Dorothy Jones-Davis Moves to KID Museum
Dorothy Jones-Davis has been Executive Director of Nation of Makers for six years. She recently announced that she is leaving to join the KID Museum in Bethesda Maryland as Chief Impact Officer. In this episode, we talk about how Nation of Makers go.....»»
Coal train pollution increases health risks and disparities, research warns
Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis......»»
Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen
All-electric, 360-degree joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements. Enlarge / The new, all-electric Atlas. (credit: Boston Dynamics) The humanoid robotics market is starting to heat up, and the company that.....»»
East coast mussel shells are becoming more porous in warming waters
Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity—or small-scale holes—in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due to warming waters. The stud.....»»
Kia poised to pull ahead in race to inexpensive EVs, exec says
Kia's early moves position it to bring EVs to the U.S. mass market......»»
Supporting the future of Mars exploration with supercomputers
You may have flown a flight simulator in a computer game or at a science museum. Landing without crashing is always the hardest part. But that's nothing compared to the challenge that engineers are facing to develop a flight simulation of the very la.....»»
Saturday Citations: Listening to bird dreams, securing qubits, imagining impossible billiards
It's Saturday, which means that in a universe where the arrow of time moves backward, people have to go to work tomorrow. In such a hypothetical universe, Garfield hates Fridays—tough to imagine. This week, we looked at several hundred breaking sci.....»»
Ford Bronco"s most infamous owner dies
The two-door white Bronco that the former NFL star rode in on June 17, 1994, is now at a crime museum in Tennessee......»»
Solving an early medieval money mystery with lead isotope and trace analysis
Anglo-Saxon England experienced trade revival, surge in silver coins in 660–750 CE. Enlarge / A selection of the Fitzwilliam Museum coins that were studied, including coins of Charlemagne and Offa. (credit: The Fitzwilliam Mus.....»»
"Speak No Evil" trailer: James McAvoy is an awful host in chilling horror remake
The "Speak No Evil" American remake trailer features James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis in the adaptation of the 2022 Danish horror. The official trailer for the American Speak No Evil remake is here, and it looks every bit as disturbing as the o.....»»
Apple to expand presence in Florida with new Miami office
Following moves of other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, Apple is reportedly set to open a new office space in a Miami suburb. This won’t be the first corporate space for Apple in the city, but it will be larger than the existing office......»»
Apple to expand presence in Florida with new Miami office
Following moves of other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, Apple is reportedly set to open a new office space in a Miami suburb. This won’t be the first corporate space for Apple in the city, but it will be larger than the existing office......»»
Roc the Eclipse Festival is Totally Cool
Dan Schneiderman has been the producer of The Maker Faire Rochester for many years. He worked with Make during covid producing virtual fairs, and then he joined the Rochester Museum and Science Center in New York to develop programming to engage the.....»»
Texas man busted with over two dozen counterfeit Apple devices
A Texas man has been charged with trademark counterfeiting after he was caught with more than $20,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products.Image Credit: KPRC Click2HoustonOn March 29, Conelle Davis was stopped by the Houston police while driving a sto.....»»
Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, 200 artists say AI poses existential threat to their livelihoods
Artists say AI will "set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work." Enlarge / Billie Eilish attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Per.....»»
Q&A: Archaeologist"s fieldwork finds movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication
Archaeologist Xinyi Liu at Washington University in St. Louis teamed up with Martin Jones of the University of Cambridge to write a new paper for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that explains how recent research is connecting the.....»»
WWDC 2024 starts on June 10 with announcements about iOS 18 and beyond
Speculation is rampant that Apple will make its first big moves in generative AI. Enlarge / The logo for WWDC24. (credit: Apple) Apple has announced dates for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). WWDC24 wi.....»»
Tim Cook says Apple recycling already depends on AI
Speaking at a Chinese conference on reducing carbon emissions, Tim Cook has revealed that Apple is already using AI to help with its moves to be carbon neutral and specifically around how it recovers and recycles materials.Tim Cook (Credit: Apple)Coo.....»»
Apple’s best defence against the DOJ antitrust lawsuit is its customers
After literally years of investigation, the DOJ antitrust lawsuit is finally official. Apple is accused of using a dominant market position to lock in customers, block competitors, profiteer, and stifle new technologies. The lawsuit mirrors moves.....»»
Tim Cook praises China as a production hub, amid Apple moves to lessen dependence
A state-owned newspaper has cited Tim Cook praising China as a production hub, during the CEO’s visit to the country for a new store opening. Cook’s remarks were made after Apple reported a 13% decline in revenue from China, with a recent mark.....»»
Deacon Jones Auto partners with Capital Automotive to buy Sale Auto Mall
Dan Sale had owned the North Carolina auto mall mall since 1986......»»