Central to Australia’s cultural and political identity is the notion of a “fair go”. But recent elections, including in the United States, have highlighted the challenge of maintaining shared norms and support for institutions when many voters don’t believe they’re getting a “fai … | Continue reading
In 1997, Channel 5 was launched in the UK. It was the first new terrestrial channel in 25 years and it had a massive marketing campaign headed by The Spice Girls, the biggest girl band at the time. Adam Martyn chronicled the channels origins and why it was almost a financial disa … | Continue reading
whitehoune/Shutterstock The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain achieves this has remained elusive. Our new research, publi … | Continue reading
Redd F/Unsplash What makes a good retirement? I’ve been researching the lives of “silver backpackers”: Japanese seniors who embark on a later-life journey of self-discovery. Many experienced Japan’s high-growth economy, characterised by rigid gender roles. For many men who worked … | Continue reading
Gideon Haigh’s brother Jasper – “Jaz” – was 17 when he was killed in a car accident. Decades later, Haigh picked up a pen and, in a 72 hour span, wrote about the night Jaz died, all that led up to it, and all that he has lived since. Haigh is a prolific writer. You may know him f … | Continue reading
Korawat photo shoot/Shutterstock For millennia, humans had one obvious and reliable source of light – the Sun – and we knew the Sun was essential for our survival. This might be why ancient religions – such as those in Egypt, Greece, the Middle East, India, Asia, and Central and … | Continue reading
OpenAI bought Chat.com, adding to its collection of high-profile domain names. As of this morning, Chat.com now redirects to OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the acquisition via email. Chat.com is one of the older domains on the web, having b … | Continue reading
The re-election of Donald Trump all but assures that the next four years of climate policy will have to unfold at the local level. With a climate change denier who previously wreaked havoc on longstanding environmental regulations, opened wildlife refuges to drilling, and put the … | Continue reading
All! The! Warning! Lights! By the time a car needs to pahinate the error messages it wants to display, something has definitely gone wrong. 😬 | Continue reading
The slides from a lovely talk by Ana with an important message: By having your own personal website you are as indie web as it gets. That’s right. Whether you participate in the IndieWeb community or not: by having your own personal website you are as indie web as it gets. ada … | Continue reading
If you're looking to make the most of the dark winter nights, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are fantastic times to save money on your next telescope ahead of Christmas. | Continue reading
Pain-sensing neurons exchange signals with immune cells that drive endometriosis, sparking the pain associated with the condition, new research suggests. | Continue reading
New research from Emory University reveals that nasal autoantibodies in COVID-19 patients may help predict disease severity, with potential implications for treatment. COVID-19 symptoms vary widely, from mild to severe. While current virus strains tend to cause milder cases, peop … | Continue reading
Natural fertilizer alternatives are out there — and they work better than expected. Researchers stunned by results after utilizing unconventional farming tactic: 'We were fascinated' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
And a lovely dress. The post Connie Nielsen Got a Better Backdrop This Time first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a … | Continue reading
Striking New York Times tech workers have created a custom Connections puzzle so fans can get their daily fix without crossing the digital picket line. The “Strike Edition” puzzle was made on a website that lets people create their own Connections. The workers, part of the New Yo … | Continue reading
Really hoping to speedrun the five stages this time. | Continue reading
Charlie Wood at Quanta: Detecting a graviton — the hypothetical particle thought to carry the force of gravity — is the ultimate physics experiment. Conventional wisdom, however, says it can’t be done. According to one infamous estimate, an Earth-size apparatus orbiting the sun m … | Continue reading
Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng | Continue reading
The voters have cast their ballots, and after those ballots have been counted, and a winner has been projected by news organizations, that’s not the conclusion of the election. The actual outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be determined by the Electoral College. The C … | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo’s next console is going to have a kickass library of games to start. Last night, when there was absolutely nothing else of note happening in the world, Nintendo announced that its still-unannounced Switch successor would be bac … | Continue reading
It’s not because we told you what to think. It’s because we did the basic job of journalism: We held up a mirror to reality. | Continue reading
The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don't have enough electricity to power new data centers. The post The Great AI/Data Center Scam appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
PS5 Pro reviews: Top 3 complaints about the new console | Continue reading
No face coverings please, we're Swiss. Back in 2021, 51.2% of Swiss voters backed a so called "anti-burka" law, which forbids people from covering their faces in public. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Violators will have to pay a fine of up to CHF1,000 (about $1, … | Continue reading
Lots of us are feeling down and sad today for pretty good reasons. There's something to be said for feeling your feelings and processing grief, but prolonged feelings of sadness produce cortisol and are physically, not to mention mentally, bad for you. Plenty of folks can have a … | Continue reading
Last night at an election party, I enjoyed a bit of gallows humor in my friend's bathroom when I reached for the toilet paper and noticed the convicted conman staring back at me. Donald Trump toilet paper was the only comic relief to an otherwise crappy night. — Read the rest The … | Continue reading
By snugly wrapping around neurons, these devices could help scientists probe subcellular regions of the brain, and might even help restore some brain function. Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers interact with parts of our bodies to measure and learn from inte … | Continue reading
While many investors and analysts had anticipated a Donald Trump victory Tuesday — Maheep Mandloi of Mizuho Securities wrote earlier this week that stocks had “priced in” a 70% chance of Trump winning — that hasn’t stopped markets from twitching reflexively now that he’s actually … | Continue reading
We baked batches and batches to land on a recipe for tender, custardy baked French toast casserole. | Continue reading
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Big Tech leaders from across the industry are lining up to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. Trump has butted heads with many of the executives now cozying up to the soon-to-be president, who recently threat … | Continue reading
On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean during their trip around the world. Her plane has never been found despite countless efforts to solve the mystery of its vanishing. Earlier this year, ocean exploration company Deep … | Continue reading
I'm sure you need a treat. The post Fug Nation Loves The Sephora Sale, Which Conveniently Started Yesterday first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics | Continue reading
Since 1990, the country has experienced nearly 600 natural disasters that have killed 70,000 people. Tropical storm Trami left at least 126 dead in Philippines with over 5 million left in wake of destruction — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Next week, several intrepid cyber-athletes will race to carry out routine household tasks via a computer avatar: They’ll have to open a locked door, for example, and hold a cup under an ice dispenser to collect a precise number of cubes. Those tasks may sound easy, but there’s a … | Continue reading
Image: Square Enix The game’s final episode also teases a larger Life is Strange universe to come. Continue reading… | Continue reading
This imposing 25-foot-tall statue is one of a number by the artist Seward Johnson. Originally displayed in Florida under the name Unconditional Surrender, it is now called Embracing Peace, a name that has been in use since around 2015. The statue depicts a kiss between a sailor ( … | Continue reading
Shinywear is selling an adorable green frog sleep mask with eyes that can be adjusted from closed, to half-open, to wide-open. | Continue reading
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research suggests that these markings informed the development of writing | Continue reading
To me, the gaming market is a lot like the EDC market: It's fascinating to see what developmental lengths people will go to, to push the UX of some object with highly specific functions. A case in point is this Elitech Protean Space Quick Control Swap Gaming System.The idea behin … | Continue reading
The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected at an unexpected radio frequency | Continue reading
A raccoon came in for an unexpected landing inside New Yorker's La Guardia Airport yesterday. It broke through the suspended ceiling and hung from a cable. The incident occurred near the Spririt Airline counter which makes complete sense. Watch the video below originally posted t … | Continue reading
A new malicious package called 'SteelFox' mines for cryptocurrency and steals credit card data by using the "bring your own vulnerable driver" technique to get SYSTEM privileges on Windows machines. [...] | Continue reading
All of us at Asymptotic are back home from the exciting week at GStreamer Conference 2024 in Montréal, Canada last month. It was great to hang out with the community and see all the great work going on in the GStreamer ecosystem. Montréal sunsets are There were some visa-related … | Continue reading
Yascha Mounk at his eponymous Substack: Back in 2016, the whiff of aberration hung over Trump’s success. His opponents could claim that his victory was some strange historical fluke. They could put it down to foreign interference or to Russian hackers. Political scientists confid … | Continue reading