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.....»»
Racial apathy: Interracial contact may not reduce racism, says report
A new study has found a rise in racial apathy—in other words, not caring about racial inequality—among young white adults......»»
The best Mac webcams in 2022
Here are the best Mac webcams for 2022, including premium 4K cameras and good budget models, plus which to choose for different situations......»»
Ferrari to continue building internal combustion engines on its road to EVs
Although Ferrari's first EV will arrive in 2025 and the automaker already offers some plug-in models, the weight of batteries and an attachment to noisy, powerful engines are slowing the automaker’s shift......»»
New survey suggests charismatic songbird"s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast an OSU statistics professor estimated there were up to a quarter million of the birds on campus daily......»»
How to quickly disable Face ID
There may be situations where you want to turn off Face ID functionality in a hurry. Here's how to quickly and safely turn it off.There are scenarios where leaving biometric authentication on on your most personal devices would open the door for bad.....»»
The iPhone X celebrated 10 years of the iPhone – what does Apple have planned for 15 years?
Five years ago, Apple introduced the iPhone X. With a new design, powerful chip, new gestures, and a new unlock method, the Face ID, the Cupertino company paid a well-deserved tribute to the original iPhone, at the time, released ten years ago. Who.....»»
Seismic noise analysis could help monitor potential hazards in active mines
An active underground mine can be a seismically noisy environment, full of signals generated by heavy machinery at work and induced seismicity. Now, researchers working with data from a longwall coal mine demonstrate a way to extract and separate the.....»»
SwitchBot Curtain review: Noisy solution to a non-existent problem
The SwitchBot Curtain looks like a great way to help keep your home cool over the summer, but getting it to perform reliably is a challenge......»»
Reaction insights help make sustainable liquid fuels
Methanol, produced from carbon dioxide in the air, can be used to make carbon neutral fuels. But to do this, the mechanism by which methanol is turned into liquid hydrocarbons must be better understood so that the catalytic process can be optimized......»»
Microbes are recruited in soil environment according to ecosystem demand
Soil microbes (in terms of functional gene content) are key drivers of ecosystem functions, but their functional characterization and their ecological contributions are not sufficiently understood. It is important to understand how soil microbes amel.....»»
Online platform designed to improve reproducibility, scientific collaborations
For centuries, scientists relied on a pen or pencil and trusty lab notebook to make sure their experiments could be understood and replicated by colleagues. Now, as experiments may involve dozens of steps and hundreds of materials, produce gigabytes.....»»
Soil microbes return after replanting local native plants
Robust long-term ecosystem restoration relies not just on replanting native vegetation but on the recovery of underlying soil biodiversity—yet this area has received little attention and is poorly understood, Flinders University researchers say......»»
Increased army mechanization reduces the risk of a coup d"état
A state's risk of a coup is negatively associated with its army's degree of mechanization, understood as the extent to which militaries depend on tanks and armored vehicles in relation to personnel......»»
Google Messages to utilize swipe gestures
Nifty tools come to Google Messages where you can customize your gestures to your taste. The post Google Messages to utilize swipe gestures first appeared on Phandroid. Users will most likely be able to further tailor how Google Messages pr.....»»
How stock market inefficiencies can affect the real economy
Mutual fund investors are known to be vulnerable to fluctuating market conditions. What is less well understood is how corporate managers are affected by waves of investor optimism. A researcher has published a study in the journal Financial Innovati.....»»
Solving the puzzle of 2D disorder
When players try to solve word games, they attempt to put together clues to find the solution. Sure, it helps to have a strong vocabulary, but finding the right answers to those puzzles is as much about logic and strategy as it is about being a words.....»»
Sharks may be closer to the city than you think, new study finds
The world's coastlines are rapidly urbanizing, but how this increased human presence may impact species living in the ocean is not fully understood. In a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmo.....»»
Discord’s new content moderation tool will automatically block words and phrases
Discord just released an automated content moderation tool to help manage abusive content in its communities......»»
Can computers understand complex words and concepts? Yes, according to research
In "Through the Looking Glass," Humpty Dumpty says scornfully, "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less." Alice replies, "The question is whether you can make words mean so many different things.".....»»
Did democracy have a separate origin in the Americas?
Democracy is widely understood to have arisen in the Mediterranean world about 2,500 years ago before spreading through cultural contact to other parts of the globe. But new research from the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology, together.....»»