New book personalizes the reality of harsh cannabis laws
A new co-authored book by University of Toronto Mississauga professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah examines how harsh cannabis laws have contributed to racial injustice—and how to repair the communities most affected......»»
Book Review: How the Author of Braiding Sweetgrass Imagines a New Economy
Robin Wall Kimmerer changed our ideas of sustainability. Can she do the same for economics?.....»»
Book Review: Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Novel about Utopian Anarchists Is as Relevant as Ever
In The Dispossessed, a physicist is caught between societies.....»»
Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World
A history of citrus fruits, from the Han Dynasty to the modern orange juice industry.....»»
Book Review: The Big Costs of Mining the Planet for Electric Power
Vince Beiser’s tour of the “Electro-Digital Age” puts resource extraction at the center.....»»
Book Review: Inside the Global Movement to Protect Forests from Climate Change
Lessons from the people making forest ecosystems more resilient.....»»
Startup can identify deepfake video in real time
Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams. Christopher Ren does a solid Elon Musk impression. Ren is a product manager at Reality Defender, a company th.....»»
What we can learn from animals about death and mortality
Susana Monsó chats with Ars about her new book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death. Human beings live every day with the understanding of our own mortality, but do anim.....»»
Why you should buy the Quest 3S instead of the Quest 3
Meta's new Quest 3S is a great mixed reality headset that's good enough to challenge the more expensive Quest 3. So which is best for you?.....»»
I watched Hellboy: The Crooked Man so you didn’t have to. Is it the worst comic book movie ever?
The latest Hellboy reboot, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, makes all of the Hellboy movies that came before it look good by comparison......»»
Book Your Visit to Maker Faire
If you’re curious about the people who write books for Make:, Maker Faire Bay Area is your chance to meet some of our awesome authors! The post Book Your Visit to Maker Faire appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Talking about Tinkering with Ryan Jenkins
“Tinkering is a fun way to learn about the world around you,” says Ryan in his new book “The Tinkering Workshop,” which comes out this week. Ryan’s book promotes creativity and playful experimentation with everyday mate.....»»
Social media as a teaching tool: South African teachers talk about the new reality
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift towards the use of social media platforms in teaching. The South African Department of Basic Education, for one, instructed all schools to adopt online teaching and learning to save the 2020 school year, disr.....»»
Meta Quest 3S review: the perfect introduction to VR gaming
I reviewed Meta's Quest 3S, a budget VR headset with mixed reality and AI, to test its quality and value as an upgrade or a first headset......»»
What colors do bees see? And how do we know?
I was reading a children's book about insects to my daughter, and it said that bees see colors differently than humans do. My daughter immediately asked, in short succession: "What colors do they see? Why? How do we know?" I did some homework to find.....»»
The quantum dilemma: Game-changer or game-ender
If someone told you five years ago that you could pose questions to an AI agent about the most vexing issues in science and it could answer back swiftly and meaningfully, you would’ve thought they were joking. But AI has ushered in this reality. Th.....»»
SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
"Starships are meant to fly. It sure as hell flew today. So let’s get ready for the next one.” SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday, when it launched t.....»»
Space business is evolving fast—a new book provides much-needed insight
Space Business: Emerging Theory and Practice, a new book edited by Professor Arto Ojala, Professor of International Business at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and Professor William W. Baber, University of Kyoto, examines the space business, its bu.....»»
Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself
The harsh truth is timed to a new California law against false advertising. There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers' lives where they wonder what would happen if th.....»»
Inspired by Spider-Man, researchers recreate web-slinging technology
Every kid who has read a comic book or watched a Spider-Man movie has tried to imagine what it would be like to shoot a web from their wrist, fly over streets, and pin down villains. Researchers at Tufts University took those imaginary scenes serious.....»»
Transnational grief: Adding depth to Day of the Dead
Restricted by immigration laws, unauthorized immigrants in the United States face severe challenges, including the inability to visit family members left behind......»»