Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Apple"s $4B ad business at odds with internal culture and values
Apple has big plans to expand its home-grown advertising business. However, it could be a struggle both in dealing with a privacy-focused public image and from its own engineers.Apple Search AdsWhile small compared to behemoths such as Google's adver.....»»
Making scents of the past by reproducing historical fragrances
Recreating long-faded smells from history to evoke the past is a new way to experience culture in museums and tours......»»
A recipe for creating a new plant from a single differentiated cell
Research probing the secret of how some single plant cells can regenerate into whole plants will benefit from a new culture protocol developed by RIKEN scientists......»»
What are "furries?" Debunking myths about kids identifying as animals, and litter boxes in schools
From abortion to book bans, critical race theory and transgender rights, much political rhetoric in the run-up to the mid-term elections in the United States has centered around "culture war" issues......»»
Aggressively patriarchal worldview attracted Swedish women to the Islamic State, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish women who have joined the Islamic State (IS) were not simply passively manipulated by men. A new study from Lund University suggests that it was a strict religious culture, which opposes gender equality, and modern.....»»
Single-cell Raman-based tool for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature
Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function from an environment is to take a sample of cells, culture them, and then screen them for the desired cell functions......»»
How serial killers captured popular culture
Serial murderers aren't all the same. The FBI distinguishes between "disorganized" serial killers, who strike without planning or logic and often don't cover their tracks, and "organized" killers, who do plan and cover their tracks, often cleverly an.....»»
For tribes, reforesting means reconnecting to history and culture
In western Montana's Mission Mountains, whitebark pine trees have been hit hard by blister rust, an invasive disease......»»
Andy Warhol’s portrait of Prince is about more than fair use law—it’s about the future of creative freedom
The Supreme Court’s decision around the Andy Warhol Foundation’s use of a 1984 portrait will reverberate throughout the creative community. The internet has opened access to culture. Billions of web pages build on the art, images, musi.....»»
5 Irish Technical Innovations of the 20th Century
There are many things about the Irish that are well-known worldwide. Ireland has given the world various thoughts, goods, traditions, culture, and even inventions a tiny nation. The nation, which has a... The post 5 Irish Technical Innovations of the.....»»
How a small ad agency turned a uterus plushie into a symbol for abortion rights
Designing a toy was an act of protest for The Variable—so was sending it to anti-choice politicians. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Read Full Story.....»»
A Collaborative Business Culture Is a Must-Have for Transformational Change
With a culture of collaboration everything is easier. Can you use some of these collaboration strategies for your teams? Continue reading........»»
Here’s how much faster Nvidia’s RX 4090 is at cracking passwords
You need to start using 2FA and a password manager since the latest research shows how much faster Nvidia’s RTX 4090 is at cracking passwords......»»
Why brands like McDonald’s and Pepsi are creating their own songs for TikTok
The latest TikTok craze for brands? Creating their own music. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Read Full Story.....»»
The Peripheral’s creators and cast embraced the mainstreaming of nerdy metaverse culture
Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are grateful that Hollywood and mainstream audiences are embracing nerdy sci-fi like The Peripheral. Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are grateful that Hollywood and mainstream audiences are embracing nerdy sci-fi like The.....»»
How embracing automation could change the future of work
Organizations must create a culture that embraces advanced technologies and allows everyone to benefit from the digital evolution. Organizations must create a culture that embraces advanced technologies and allows everyone to benefit from the dig.....»»
The 10 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever Made
Harley-Davidson has been building culture-defining bikes in the U.S. for over a century. These are the 10 best Harley-Davidson motorcycles ever made. Harley-Davidson.....»»
An antitrust battle over GIFs could be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley
GIFs — those short, animated images that were a staple of internet memes and culture in the 1990s and 2000s — may be going out of fashion now as social media users have largely moved on to emojis and video......»»
AI is plunging us into a bizarro pop culture multiverse
You may have seen images generated with AIs like Stable Diffusion, but you won’t comprehend its effect on the very fabric of reality and us until you see them as a whole. Your day is about to dissolve along with your brain into a whirlpool of.....»»
Fun Details about the Human Side of Science
The Thwaites Ice Shelf is cracking up, humans learned to walk many times, and covert consciousness can be detected in unresponsive patients.....»»