It has long been thought that testosterone shortens men’s lives. Studies in neutered animals and Korean eunuchs seem to confirm this. However, a new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, draws these findings into question. In this study, led by a team at the Univer … | Continue reading
Apple and other streaming companies are interested in shaking up the entertainment industry’s compensation model. According to Bloomberg, under the newly proposed system (which is really only an idea, at this point), talent—like actors and other production staff—would be paid bas … | Continue reading
After several weeks of sunny weather and high temperatures, the Netherlands is set to be bathed in rain from Tuesday afternoon onwards. Various Dutch cities are expected to see... | Continue reading
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Three events coming up! Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 15th, in the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, I’ll be speaking about my book — specifically, about why and how the relationship between ourselves and the universe is not what it seems. The event will be held at the Broadside Boo … | Continue reading
As I move my working life towards planning, proposing, and delivering on major projects, I’ve realized what a pain it can be. From the outside looking in, those three steps look easy, but to do them properly, you first need to outline exactly what the result shouldn’t achieve. Yo … | Continue reading
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about the state of your health. For some, they are the thing of nightmares – omphalophobia (the fear of belly buttons) is a real condition. For … | Continue reading
pio3/Shutterstock Exam season is underway across the UK. If you’re sitting exams this summer, you might be feeling stressed and a bit overwhelmed as you try to prepare. You’re not alone: stress is a normal part of the human experience, and this is a particularly challenging time. … | Continue reading
Expressionism was an international art movement that flourished between 1905 and 1920. It was celebrated for bold colour experiments and dramatic forms. The expressionists were modern artists after post-impressionism (1886), cubism (1907-08), fauvism (1905) and futurism (1909). T … | Continue reading
'Rock, you look a lot like a hard place.' Cagkan Sayin Central banks in Europe are discovering an old dilemma: when they lower interest rates because inflation is slowing down, it’s likely to weaken their currencies. This in turn may delay the fall in inflation towards their cano … | Continue reading
At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians, came to an end. The national dialogue followed an August 2023 … | Continue reading
Die EU Kommission verschärft die Regeln für Booking.com, der als Gatekeeper eingestuft wird. Booking ist Gatekeeper Das Thema Booking hat uns im TP-Blog schon mehrfach beschäftigt. Nun gibt es politische Neuigkeiten aus Brüssel. Booking ist ein wichtiger Akteur im europäischen To … | Continue reading
The exam room of a women's health clinic, which provides abortions, in Jacksonville, Fla., is seen in April 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Most Americans don’t know two key facts about pregnancy, including how they are dated and how long a trimester is – and this could matter, as … | Continue reading
Last year, a mechanical engineer set a Guinness World Record for the fastest battery-powered RC quadcopter, which was clocked at 224 mph. Now that record has been smashed by a custom-made drone that clocked nearly 300 mph. Continue Reading Category: Drones, Technology Tags: World … | Continue reading
Putting aside all the privacy and users’ rights violations by AI companies, the state of AI today is fascinating. We’re living in a world full of amazing advancements in tech and life. The fact that AI can now help blind people get through everyday life, or talk to you about your … | Continue reading
Haitians deported from the Dominican Republic head back across the border. Steven Aristil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince has been under siege for several months, with reports suggesting about 200 gangs have seized control of more than 80% of the … | Continue reading
The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an odd shift in the dexterity of our bipedal robo-dreams. Put bluntly, robotics companies aren’t afraid of getting weird with the co … | Continue reading
Bias isn't the only human imperfection turning up in AI. Emrah Turudu/Photodisc via Getty Images Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society, and in artificial intelligence systems, racial and gender biases are well documented. If society could … | Continue reading
Iron carries oxygen throughout the body, but ironically, it can also make it harder to breathe for people with asthma. Hiroshi Watanabe/Stone via Getty Images You’ve likely heard that you can get iron from eating spinach and steak. You might also know that it’s an essential trace … | Continue reading
Religious teens have lower rates of smoking, drinking and marijuana use. pastorscott/E+ via Getty images Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs … | Continue reading
May is a reminder of how diverse two American communities are. Cavan Images via Getty Images May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communit … | Continue reading
A march for climate action in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in June 2015. Pope Francis praised the participants, who included Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini From May 15-17, 2024, American leaders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mass … | Continue reading
Canadian police and television reporters gather outside the rapper Drake's Toronto mansion after a shooting there in May 2024. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images The shooting of a security guard near the Toronto home of Drake is the latest chapter in the ongoin … | Continue reading
Actress Marisa Abela and actor Eddie Marsan film a scene for the Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' in London. Neil Mockford/GC Images via Getty Images Like Amy Winehouse, “Back to Black,” the new biopic about the late British singer, has been no stranger to controversy. In the … | Continue reading
Fragments of Russian shells piled at a farm in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine. Volodymyr Tarasov /Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic peace agreem … | Continue reading
Current conditions: A giant billboard collapsed during a dust storm in Mumbai, killing at least 14 people • Tornado watches are in place across northern parts of Florida • The water is rising again in the flooded Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sol. THE TOP FIVE 1. Fires continu … | Continue reading
How do we conduct UX research when there is no or only limited access to users? Here are some workarounds to run UX research or make a strong case for it. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com). | Continue reading
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"We know that early exposure to air pollutants has multiple detrimental effects on children's health and well-being." Researchers weigh staggering benefits of policies reducing air pollution from vehicles on children's health: 'Assessments often overlook children's health outcome … | Continue reading
We're excited to announce the general availability of OverflowAI to Stack Overflow for Teams! OverflowAI represents a big step forward in our vision of integrating GenAI offerings within knowledge communities. | Continue reading
Sometimes the internet and gaming is just pleasant and wholesome for a short time and this might just be one… Continue reading Microsoft Flight Sim pilot attempts to recreate historic Hindenburg flight to the USA – all 50 hours of it – and you can track her progress The post Micr … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Late yesterday, iPad Air and Pro reviews were published, and I spent the evening reading and watching many of them, so I thought I’d share some highlights. At Six Colors, Jason Snell, who has used and reviewed iPads for years, brings an excellent perspective to App … | Continue reading
"History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made." Some people celebrated when Saddam's statue was toppled in Iraq. Yet those same voices condemn the felling of Coulson, Rhodes, and a dozen other statues. Why? Alex von Tunzelmann has a knack for getting to the hear … | Continue reading
Publishers in the UK have urged Apple to rethink the so-called ‘web eraser’ tool that can block advertisements, as they… Continue reading Breaking the news: publishers beg Apple not to block ads in Safari The post Breaking the news: publishers beg Apple not to block ads in Safari … | Continue reading
Pan pipes, in paintings by Mikhail Vrubel, Poussin, JW Waterhouse, Franz von Stuck, Titian, and others. | Continue reading
The public transport company of the Flemish Region of Belgium, De Lijn, has awarded a framework agreement for up to 100 vehicles, allowing it to rely on Irizar e-mobility’s 100% electric Irizar ie tram buses for premium public transport services. The vehicles will be destined for … | Continue reading
Prejudices about Jews are still widespread today. Yet many young people in Germany have never consciously met a Jew. The project ‘Meet a Jew’ aims to change this by bringing Jewish volunteers together with school classes and clubs. In this episode, project coordinator Masha expla … | Continue reading
Apex Legends, the free-to-play game released by Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment in 2019 has earned the company an… Continue reading EA revealed how much Apex Legends has made and…it’s a lot The post EA revealed how much Apex Legends has made and…it’s a lot appeared … | Continue reading
A break in the clouds allows a bit of sunrise to stain the treetops, where a noisy kestrel gets dive-bombed by a robin. A pair of black cherry trees are […] | Continue reading
Allego, Emobility Solutions, GreenWay, and Petrol Group have been selected to facilitate the rollout of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles along key TEN-T corridors ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS — The CROSS-E project has been established to enable a path towards future zero- … | Continue reading
Dominion God separated the light from the darkness, but I have a light switch. Once there was morning and evening, but now someone has torn the heart out of a mountain, and they’re burning it for me. God gave every green and growing thing, every seed and every fruiting tree, to a … | Continue reading
I know that the world is a good place.And I know that life could be better.I know that not all things work out the way we’d like them to.But I also know that deep down, somehow, there has to be a reason and there has to some kind of passionor purpose for all that’s gone […] | Continue reading
The Polar Grit X2 Pro is positioned as Polar’s flagship adventure and multisport watch, both from a features standpoint, but also its high-end hardware. Given the flagship nature of the watch, I’ve been putting it through its paces across … Read More Here → | Continue reading
If you are one of those people who were around when the big Battle Royales started and PUBG was the… Continue reading PUBG adds classic Battle Royal map for nostalgia but it’s only a short visit The post PUBG adds classic Battle Royal map for nostalgia but it’s only a short visit … | Continue reading
Fallout 4 has had another update as Bethesda Game Studios releases next-gen update 2, bringing upgraded performance options, bug fixes,… Continue reading Fallout 4 Releases Next-Gen Update 2 The post Fallout 4 Releases Next-Gen Update 2 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Google has patched another Chrome zero-day: On Thursday, Google said an anonymous source notified it of the vulnerability. The vulnerability carries a severity rating of 8.8 out of 10. In response, Google said, it would be releasing versions 124.0.6367.201/.202 for macOS and Wind … | Continue reading
The desktop-sized LPU100 eschews traditional electronics and qubits in favor of lasers, and it can reportedly perform complex AI calculations in nanoseconds. | Continue reading
HOAs aren't known for implementing policies that are convenient — even ones that will save their tenants money and improve their quality of life. Resident experiences strange encounter with HOA after tropical storm, raising questions about bylaws: 'May be worth a look at local/st … | Continue reading