Angry Nerd: The Merciless, Unblinking Eye of Zoom
The skin above my left eyelid is migrating. Where it’s headed, I’m not sure. All I can glean from the giant image of me on Zoom is: downward. Perhaps the…
Six-Word Sci-Fi: Imagine an Apocalypse With a Happy Ending
THE ALIENS WERE ALLERGIC TO CATS. —@romer6 via Twitter Honorable Mentions: The dogs are the masters now. —@azzour via Instagram Deadly virus mutates into X-Men gene. —@redeyedsan via Twitter At…
Covid-19 and Living Through a New American Revolution
One morning in March 2020, Americans woke up to find all that was solid had melted into air. Remember? The first change was simple but sweeping: 316 million people were…
How ‘Sustainable’ Web Design Can Help Fight Climate Change
Danny van Kooten is a Dutch programmer who decided to reduce his carbon output by no longer eating beef or flying. Then, five months ago, he made a change that…
The Infinite Loop of Supply Chains
I didn’t grow up knowing about supply chains. It’s not as if a parent sat me down and said, son, we need to have a conversation about how petroleum turned…
5 Weird Concepts to (Theoretically) Supercharge Mask Fabrics
Zinc Zap Israeli startup Sonovia created tech—derived from research done at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University aimed at reducing disease spread in hospitals—that uses ultrasonic waves to mechanically insert nanoparticles of zinc…
My Friend Was Struck by ALS. Here’s How He’s Fighting Back
Ahead of his meeting with Hamilton and Goldstein, an idea had stuck in his head: With whatever time he had left, he wanted to work to ensure that future ALS…
3 Great Pairs of Binoculars for Bird Watching
You don’t need binoculars to enjoy birds, but they do make the watching experience more intimate. They’re also handy when you buy the cheap seats at the ballpark. “Bins,” as…
Apple opens up its network of iPhones to help you find Tile-like lost gadget trackers
Apple plans to extend its Find My network for locating real-world devices to third-party companies, the iPhone maker announced this afternoon during its State of the Union developer address following…
Here are all the devices that can run iOS and iPadOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and watchOS 7
At WWDC, Apple announced its latest software for all its devices: iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and macOS Big Sur. But that new software won’t be coming to all…