Astronomers Finally Know What Causes Fast Radio Bursts
Researchers announced yesterday that they’ve solved a question that has been nagging them for over a decade: What exactly produces the weird phenomena known as fast radio bursts? As the…
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Can you name the 3 branches of government? This meme offers up some, uh, creative answers.
We’re all a bit exhausted and stressed right now, especially if you’re sitting glued to Twitter. As we move into Thursday with the results of the presidential election still incomplete…
WhatsApp now has disappearing messages, but there’s a catch
Facebook’s WhatsApp has added a much-needed privacy feature: disappearing messages. But it seems that the company has a slightly odd idea of what this feature is for. In a blog…
The Evolution of Game Console Design—and American Gamers
From technical constraints to designer flights of fancy, video game consoles have had a wild history, often mirroring—or establishing—the aesthetic sensibilities of the American gamer. Here’s a look back through…
These Factory Robots May Point the Way to 5G’s Future
Perhaps humans weren’t meant to be the early adopters of 5G. At Bosch Rexroth in Bavaria, Germany, wheeled robots that zoom between manufacturing machines and robotic arms that help hoist…
Want to Fight the Zombie Fire Apocalypse? Weaponize Math
Because the model operates on simple rules, it doesn’t require much computational power—running it 100 times takes five seconds on a regular laptop. “So you run many of them, and…
I Fostered a One-Eyed Goblin. She Changed My Life in Lockdown
I know 2020 has been a disaster, but personally, my 2019 was worse. First I lost my job, and then I went through a difficult breakup with my partner of…
U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day
Man leaves the Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas on November 3, 2020 to deliver an emergency ballot cast by a person hospitalized with covid-19.Photo: Justin Hamel (Getty…