The lesson from Shang-Yi Chiang (1)
Some time ago, Shang-Yi Chiang, a veteran in the semiconductor industry, accepted an invitation from the California-based Computer History Museum to tell the sotry about his services at Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, and the transcripts of his inter.....»»
To celebrate Disney+ Day, Shang-Chi will debut on streaming service November 12
Disney has declared November 12 Disney+ Day as it plans to expand in Asia and make Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings available on the service......»»
Study Links Too Much Free Time To Lower Sense of Wellbeing
Research shows there is a 'sweet spot' and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours. The Guardian: The lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields fro.....»»
How Did People Find the Fundamental Charge With Drops of Oil?
Back in 1909, figuring out the charge of a single electron was a Nobel-worthy pursuit. Today, it’s a good lesson in understanding four key forces......»»
COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?
Telework, telelearning, telemedicine, and telecommerce are here to stay Chad Hagen LIFE IS A HARD SCHOOL: First it gives us the test and only then the lesson. Indeed, throughout history humanity has learned much from di.....»»
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Everything we know
Marvel will introduce a martial arts legend from the comics to Phase 4 of the MCU in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, due out September 3......»»
All Raise launches virtual bootcamp for women and nonbinary founders
More doesn’t necessarily mean better — and that’s a lesson for life and for tech. To focus on the latter, the startup ecosystem is experiencing a boggling influx of capital right now. However, the increase in dollars isn’t being evenly di.....»»
Gus Grissom taught NASA a hard lesson: “You can hurt yourself in the ocean”
From the archives: Grissom's infamous (and impactful) ocean landing turns 60 this week. Enlarge / Is Gus Grissom angry after the Liberty Bell 7 nearly took him to the bottom of the ocean? Weary? Thoroughly shaken? It's hard to know for sure. (c.....»»
Benjamin Franklin"s fight against a deadly virus when colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation
Exactly 300 years ago, in 1721, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow American colonists faced a deadly smallpox outbreak. Their varying responses constitute an eerily prescient object lesson for today's world, similarly devastated by a virus and divided.....»»
We have our best look yet at supervillain Mandarin in new Shang-Chi trailer
"Throughout my life, the Ten Rings gave my family power." Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, a skilled martial artist who was trained at a young age to be an assassin by his father Wenwu (Tony Leung)......»»
Pandemic teaching transitions back to classroom with lessons learned
The COVID-19 pandemic created numerous changes and challenges for many people. In the education field, teachers were asked to re-create lesson plans and student interactivity in a virtual realm, something many had never experienced......»»
School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate
A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to 65 feet, nearly the length of two school buses. Earlier studies had ball-parked the massive predator at abou.....»»
Chip shortage an expensive lesson about planning, risk management
The crisis has shown just how much industry leaders need long-term forecasting and strategic inventory buffers......»»
Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round
Orbital imagery is in demand, and if you think having daily images of everywhere on Earth is going to be enough in a few years, you need a lesson in ambition. Alba Orbital is here to provide it with its intention to provide Earth observation at inter.....»»
Engageli nabs $33M more for its collaborative video-based teaching platform
As schools move more widely into reopening their doors for in-person learning, many educational institutions have also learned a critical lesson in the last year. Having better tools to teach remotely are critical for situations when the physical exp.....»»
Lesson from Arctic sea-ice prediction in 2020: Subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction remains challenging
As an indicator and amplifier of global climate change, the Arctic's health and stability is the cornerstone of the stability of our climate system. It has far-reaching impacts on ecosystems, coastal resilience and human settlements in the middle and.....»»
Marvel drops first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Simu Liu stars as a gifted martial artist seeking to escape his dark family history. Simu Liu stars as a martial artist trying to escape his past in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. A young man who once trained as an assassin fo.....»»
Marvel drops first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings
Simu Liu stars as a gifted martial artist seeking to escape his dark family history. Simu Liu stars as a martial artist trying to escape his past in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. A young man who once trained as an assassin fo.....»»
Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings gets its first trailer
Marvel Studios has released the first teaser trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the upcoming martial arts adventure starring Simu Liu......»»
Slovakia Offers a Lesson in How Rapid Testing Can Fight COVID
One of the country’s top epidemiologists explains how population-wide use of rapid antigen tests—in combination with other measures—helped get its outbreak under control -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
This is Boston Dynamics’ next commercial robot
Boston Dynamics’ transition from a decades-long research robotics firm to a company that productizes and sells hardware has been a fascinating one to watch. There have been some tough lessons along the way, including the very real lesson that at th.....»»