If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Science Tags: Antibacterial, … | Continue reading
Red and blue are a highly evocative color pairing. Put them together, and you can’t help but think hot or cold. Or left and right. A map of red and blue, but not politics Ironically, their political symbolism is reversed on either side of the Atlantic. In the U.S., red states are … | Continue reading
This book was published in the spring of 2020 and written by David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama, with the intent of helping to give ideas to individuals about what they could do to help beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The actual suggestions are pretty succin … | Continue reading
Squid-shaped purses for sale. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. | Continue reading
"People will do anything for internet points, except respect wildlife." Video captures terrifying moment bear charges man who gets too close: 'Not a smart thing to do' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
No one deserves their much-delayed accolades as part of the Star Wars franchise more than Ahmed Best, who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. The actor was met with the first very public show of vitriol from Star Wars’ toxic fandom, which is something we’re … | Continue reading
RNA therapies typically break down if administered orally, but particles found in cows’ milk could provide perfect protection. | Continue reading
Do you Work hard? The thing about working as a developer, designer or coder in the last 30 years or so is that you were in one of the few service jobs where you were in demand. Your experience of work is probably different from, say, a customer service agent. You had more agency … | Continue reading
Juicing a handful of lemons at the beginning of every week is one of our editor’s best tips for saving time when cooking. | Continue reading
From the ancient feasts of kings to the modern-day fast-food frenzy, meat has long been a global dietary centerpiece. As a critical source of protein and nutrients, meat (particularly beef) is a necessary staple of diets worldwide. Yet, how it and other ruminant meats such as mut … | Continue reading
Avery's 1980s kitchen was dark and dated, then the owner decided to go with her gut and chose a color and style that matched her personal tastes. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Microsoft has been criticized for "preventable" failures and poor communication. | Continue reading
[M-V-🐝! M-V-🐝!] Earlier this week, a Major League Baseball game was delayed nearly two hours due to…bees. That’s amusing, but it has happened before. It was actually what happened after the bees were cleared that stood out to me. When the bees were discovered near … | Continue reading
China is going. NASA is talking about going. What gives? | Continue reading
Love grilling up burgers and hot dogs every summer? You need this! READ MORE... | Continue reading
The pairing of Deadpool and Wolverine in their own full-fledged action comedy always somehow felt inevitable—despite Wolverine’s grand send-off in Logan, Ryan Reynolds seemingly willed his re-teaming with Hugh Jackman into existence. But enthusiasm is only the first step, and in … | Continue reading
Here at EFF digital equity is something that we advocate for, and we are always thrilled when we hear a member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance is advocating for it as well. Simply put, digital equity is the condition in which everyone has access to technology that allows them … | Continue reading
Associate Professor Jonathan Ragan-Kelley optimizes how computer graphics and images are processed for the hardware of today and tomorrow. | Continue reading
Guides created by radical groups are teaching pro-Palestinian students to use violence on campus. | Continue reading
Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program. | Continue reading
Everything we purchase has a lasting impact on our well-being. Supermarket chain introduces sustainable packaging for store-brand products: 'To meet the growing global demand for circular and renewable material solutions' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s hard to imagine how a building as grand as the City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana, could ever become abandoned. Completed in 1926, the spectacular nine-story complex also included, at one time, a 1,000-seat theater, offices, a dining hall, and a gymnasium. Built at a cos … | Continue reading
Eco-friendly and biodegradable graphite pencils tipped with decomposable cellulose seed capsules (for herbs, flowers, or vegetables) that you can plant when the pencil's used up. ♻️🌱 | Continue reading
A Florida woman’s serious pneumonia that landed her in the hospital turned out to have a very strange culprit: deer meat tainted by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Though it took some time for the woman’s doctors to discover the true cause of her worsening illness, they were able … | Continue reading
Today is day 3 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Girl!” by Terror Pigeon. Terror Pigeon! · Girl! … | Continue reading
Even though snails are slow and slimy-bottomed, they've inspired a new type of robot that could be quite useful. Groups of these bots can operate independently or join together in order to perform tasks that would otherwise be impossible. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Tech … | Continue reading
Every pint is customizable! READ MORE... | Continue reading
China's launched its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission, which will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side. | Continue reading
A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh. | Continue reading
Barriss Offee is a rare character for Star Wars. Not just because she was a Jedi so horrified by the part the Order had to play in the Clone War that she took extreme action to try and stop it, but simply because the next step of her story was left untold for over a decade. Now, … | Continue reading
She only had $400 to redo the bathroom. READ MORE... | Continue reading
A mysterious AI chatbot labelled ‘gpt2-chatbot’ was briefly available online before subsequently disappearing again. The chatbot quietly made its debut… Continue reading Mysterious AI surfaces online — was it ChatGPT’s succesor? The post Mysterious AI surfaces online — was it Cha … | Continue reading
The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert. | Continue reading
Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions. | Continue reading
We read an interesting paper today (ht Sachin Benny with an assist from ChatGPT) in the Yak Collective weekly governance study group (Fridays at 9 AM Pacific). Sons of the Soil, Migrants, and Civil War, by James D. Fearon and David D. Laitin (World Development, V 39, No. 2, 2011) … | Continue reading
In Latin, as well as in English, the toponym "Avernus" is synonymous with "hell" or "underworld." It comes from the name of a volcanic crater lake in Campania, Italy. It means "birdless" in Ancient Greek (áornos), likely named so for the toxic fumes seeping from the area, which i … | Continue reading
"Could easily use old towels and washcloths too." Cleaner shares mopping tip that doesn't require expensive disposable pads: 'Enjoy a wallet and Earth friendly cleaning hack' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I spoke on 18 April at UNFOLD, an event hosted by Domus Academy in Milan as part of this year’s Design Week. Students from 6 international design schools presented their work over the day with an accompanying exhibition, and I was honoured to open the event. I chose to speak abou … | Continue reading
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March after it was struck by an enormous container ship that lost power while exiting the city’s port. The collision left the stricken Dali container ship stuck under the remnants of the bridge and made entry and exit of the Port … | Continue reading
Players of Helldivers 2, the popular third-person shooter that launched in February, are discovering they need to have a PlayStation… Continue reading Sony forces PC players of Helldivers 2 to have a PSN account The post Sony forces PC players of Helldivers 2 to have a PSN accoun … | Continue reading
The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honor society for engineers celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. Founded in October 1904, IEEE-HKN recognizes academic experience as well as excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. Inductees are chosen based on their technical, scientific, … | Continue reading
Nachos is an easy snack you can make any time, any day! This easy beef nachos recipe features flavorful taco seasoned beef and black bean mixture, Pico de Gallo, your favorite veggies and of course, plenty of cheese. Easy to make ahead or right when you want it, bake it until che … | Continue reading
As Peacock preps for this summer’s Olympics (and a price increase), the streamer’s genre movie library remains as robust (and as weird) as ever. Here are 10 fantasy and horror movies to check out, including a pair of Jim Henson favorites and some very recent titles that you might … | Continue reading
Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts. | Continue reading
Health officials have warned of an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California. | Continue reading
For more than two weeks, our blog has been hobbled by problems with our Domain Name Servers (DNS). Basically, the majority of our email subscribers weren’t receiving updates when we posted something new. Also, our RSS feed took a dump. So even fewer people knew we were posting an … | Continue reading
The Transportation and Security Administration plans to vastly expand its use of facial recognition technology in the U.S., going from 25 airports with the tech to over 430 by this July. And a group of 14 senators from both parties are not happy, arguing in a new letter that, “th … | Continue reading
Google: Epic Games wants court to "micromanage" Android app distribution. | Continue reading