Covid-19 Immunity May Rely on a Microscopic Helper: T Cells
That makes it difficult to know if vaccine developers are really on the right track. Their hunch is based, primarily, on how the immune system responds to other pathogens. But…
Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition
Uprisings for racial justice are sweeping the country. Following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, named and unnamed, America has finally reached its moment…
Thunderbolt 4: Everything you need to know about Intel’s new standard
Thunderbolt 4 will have to compete with USB 4 for all our data transfer needs. The question is can it keep up?
A new MacBook Air with Apple’s own chips may be coming later this year
A new Arm-based MacBook Pro could also arrive in that same period
NASA’s Perseverance rover is attached to Atlas V rocket ahead of launch
Launch is scheduled for late July to early August
Klipsch’s McLaren Edition buds have a wireless charging pad for easy pit-stops
Klipsch also offers waterproof case and memory foam tips, but is missing ANC
Meet the Secret Algorithm That’s Keeping Students Out of College
Eighteen-year-old Anahita Nagpal’s plans to start training this fall to be a doctor are in ruins. She blames a statistical model. Nagpal, who lives in Göttingen, Germany, had been offered…
An Algorithm Set Students’ Grades—and Altered Their Futures
Eighteen-year-old Anahita Nagpal’s plans to start training this fall to be a doctor are in ruins. She blames a statistical model. Nagpal, who lives in Göttingen, Germany, had been offered…
13 YouTube Channels We Geek Out Over in Quarantine
Each video tears into a specific subject to explain in-depth how it works, such as how tailwinds affect the angle of approach on a short, difficult runway and what all…
How a ‘Heat Dome’ Forms—and Why This One Is So Perilous
For many vulnerable Americans, that climactic hellscape isn’t approaching—it’s already here, and it’s colliding with the Covid-19 pandemic. Cooling centers, where folks without air-conditioning can go to chill, are shuttered.…