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Researchers have uncovered a link between musical training and how the brain processes language in left-handed individuals. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, left-handed musicians were found to have a higher likelihood of atypical language lateralization, shifting…
It’s been exactly one year since the initial announcement of the Analogue 3D, an HD-upscaled, FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 in the tradition of Analogue’s long-running line or high-end retro machines. Today, Analogue is revealing more details about the hardware, which will…
Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.
Windows 11 24H2 has been released to the general public, and even though it’s still called Windows 11 and still looks like Windows 11, it’s probably the operating system’s most significant update since its release in October of 2021. You…
Christopher Ren does a solid Elon Musk impression. Ren is a product manager at Reality Defender, a company that makes tools to combat AI disinformation. During a video call last week, I watched him use some viral GitHub code and…
The AI-powered drones come in two configurations and can be assembled by human operators in less than five minutes, its creators say.
A clinical trial will test whether a synthetic version of a spider venom molecule can reverse tissue damage after a heart attack.
A recent meta-analysis of experimental studies examining the effectiveness of gamified digital mental health interventions found that these treatments showed modest effects in reducing symptoms of ADHD and depression. However, they were not effective in addressing anxiety disorders. The study…
Amazon is overhauling its entire Kindle e-reader lineup today. And nestled among the nice-but-straightforward updates to the base model Kindle, the mainstream Kindle Paperwhite, and the pen-centric Kindle Scribe is a first: the Kindle Colorsoft, Amazon’s first-ever color e-reader. The…
Amazon is giving its entire Kindle e-reader lineup a shakeup today, at least by the slow-moving and relatively placid standards of the e-reader market. The company is announcing a major refresh to the pen-centric Kindle Scribe, a screen-size bump for…
