"Wait, we can have nice things?" Stunning before-and-after photos spark hope for US infrastructure: 'The after pictures are amazing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Drawing on Tiqqun's Preliminary Materials for the Theory of a Young-Girl, the Austrian artist and musician deftly deconstructs ideas around femininity, pop music – and herself (without skimping on the good times and great tunes) Sophie Royer by Jasmine Baumgartner Ever feel like … | Continue reading
Toni Sauna 8EEFour Ohio rapper teams up with producer eCUSSIONIST for seven tracks of forward-facing hip hop Ohio-born rapper Anthony Mills has maintained a steady stream of nonchalant yet lyrically fire releases under his Toni Sauna moniker for a few years now. One half of Wildc … | Continue reading
Releasing the largest multilingual open pretraining dataset Common Corpus is a new "open and permissible licensed text dataset, comprising over 2 trillion tokens (2,003,039,184,047 tokens)" released by French AI Lab PleIAs. This appears to be the largest available corpus of openl … | Continue reading
Wildlife officials and rescuers warn that animals like kangaroos may appear friendly, but they can be unpredictable. Experts issue PSA after tourist-related incidents put kangaroos in critical danger: 'There are signs there to discourage people' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Blowing out candles is pressure. Lights are off, song is over, and a standing circle of everyone you know crowds around as you sit facing a giant cake covered in a flaming forest of candles. Someone screams for you to make a wish and you’ve suddenly got two seconds to think of so … | Continue reading
For the third consecutive year, Germany has retained its position as the 10th-best country for non-native English proficiency in Education First’s annual ranking. Taking a closer... | Continue reading
Have you ever felt like your career should be on a certain path, yet you find yourself navigating a fog of uncertainty? For many expats, transitioning to a new country brings... | Continue reading
After initial plans were leaked about the possibility of tighter border controls in November, the Dutch Minister of Asylum and Migration Marlojein Faber has announced that from... | Continue reading
The ruling brings a sense of justice as they seek to secure a cleaner future. State's Supreme Court sides with insurance company in precedent-setting ruling — here's what it could mean for the future first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with another light source, it’s possible to create this bizarre optical effect. Continue Read … | Continue reading
NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. In 1986, Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus caught the planet during a rare magnetic anomaly caused by unique spa … | Continue reading
Along with Astounding Science Fiction and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Magazine was one of the most important science fiction digests in 1950s America. Ray Bradbury wrote for it–including an early version of his masterpiece Fahrenheit 451–as did Robert A. H … | Continue reading
After receiving the world's first type certification a year ago and delivering dozens of aircraft for low-altitude tourism initiatives, China's EHang has become a de facto leader in the burgeoning eVTOL industry. This month, it used that leadership role toward advancing the use o … | Continue reading
Thomas Homan on the stakes of mass deportations: ‘We are going to save many lives in the future.’ | Continue reading
He lived an exemplary life fighting for the things he believed in: free speech, equal rights, and the Constitution. | Continue reading
These items harm marine life, disrupt the ecosystem, and leach toxins into the water. Divers share disturbing discoveries found during sea-diving encounters: 'Let's see how much ... we can find' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Forest restoration and tree plantation is a well-established strategy for mitigation of climate change. However, use of this approach in arctic worsens warming and is counterproductive to climate change mitigation. This is because tree coverage reduces albedo (or reflection of su … | Continue reading
I remember years ago when Kyle Field emphasized to me that he thought postal vehicles and delivery vehicles should be some of the first vehicles to go electric. It made a lot of sense — clearly known routes or at least delivery territories and mileage, efficiency pays off quickly … | Continue reading
Fusion can provide abundant, air-pollution-free power without the long-lasting nuclear waste or meltdown risks carried with current fission tech, if it’s successfully harnessed. Energy company claims its new fusion technology can provide heat and power to 70,000 homes: 'We now lo … | Continue reading
A new trailer for Embark Studios’s Arc Raiders have emerged, based on a recent early tech test that took place back in October. The game was first announced as a co-op PVE shooter, but has since pivoted to follow the latest trend. Arc Raiders is now a PVPVE extraction shooter. Th … | Continue reading
Research from the College of Medicine provides promising insights into delaying the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for several years after the initial diagnosis. A recent study by researchers at Texas A&M University College of Medicine suggests that a new therapy could potent … | Continue reading
Open world cosy (cozy) adventure game Infinity Nikki now has a release date. The free-to-play is coming to PS5 and PC as well as on mobile devices, with more than 30 million pre-registered players around the world. Pre-registration is still open, doing so will net you in-game ite … | Continue reading
"Our technology and business model are all about how we can get to that large scale and low cost and do it as quickly as possible." Scientists race to expand new technology that could solve Earth's air pollution problem — here's how it works first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"They come alive in the fall when other stuff is about done." Passerby in awe after coming across eye-catching meadow full of fall-favorite plant: 'I just planted a lot of [it] in my garden' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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"Every country should move towards realistic pricing." Experts warn global water shortages could shrink GDPs worldwide: 'Every community is going to be affected' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"She's spending ... to fill a void in her life." Video of woman's alarming stockpile sparks debate online: 'I don't get the people that are collecting these' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Is it worth it?" Driver shares honest thoughts after 3 years of driving electric car: 'Are we filled with regret?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
My ongoing Listening Diary of the newly released dozen Autechre live sets from 2023 and 2024 has passed the 2,000 words milestone, with no signs of slowing down, and thus far I’ve still only touched on half the latest AE_2022- recordings. Today I focused on the Melbourne date for … | Continue reading
How we read (with or without tech), our favorite pet tech, whether we’d get a HomePod with a screen, and the small cute tech we like.… | Continue reading
At TU Wien, a study revealed that silver nanoparticles on carbon are 200 times more effective than their pure counterparts due to the interaction at the carbon interface. This breakthrough could transform industrial catalysis by reducing the precious metal quantity required, lowe … | Continue reading
"I'm never going back." Homeowner shares honest review after upgrading to next-gen lawn mower: 'Forgot it was there after a while' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Almost feel bad for destroying that tiny ecosystem." Employee cautioned after sharing photo of questionable decision at workplace: 'You should really remove that' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It's important to speak to friends and family about the spread of misinformation. Social media post highlights concerning spread of conspiracy theory after Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 'Carefully cultivated ignorance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New Resource Control Policies let you centrally restrict AWS service access across accounts, bolstering security with preventative controls that supersede permissive policies - even for external users. See how these powerful governance tools complement Service Control Policies an … | Continue reading
"It's doable, and it's being done." Transit expert breaks down common falsehood about US cities: 'We can fix past mistakes' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
BYD is the clear electric vehicle winner of the year so far. While Tesla’s sales have stagnated, BYD sales are up, up, up. We’ve been writing about its growth in various ways as big news comes out, but I decided to jump into BYD’s monthly sales reports to create some ... [continu … | Continue reading
"Can you imagine how much has been thrown away and crushed at the landfill though?" Dumpster diver finds marvelous treasure hidden in the trash: 'Makes me so sad people throw this stuff away' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Brush fire in Manhattan sends smoke billowing over NYC skyline. | Continue reading
"My brain says it's OK to relax." New homeowner discovers 'surreal' changes after adopting new lifestyle: 'It's great, isn't it?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz: Thank Goodness for iPad iPad Pro remains the most popular model, with almost half of all iPad sales in the most recent quarter (Chart 1). This is about the same share of sales compared to the year-ago quarter. Combine this with the fact that the | Continue reading
TL;DR: Break up with your smoking addiction with Kwit, an app that can help you go tobacco-free for only $59.99 (reg. $149). Was one of your goals for 2024 to kick your smoking habit to the curb? Did you actually accomplish that this year? — Read the rest The post Smoking is so 2 … | Continue reading
"Keep using your brain!" Curious young person sparks bigger conversation about living off-grid: 'That's a great question' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A strategy map is a tool that illustrates an organization's strategic objectives and the relationship between them using a visual diagram. The post Creating strategy maps: Examples and tips appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading
A new version of the GTK-based music player Rhythmbox has been released, the first major update in over a year. Rhythmbox 3.4.8 is billed as a ‘minor improvement release’ so there are no shiny new features or (some would say overdue) UI changes to speak of. But there are plenty o … | Continue reading
Gamma radiation transforms methane into glycine and various other complex molecules. A research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie that gamma radiation can transform methane into a diverse range of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygenated molecu … | Continue reading