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.....»»
How "nerd" culture powered through the pandemic
Meet the online content creators beating the odds to build successful careers from their passions......»»
Savannas challenge preconceived notions of chimpanzee behavior
While humans are able to survive in arid climates, great apes need swaths of lush forest in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans) to thrive, except for some innovative savanna chimpanzees......»»
Researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana
A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer. All fossils will be brought back to the Burke Museum where the public can wa.....»»
Inhibiting targets of SARS-CoV-2 proteases can block infection, study shows
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown how SARS-CoV-2 viral proteases attack the host cell, and how this can be targeted to stop virus replication in cell culture using existing drugs......»»
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in the Northern District of California by law firm Bursor and Fisher. It follows last week's investigation into the cracking reports by Washington, DC-based Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, which also investigated the Surface.....»»
Alphabet"s Project Taara beamed 700TB of fiber-like Internet with 99.9 percent uptime
Google has explored plenty of daring projects over the years, but most of them never see any commercial implementation beyond a few trial runs. That's because the company has cultivated a culture of embracing failure as a way to test ideas and quickl.....»»
South American musical instruments reflect population relationships
Music is an intrinsic expression of cultural diversity and a fundamental element of identity, ritual symbolism, and daily social interaction. The study of material culture, and musical instruments in particular, represents a relevant and innovative t.....»»
Scientists pretend to be Neanderthals to explore how they caught birds in caves for food
Neanderthals, our closest relatives, became extinct between 40,000 to 35,000 years ago. Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal fossil 165 years ago, scientists have learned more about Neanderthals—including their culture, sociality, ecology,.....»»
Lab-grown cochlear organoids enable screening for hair cell–inducing drugs
New research published in Stem Cell Reports found that organoid culture-based models for cochlear hair cell formation can be used to identify drugs that promote hair cell regeneration in a high throughput drug library screen......»»
Rezilion raises $30M to help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork
Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams.....»»
Rezilion raises $30M help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork
Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams.....»»
Apple faces potential class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens
Washington, DC-based Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, which investigated the Surface Pro 4's screen flickering issues three years ago, is now repeating its actions from that case by asking M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air owners to fill in a questionnaire. The.....»»
Should we care about the lives of our kids’ kids’ kids’ kids’…
We live during a time of live, real-time culture. Telecasts, spontaneous tweetstorms, on-the-scene streams, rapid-response analysis, war rooms, Clubhouses, vlogging. We have to interact with the here and now, feel that frisson of action. It’s a com.....»»
Was Theranos a Sign of Larger Problems in Silicon Valley"s Startup Culture?
Were Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos symptomatic of something larger? The BBC's North America tech reporter writes that in Silicon Valley, many believe that the story, "far from being an aberration — speaks of systemic problems with start-up cult.....»»
China"s Weibo suspends 21 K-pop fan accounts for "irrational star-chasing behavior"
K-pop fans are the latest casualty of China's crackdown on celebrity culture......»»
Riot Games accused of delaying harassment investigation
Those following the recent accusations against the culture of discrimination and harassment at Activision Blizzard may remember that a similar case started at Riot Games three years ago, and California's DFEH is still investigating it. Two women sued.....»»
Apple"s Child Protection Features Spark Concern Within Its Own Ranks
According to an exclusive report from Reuters, Apple's move to scan U.S. customer phones and computers for child sex abuse images has resulted in employees speaking out internally, "a notable turn in a company famed for its secretive culture." From t.....»»
Can Asynchronous Collaboration Survive Our Always-On Workplaces?
Companies have allowed the promise of asynchronous tools to be corrupted into turning the ‘always on’ business culture into overdrive. Continue reading........»»
Researchers show that orangutans do not need to be taught how to use a hammer
Using an object to crack nuts is considered one of the most complex tool-using behaviors in the animal kingdom. So far, only chimpanzees, capuchins and macaques have been observed cracking nuts with such tools in the wild. In a new study, Dr. Elisa B.....»»
Importance of saving Indigenous languages
Connection to country, culture and community is intrinsically linked to teaching and retaining Indigenous languages, a Flinders University communications expert says......»»