Philosopher argues that mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations
Recent years have seen an explosive growth in mindfulness, which has been adapted from Buddhist meditation practices. In schools, health services and workplaces, different forms of therapy based on mindfulness are on offer, and meditation apps such a.....»»
The Case Against Working Remotely Full-Time
A new article in Time magazine argues it's time to "follow the science" on working from home. "The solution for the future is a structured hybrid model, acknowledging that working from home doesn't work long-term for most jobs, while still giving wo.....»»
Study argues that pedestrian-friendly environments are critical to trip chains in urban centers
Polycentric development is being promoted to lessen problems of urban sprawl and reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). A new article published in the August 2021 issue of Applied Geography examines the difference between "morphological" and "functiona.....»»
Study suggests reforms to prevent bribery and corruption at major sporting events
Bribery and corruption at huge sporting events—such as the Olympics, World Cups and UEFA club competition finals—can and must be prevented, a new paper from the University of Portsmouth argues......»»
"Apps Getting Worse"
Tim Bray, formerly at Amazon and Google, argues that too many popular consumer app have unexpectedly gotten worse in recent years. In an essay, where he has cited Apple's Photos and Movie apps, Economist app, and MLB as examples, he offers an explana.....»»
The Lucrative Business of Spreading Vaccine Misinformation is Being Crowdfunded
"Part of the reason that misinformation about vaccines is so intractable is that it can be very lucrative," argues a new article in Slate: For years anti-vaccine figures have made money publishing books and giving speeches, and only in the past coup.....»»
The Case for Another Antitrust Action Against Microsoft
"Since its own brush with antitrust regulation decades ago, Microsoft has slipped past significant scrutiny," argues a new article from The Atlantic. But it also asks if there's now a case for another antitrust action — or if we're convinced.....»»
How Final Fantasy VII radicalized a generation of climate warriors
From activists to families, FFVII's cautionary, planetary tale still resonates. I mean, all the packaging required for a game spanning three CDs might help inspire some environmental mindfulness on its own. In September of 1997, Final Fan.....»»
Man"s new best friend: What cats can teach us about human genetics and precision medicine
Although cats have lived alongside humans for millennia, it remains a dogs' world. This bias has historically bled into science as well. It's time for cats to get their day, argues veterinary medicine expert Leslie Lyons in a Forum published July 28.....»»
Facebook suspends Oculus Quest 2 sales over skin irritation reports
Oculus announced a voluntary recall of the Quest 2 “in response to reports from a very small percentage of users who have experienced skin irritation where the foam portion of the facial interface rests on the skin.” The company writes that this.....»»
Does the Open Source Movement Need to Evolve?
A cloud company's CTO argues on CTO that the "hypocrite commits" controversy "is symptomatic, on every side, of related trends that threaten the entire extended open-source ecosystem and its users." That ecosystem has long wrestled with problems of.....»»
Maker of Dubious $56K Alzheimer"s Drug Offers Cognitive Test No One Can Pass
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Do you ever forget things, like a doctor's appointment or a lunch date? Do you sometimes struggle to think of the right word for something common? Do you ever feel more anxious or irritable than.....»»
Maker of dubious $56K Alzheimer’s drug offers cognitive test no one can pass
After facing intense criticism, Biogen goes on defense, blames "misinformation." Enlarge / The exterior of the headquarters of biotechnology company Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (credit: Getty | Boston Globe) Do you ever forget things,.....»»
Apple can and must do more to prevent NSO attacks, says Johns Hopkins security professor
An associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute has said that Apple can and must do more to prevent NSO attacks. He argues that while it’s true that it is impossible to completely prevent exploits based on zero-day.....»»
Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $230,000 on Lobbying Every Day
A new study argues crappy U.S. broadband is an active policy choice -- and a direct result of pathetically weak U.S. lobbying and corporate finance laws. From a report: Over the last few years big internet service providers have killed net neutrality.....»»
An AI Model of Anthony Bourdain"s Voice Says Lines He Never Uttered in New Documentary
A new documentary film has harnessed artificial intelligence to artificially voice quotes from its subject, the late Anthony Bourdain. From a report: Details of the dubious decision are outlined in a piece in The New Yorker, and raise a heap of uncom.....»»
Farm robots are the future; let"s start preparing now, researcher argues
No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here—and they have created two possible extremes for the future of agriculture and its impacts on the environment, argues agricultural economist Thomas Daum in a Science & Society article published.....»»
Why China Undermines Bitcoin - as It Tests Its Own Digital Currency
The Guardian's UK/US site editor in the Asia Pacific timezone argues that China wants to undermine bitcoin because, behind the scenes, its reserve bank wants to set up its own digital currency — and then reboot the international financial syste.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Because of Social Media, Are We Reading Fewer Books?
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Twitter did something that I would not have thought possible: It stole reading from me," argues a former New Yorker writer (who was once nominated for the Pulitzer Prize). In a new piece in the Atlantic.....»»
"By 2030, You Won"t Own Any Gadgets"
"By 2030, technology will have advanced to the point that even the idea of owning objects might be obsolete," argues a thought-provoking new piece by Gizmodo's consumer tech reporter: Back in 2016, the World Economic Forum released a Facebook video.....»»
Kill the standard privacy notice
If Facebook’s privacy policy is as hard to comprehend as German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason,” we have a problem. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»