The Best Security Cameras for Indoors (2020): Wyze, Kami, Nest
The Kami is very similar to the aforementioned Wyze in that it can pan and tilt 360-degrees to cover all parts of the room. You can easily control exactly where…
Wildfires Already Threaten the West. Then Came Covid-19
Controlled burns in the spring are essential for keeping that from happening again. And indeed the California government declared controlled burns an essential duty during the pandemic, so Cal Fire…
The Case for Reopening Schools
Schools are reopening in countries around the world in response to a substantial body of evidence that children are largely unaffected by Covid-19 and minimally contagious when they get infected.…
Which Historical Figure Was the Mark Zuckerberg of Their Time?
Graphic: Jim Cooke, Photos: Getty/Shutterstock Purely on the level of physical appearance, Mark Zuckerberg is unprecedented; I doubt he’s ever once heard the phrase “you know who you look like?”…
Infrared Cameras Can Spot a Fever, but May Not Slow Covid-19
Hildegarde Schell-Chaple, a professor of nursing in charge of screening people entering UCSF’s hospitals, says the available evidence revealed the time and expense of screening with infrared thermometers or cameras…
19 Dead After Iranian Navy Accidentally Hits Own Ship During Training Exercise
In this photo provided Monday, May 11, 2020, by the Iranian Army, the Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked…
Today’s Cartoon: Meeting Backdrop
Monday, May 11, 2020. By Shannon Wheeler, with cartooncollections.com. Zoom is the new office. Follow these tips to become a videoconferencing power user. Every weekday, WIRED publishes a new cartoon…
The Search for a Covid-19 Research Animal Model
“It’s not always going to be monkeys,” says Dave O’Connor, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin. He works with the Wisconsin National Primate Research…
School’s Out—but on ‘Minecraft,’ Graduation Day Goes On
Unlike a handful of Legos, though, Minecraft is a powerful online social platform. In multiplayer mode, players can invite friends to romp around their conjured-up virtual realms alongside them. Made…
The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore
The seafaring life can be tough even in normal times. It requires long stretches away from home and hard work for companies that keep staffing lean. Piracy and kidnapping for…