In noisy situations, your words and gestures help you to be understood
Communication seems natural to us, but there are plenty of situations where background noise makes it hard for us to understand each other. In those moments, gesturing can come in handy, particularly if conversations in your native language are takin.....»»
CES 2023: New Sennheiser wireless earbuds help you hear better in noisy places
Sennheiser wants to help you better hear the conversation in noisy places with its Conversation Clear Plus earbuds, announced at CES 2023......»»
Exercise curbs insulin production in fruit flies
Insulin is an essential hormone for humans and many other living creatures. Its best-known task is to regulate sugar metabolism. How it does this job is well understood. Much less is known about how the activity of insulin-producing cells and consequ.....»»
Collective circular dichroism by chiral plasmonic nanoparticles
Molecular chirality refers to the geometrical property of molecules with broken mirror symmetry. Characterizing molecular chirality and understanding their roles in physiochemical situations has been important in broad research scope such as, biology.....»»
Ask for payment before or after? The effects of timing in pay-what-you-want pricing
Researchers from Rollins College, University of Cambridge, and Harvard University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the timing effects of payment requests in pay-what-you-want pricing situations......»»
AirPods Pro 2: The perfect replacement for AirPods Max that I didn’t know I needed
I once wrote that I’m not a fan of in-ear headphones. I’ve always preferred the “universal fit” design of regular AirPods. But while I had a great time using my AirPods 3, I still had to carry my AirPods Max with me in some situations – es.....»»
Make your noisy recording sound like pro audio with Adobe’s free AI tool
"Enhance Speech" uses AI to make poor-quality voice recordings sound professional. Enlarge / Adobe's Enhance Speech service can remove background noise from certain voice recordings. (credit: Adobe) Recently, Adobe relea.....»»
Imposter physical particles revealed: A key advance for quantum technology
The most common particles are electrons and photons, which are understood to be examples from the great families of fermions and bosons, to which all other particles in nature belong. But there is another possible category of particles, the so-called.....»»
How to unlock all Words of Power in Marvel’s Midnight Suns:
Forget the fact that you're a superhero who could easily bypass these obstacles. Here's how you can unlock all the words of power in Marvel's Midnight Suns......»»
What makes a movement go viral? How Instagram facilitated the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests
A USC study of Instagram shows that a picture and a video are worth more than just a thousand words. They can fuel a human rights movement......»»
Greta Thunberg effect evident among Norwegian youth
Since 2017, nearly 3,000 young Norwegians aged 17 to 20 have shared in their own words what they consider important in Norwegian society, and whom they regard as good role models......»»
Helping acoustic concepts resonate with students
"I am sitting in a room, different from the one you are in now." With these words, Alvin Lucier begins a fascinating recording where his voice warps and becomes indistinguishable over time—solely because of how sound reflects in the room. For physi.....»»
Estimating forest desiccation to better predict fire danger
Desiccation of tree foliage is a key factor in the spread of fires. However, during droughts, changes in the water content of forest canopies remain poorly understood. Scientists from INRAE and the CNRS have developed the first model to predict canop.....»»
Chess study shows masks can put cognitive performance in check
Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research......»»
Apple Watch could get more hands-free tilt controls in future watchOS update
The Apple Watch could include more gestures similar to Raise to Speak in the future, after the revelation Apple has explored the possibility of producing more hands-free ways to interact with wearable devices and other hardware.Apple introduced Raise.....»»
Is there a common sound of swearing across languages?
Swear words across different languages may tend to lack certain sounds such as l, r, and w, suggests research published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. This common pattern in profanity indicates that these sounds, called approximants, may appear le.....»»
How language impacts political opinions
Words have power, but so does the language in which they're spoken, according to Margit Tavits, the Dr. William Taussig Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis......»»
Long-standing genomic mystery about the origins of introns explained in new study
One of the most long-standing, fundamental mysteries of biology surrounds the poorly understood origins of introns. Introns are segments of noncoding DNA that must be removed from the genetic code before it is translated in the process of making prot.....»»
How to get started with the best Cloud gaming services on Mac
While gaming on the Mac is improving day by day, cloud gaming is a way to get AAA games on macOS today. Here's how to get started with the three biggest services in cloud gaming.[Garret Morrow/Pexels]Historically, the words "gaming" and "Mac" haven't.....»»
Opinion: Tackling the climate crisis beyond COP
The clock is ticking. The 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP27) is nearly halfway through. Beyond the nice words, some announcements designed to make headlines and more explanations abou.....»»
AirPods perform almost as well as premium hearing aids in new study
A new study reveals that AirPods Pro are roughly on par with prescription hearing aids, although they can't replace the medical-grade devices in all situations.AirPods Pro 2Apple has some features designed to help people with mild hearing loss. One,.....»»