The Who"s Roger Daltrey says the internet is destroying our brains, society, and civilization
The singer made his internet-hating comments to the Coda Collection, which, somewhat ironically, is a video streaming service available on Amazon featuring music concerts, documentaries, and more from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and the.....»»
When it comes to sustainability reporting, it depends on how serious companies are about making change
Companies are facing pressure to become more open about how they do business. With income inequality, governance failures and the mismanagement of natural resource capital threatening both society and the environment, there are growing calls for more.....»»
Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend
The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains—with humans bucking this trend—a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has revealed......»»
The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles
We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Enlarge (credit: Petmal / Getty Images) As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular prob.....»»
The best home internet providers of 2024
Picking the right home internet provider will make sure you get a good deal and high performance with no data caps. Here are our favorites......»»
Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life
Much of health care is designed with the “comfortable middle” of society in mind, says designer Yves Behar, when it should be tailored to children, the elderly, and those with disabilities......»»
Prepare for Civilization 7 with this $3 Steam Summer Sale deal
If you're looking forward to Sid Meier's Civilization VII but haven't played its predecessor, pick it up for just $3 during this year's Steam Summer Sale......»»
Catalysts with single non-noble metal component for efficient conversion of biomass-based chemicals
Utilization of biomass as the basic feedstock for the production and chemicals and energy storage has been demonstrated to be an important alternative to achieve sustainable society, which has attracted increasing interests in both academic and indus.....»»
New research finds Dublin is second most expensive European city in which to build apartments
Dublin is the second most expensive place to build apartments, after Zurich, according to a new construction cost report covering 10 cities across Europe published today by Trinity College Dublin and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland......»»
Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain
Thomas Heatherwick believes architecture has a “nutritional value” to society—and that the public desperately deserve a better offering......»»
New possibilities for reservoir computing with topological magnetic and ferroelectric systems
Speech recognition, weather forecasts, smart home applications: Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are enhancing our everyday lives. Systems based on reservoir computing are a very promising new field......»»
Need to extend your Wi-Fi? This Linksys tri-band router is $100 off
The Linksys Velop Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi system will provide every corner of your home with reliable internet for only $300, following a $100 discount from Best Buy......»»
AI helps scientists understand cosmic explosions
Scientists at the University of Warwick are using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze cosmic explosions known as supernovae. Their paper is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»
Is your coffee "not hot" or "cold"? Observing how the brain processes negated adjectives
Negating an adjective by placing 'not' in front of it affects the way our brains interpret its meaning, mitigating but not entirely inverting our interpretation of its definition. In a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Arianna.....»»
Ars Live: How profitable is Starlink? We dig into the details of satellite Internet.
How has Starlink has gone from zero to profitability in five years? Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX began launching operational Starlink satellites five year.....»»
Internet Archive, aka the Wayback Machine, is under sustained DDoS attack
The Internet Archive, best known for its Wayback Machine, says that it has been under a sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for several days. The non-profit says that it is in contact with the attackers, though their motivation is a.....»»
Scientists pit primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who is the smartest forager
Primates, including humans, have larger brains than most other mammals, but why? Scientists searching for the answer have long followed a trail pointing to diet—specifically fruit—as the reason for why primates evolved larger brains......»»
Why owning an aggressive dog can be isolating
A series of recent attacks by XL bully type dogs in the UK, and government attempts to both define and control the breed, has refocused attention on how society manages "dangerous dogs.".....»»
Two orphaned Black bears released back into wild after rehabilitation by San Diego Humane Society
Two orphaned Black bears have been released back into the wild, ending their nearly year-long rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center, according to officials......»»
How Does ChatGPT ‘Think’? Psychology and Neuroscience Crack Open AI Large Language Models
Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the “brains” of LLMs to deduce the how any why of that they are doing.....»»
Quantum Internet Demonstrations Debut in Three Cities
It’s a “big deal” to demonstrate entangled quantum networks outside a lab.....»»