31 2024 May
Soundproof Silk May Transform How We Manage Noise at Home and Work
Early in the pandemic I decided to make a home studio and looked into installing sound panels. Unfortunately, they were generally expensive, bulky and needed...
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10 2024 May
The Lost Emotion of “Perfectly Colorized” Old Black & White Photos
A photographer edited and colorized 30 vintage black and white photos. His intention was to “breathe life into these vintage snapshots, turning monochrome memories into vibrant...
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02 2024 May
Can Seaweed Mining Become the Next Billion Dollar Industry?
A tiny branch of the US Department of Energy focused on high-risk projects just awarded $5 million dollars to three startup ventures that are each...
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23 2024 April
What Would You Put In the “Forever Library” to Archive Human Existence for a Billion Years?
Several million years from now when future civilizations or aliens or whatever is around then look back on human existence, at least they will know...
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16 2024 April
Playing Happy Reef Sounds Could Bring Coral Reefs Back to Life
A happy and healthy coral reef has a sound. The various “snaps, groans, grunts and scratches that form the symphony of a healthy ecosystem” are...
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15 2024 April
Augmented Reality Comes to Sports, Thanks to Wrestlemania
Last weekend The Rock made his return to wrestling and a “new era” for the sport was on display at WWE’s Wrestlemania 40 event. The...
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Aruba Becomes First Nation to Use the Internet Archive to Back up Their Entire History
The Indigenous population of Aruba was first colonized by the Spanish, and then the Dutch – which has given the Caribbean island a diverse history....
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The App That Recreates Social Media’s Dopamine Hits Without Actually Letting You Post Anything
One of the irresistible allures of social media has always been the dopamine hit from people engaging with the things that you post. Getting likes feels good....
Read Now19 2024 March
This Bereavement Startup Shows the Hopeful Human Potential of AI
Dealing with the passing of a loved one is hard emotionally, but the paperwork and procedures involved can make it far worse. A startup called Empathy...
Read Now12 2024 March
Mapping Apps Are Getting “Smarter” … That Might Not Be Good News
Waze announced several “improvements” this week including the ability to warn you about emergency vehicles ahead, warnings for sharp turns coming up and alert you about which...
Read Now27 2024 February
How AI Might Be Getting “Lazier” And What to Do About It
What if you had to “convince” ChatGPT to give you a better or more in-depth answer? Some users are suggesting a “winter break hypothesis” to explain...
Read Now16 2024 February
What You Should Know About Apple’s New Vision Pro Headset
The early reviews of Apple’s latest flagship metaverse-fueling headset are already mixed. Some say it “lacks polish and purpose” and dismiss it as “spectacular and...
Read Now07 2024 February
New Program at Supermarkets Will Use Facial Scanning to Check Age
Welcome to a case study on why facial scanning is a bad idea. Supermarkets in the UK have been experimenting for the past year with...
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