Science and Technolgy blog
The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialised and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behaviour. The size and shape of our brains also play a crucial role in cognitive functions and mental health. For example,…
The world is full of feel-bad news. Here’s something to feel good about: Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety-tech success stories. Auto-braking systems, called AEB for short, use sensors including cameras, radar, and lidar to sense…
U.S. health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli tied to now-recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots from Grimmway Farms.
The Federal Communications Commission’s plan to investigate and potentially regulate data caps is all but dead now, after President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will promote Commissioner Brendan Carr to the chairmanship role. The FCC last month voted 3–2 to…
In the streaming world, Apple has a reputation for quality, thanks to its Apple TV hardware and Apple TV+ streaming service. The latter is best associated with original shows and movies surrounded by award buzz and critical acclaim. But despite these…
A new JWST study has revealed the true origins of a luminous quasar that has been duplicated six times as its light “zig-zags” through space-time via a phenomenon first predicted by Albert Einstein. The unusual light show could help tackle…
A recent study published in Personality and Individual Differences suggests that people are generally accurate in assessing their own physical attractiveness, and romantic partners often align in terms of attractiveness. By applying advanced statistical methods to reanalyze older data, researchers…
Microsoft is announcing some new hardware today, but it’s a bit different from a typical Surface device. The Windows 365 Link, which launches in April for $349, is a mini desktop PC that exists exclusively to connect to the Windows…
University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias made headlines with his controversial claims of high-temperature superconductivity—and made headlines again when the two papers reporting the breakthroughs were later retracted under suspicion of scientific misconduct, although Dias denied any wrongdoing. The university…
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is out today (Xbox/PC, Steam), and it packs in a whole lot of simulation. It’s hard to imagine topping the 2020 version, which contained the entire world, at scale, 3D modeled and able to be flown…
