Science and Technolgy blog
The rise of powerful generative AI models in the last few years has led to plenty of stories of corporations trying to use AI to replace human jobs. But a recent New York Times story highlights the other side of…
Archaeologists in Sweden were expecting to find an ancient settlement, but they were surprised to discover a Viking Age cemetery with boat-shaped burial outlines.
A first-ever biomechanics study of two First Nations weapons systems has identified the design features that make them so formidable.
A new study published in Psychological Science has found that racial minorities face challenges when building connections on social media, and these challenges persist across political affiliations. The researchers conducted a large-scale field experiment on Twitter (also known as X)…
A new imaging technique enabled scientists to film every step of ovulation as it unfolds in mouse cells.
Today, Polestar electric vehicles gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network. That means US Polestar drivers have access to 17,800 more DC fast chargers than they did yesterday—once they get a NACS adapter, which can also be ordered today from…
Did the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement measures reduce immigrant crime rates as promised? A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests otherwise, revealing that immigrant arrests remained largely unaffected by stricter policies. By analyzing arrest data from California and…
Zettabytes—that’s 1021 bytes—of data are currently generated every year. All of those cat videos have to be stored somewhere, and DNA is a great storage medium; it has amazing data density and is stable over millennia. To date, people have…
It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You likely have a favorite, whether it’s chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, those gummy clusters with Nerds on them, or something else. For some people, including me,…
Apple’s week of Mac announcements continues today, and as expected, we’re getting a substantial new update to the Mac mini. Apple’s least-expensive Mac, the mini, is being updated with new M4 processors, plus a smaller design that looks like a…
