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.....»»
Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is alarmingly good at cracking passwords
Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is alarmingly good at cracking passwords.....»»
Netflix is making it easier for users who share passwords to move to their own account
Netflix is cracking down on password sharing, but if you decide that maybe you don’t mind paying for your own account, you can transfer your previous account over easily. The post Netflix is making it easier for users who share passwords to move to.....»»
BA.5 is finally fading—sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 rise from variant stew
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now account for 1-in-10 US COVID infections. Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of a variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (UK B.1.1.7), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Ima.....»»
A dish of neurons may have taught itself to play Pong (badly)
Given control of a paddle and feedback, the neurons figured out what to do. Enlarge / In culture, nerve cells spontaneously form the structures needed to communicate with each other. (credit: JUAN GAERTNER / Getty Images) One.....»»
Effort to recover Indigenous language also revitalizes culture, history and identity
When the federal government set up boarding schools in the 19th century to assimilate Native American children into American culture, one of the objectives was to get them to turn away from the use of their native languages. In recognition of Indigen.....»»
Mario"s new voice and twerking Master Chief are upsetting, and here"s why
Video game characters are going to some pretty surreal places since entering the pop culture mainstream......»»
Creating "political economy of hope" at Pakistan-India border
Pakistani nationals of the Hindu faith migrate to India based on religion, caste, culture and history—and lately Indian government officials all the way up to the prime minister have been encouraging them to "return," according to Natasha Raheja, a.....»»
The FCC says "game over" for providers that don"t address robocalls
A new order from the Federal Communications Commission means the federal agency is cracking down on robocalls like never before.On Monday, the FCC announced that it would block services from seven voice service providers, or VoIPs, if they don't comp.....»»
Oldest chimp from renown Guinean group dies
Guinea's oldest chimpanzee and one of the last members of a globally famous endangered community has died in solitude around the age of 71, the environment ministry said......»»
Could a Heineken ad from 2017 actually hold the key to reducing partisan animosity?
A Stanford study found that the most effective approach for reducing partisan animosity involved watching a memorable Heineken commercial. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Read F.....»»
Child stars: The power and the price of cuteness
Anyone who was paying attention to North American pop culture in the late 1990s and early 2000s will remember that it was a moment fascinated with childhood. The most mainstream entertainment revolved around idealized images of predominantly white ch.....»»
Researchers identify a variety of chimpanzee stone tools for cracking different nut species
During fieldwork aimed at documenting the stone tool use of a group of wild chimpanzees in the Taï Forest in Cote d'Ivoire in early 2022, the researchers identified and 3D-scanned a variety of stone tools used to crack different nut species. Their s.....»»
Importance of gender-affirming school culture to reduce peer victimization among gender-nonconforming youth
Gender nonconforming youth are often subject to bullying and harassment, but the negative effects of this experience are not well understood. Previous studies have found that gender-nonconforming youth are at heightened risk of depression, social wit.....»»
The growing awareness and prominence of environmental sustainability
I know that there is a great deal of ideological intensity in our culture today: our attention is constantly drawn to distinctions between red states and blue states and between conservatives and liberals. While conservatives often oppose government.....»»
Clerks III and the geek legacy of Kevin Smith
With his View Askewniverse, Kevin Smith not only popularized the concept of a shared universe but also created a lasting legacy of championing pop culture......»»
How TikTok’s pushy watermark boosted its brand—and hurt Instagram
TikTik’s logo has become one of the most recognizable in digital culture—thanks in part to competitors who inadvertently promoted it. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and cultur.....»»
Here’s what it will take for designers to pivot from a throwaway to a repair culture
A new exhibit at the Victoria & Albert museum reveals what objects people choose to repair—and how they want them fixed. Consumer culture in the 20th century has brought many wonders, but at the cost of an enormous amount of waste: We’v.....»»
The cast of "Cobra Kai" plays "Cobra Kai or Miyagi Do"
Cobra Kai stars Xolo Maridueña, Peyton List, Mary Mauser, Jacob Bertrand, and Gianni DeCenzo debate which dojo pop culture icons like Ted Lasso and Lizzo would join. Cobra Kai Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix......»»
Want better sex? Start by learning your desire style.
We grow up internalising a lot of myths around sex. When it comes to sexual desire specifically, there's one that pops up time and time again: men want sex more frequently than women. It's a trope that is repeated over and over in popular culture: fr.....»»
Untangling the truth of "The Silent Twins" with director Agnieszka Smoczynska
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska's movie The Silent Twins is the latest pop culture meditation on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, Black identical twins who were incarcerated in England's notorious Broadmoor psychiatric hospital from 1982 until 1.....»»