talky. 📕 The Ninet … | Continue reading
A study found that male worms’ brains can activate conflicting memories, but behavior is driven by the more beneficial one. This research sheds light on how brains prioritize information, offering insights into conditions like PTSD. A new study by UCL researchers reveals that two … | Continue reading
How we deal with physical media, the most tech heavy restaurants we’ve patronized, tech that ended up disappointing us, and the social media networks of yesteryear that we’d bring back.… | Continue reading
The research on barred owls offers insights that could help humans and wildlife coexist. Scientists uncover surprising phenomenon observed in owls: 'A different kind of beast' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There is/was a strange energy in NYC today — a buzziness before tomorrow’s all-day rain. It feels a bit like the anticipation before a snow day — like work and school will be canceled. And we need the rain. Per Bloomberg: The dry fall of 2024 was unprecedented, with only 1.59 inc … | Continue reading
I think sometimes about not just what I listen to but how I get to the music I listen to, how a recording ends up being a focus of my attention. For example: ▰ Taylor Deupree is often on my mind, in his capacity as a musician, and a record label owner, and the moderator of […] | Continue reading
The Blackwell B200 GPU. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company on the back of AI chips, passing Microsoft and Apple along the way, and in today’s Q3 2025 earnings, the company suggested its record AI revenue and profits are only the beginning. While T … | Continue reading
"We can never get light in here. We never see the sun, it feels like we're blocked out from everything." Furious residents share photo of advertisement completely covering windows of apartment complex: 'This is most likely not legal' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Let me just share a short note here that my Electromagnetic Optics textbook is now available for pre-order, to be published in March 2025! The link to the IoP Publishing site is here. The official description of the book: Light … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against it, saying the government’s complaint includes speculative arguments and the government doesn’t plausibly argue i … | Continue reading
"The ... crisis is deep, wide, and pervasive, affecting ecosystems and animals in ways we are only beginning to understand." Officials make concerning discovery during autopsy of beached whale: 'Many tragedies ... go unobserved' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Framingham Centre Common is dotted with historical buildings, including the one that houses the Danforth Art Museum. Although not as large or renowned as other art museums near the Boston area, the Danforth has something in their collection no other museum has; the largest co … | Continue reading
To Westminster Hall by water in the morning, where I saw the King going in his barge to the Parliament House; this being the first day of their meeting again. And the Bishops, I hear, do take their places in the Lords House this day. I walked long... | Continue reading
Situated in Yangpo Village atop the Gaoligong Mountains, the Nujiang Grand Canyon Bookstore blends contemporary architecture with the surrounding natural and cultural landscape. With panoramic views of the Nujiang River and nearby peaks, the innovative project showcases an approa … | Continue reading
People like stealing fontina fortunes worth of cheese because it’s easy to sell on the black market and is hard to track. The mascarpone market probably doesn’t even have to be super dark for creamy criminals to launder their pinched cheese through conventional cheddar channels t … | Continue reading
If you're looking for affordable and secure cloud storage, the current offer at pCloud will interest you. Significant savings are available, especially on their lifetime plan. | Continue reading
In some areas, flood waters still haven't receded even two years later. Families reel as diseases persist in aftermath of extreme floods years later: 'The situation has become even more challenging' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
1/ Trump nominated Linda McMahon, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, to lead the Education Department that he has repeatedly vowed to dismantle. Like Betsy DeVos, Trump’s first-term education secretary, McMahon has no significant bac... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Royal Enfield knows a thing or two about creating retro classics but a drag bike? That’s a stretch. Oregon-based ICON Motosports has created a custom café racer based on the Shotgun 650 that’ll turn heads again and again. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles, Transport Tags: Cu … | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: With Federico away, Stephen and Myke talk about video games. Nah, just kidding. Instead, they ponder the future of Google and of social media, consider what maple syrup can do to an iPhone, and discuss Apple’s AI summarization features. | Continue reading
The product contains several heavy metals that are toxic to plants, wildlife, and humans. HOA board member met with urgent warnings after considering 'poisonous' landscaping product: 'Please don't use it anywhere, ever' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I was talking with a friend recently about an email of theirs running afoul (🐔) of another aggressive filter system, because they dared to to talk with someone called Dickson. I know right, they’re the absolute worst. For those unfamiliar, this is the The Scunthorpe Probl … | Continue reading
Model mice treated with extracts and powders exhibit restored cognitive and motor functions. Efforts to develop a breakthrough dementia drug are gaining attention, yet traditional medicinal products may provide valuable insights for preventive care. A research group led by Specia … | Continue reading
I asked on Mastodon, but posting here as well. What 10G Ethernet cards are people using on NetBSD thesedays? Are there any in particular you would recommend? I just buy used Intel X550 cards for FreeBSD and Penguins, but I’ve never messed with 10G on NetBSD. Ideally it would also … | Continue reading