Untangling the truth of "The Silent Twins" with director Agnieszka Smoczynska
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska's movie The Silent Twins is the latest pop culture meditation on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, Black identical twins who were incarcerated in England's notorious Broadmoor psychiatric hospital from 1982 until 1.....»»
Less ice means fewer calling seals, finds study
When the sea ice vanishes, Antarctic seals become silent. This is the main conclusion of a new article just published by Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland's research group in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The biologist is currently worki.....»»
Future-proofing flexible working: Learning lessons from lockdown to help working parents
Dr. Maria Adamson, co-director of Queen Mary's Center for Research in Equality & Diversity and senior lecturer in the School of Business & Management, has written for advocacy charity Working Families about how COVID lockdowns could make workplaces m.....»»
Hope on the Front Lines of the Drug Overdose Crisis
In 2021, the first overdose prevention center opened in the United States. WIRED spoke to its director about what “harm reduction” really means......»»
Huawei sticks to current vehicle strategy despite headwinds
As Huawei has come under US sanctions, it is therefore difficult for automakers in Europe, the US and Japan to choose Huawei as a main supplier, said Richard Yu, the company's executive director and CEO of both the Consumer Business Group (BG) and th.....»»
Viking Age ceremonial burial shields found to be combat ready
Rolf Fabricius Warming from the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University in Sweden and founding director of the Society for Combat Archaeology is challenging previous interpretations of ceremonial shields found in a Vik.....»»
Keanu Reeves & Jonah Hill coming to Apple TV+ in "Outcome"
Keanu Reeves is starring in writer and director Jonah Hill's comedy "Outcome" comedy, coming soon to Apple TV+.More Jonah Hill content coming to Apple TV+Apple Original Films has picked up the dark comedy that Hill will direct and has co-written with.....»»
Research finds shortcomings in container ship industry"s environmental management and response to shipping disasters
New research from an international team of scientists—including Mona Wells, director of climate science at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University—finds significant flaws in the environmental management of the c.....»»
Nintendo won"t be making any more "Super Mario" games for iPhone
Nintendo director and designer Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed Mario won't be coming back to smartphones like iPhone.'Mario Run' wasn't a big hit on mobileNintendo has released a range of titles on mobile devices like iPhone. They have seen middling s.....»»
Director Jeremy Garelick on Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and making Murder Mystery 2
In an interview with Digital Trends, director Jeremy Garelick talks about making the hit Netflix movie Murder Mystery 2 with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston......»»
Is Resident Evil 4’s Leon S. Kennedy Italian? An investigation
A long-standing urban legend claims Resident Evil 4's Leon S. Kennedy is an Italian immigrant. We went down way too large a rabbit hole to find the truth......»»
KAR Global"s Jim Hallett, former CEO, retires from executive chairman role
Hallett, 69, is also stepping down as chairman of the company's board of directors, a role he held since 2014. Michael Kestner, KAR Global's lead independent director since 2019, will assume that role April 1......»»
OSC&R open software supply chain attack framework now on GitHub
OSC&R (Open Software Supply Chain Attack Reference) is an open framework for understanding and evaluating software supply chain security threats. It has received the endorsement of former U.S. NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers, and is now available on.....»»
White-tailed deer blood shown to kill bacteria that causes Lyme disease
As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his team have completed research that offers a promising lead i.....»»
Body language books get it wrong: The truth about reading nonverbal cues
Most of us have heard the one about if you cross your arms over your chest you're feeling defensive or if you're fiddling with your hair while talking you feel nervous—but is there really any truth to some of these body language stereotypes?.....»»
Opinion: Teaching the "basics" is critical—but what NZ teachers really want are clear guidelines and expectations
Anyone watching the debate over the National Party's recent curriculum policy announcement could be forgiven for thinking there is a deep divide in education philosophy and best practice in New Zealand. The truth isn't quite that simple......»»
Dead Ringers trailer has twice the Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz is double the trouble as the Oscar winner plays twins in Prime Video's upcoming series Dead Ringers, which released its official trailer......»»
An archaeological rediscovery offers clues about distant human past
In their recent publication in the Journal of Human Evolution, UConn Department of Anthropology Professor Christian Tryon and Shara Bailey, Director of the Center for the Study of Human Origins at New York University, detail new findings about 40,000.....»»
Hard-right social media activities lead to civil unrest, says paper
Does activity on hard-right social media lead to civil unrest? With the emergence and persistent popularity of hard-right social media platforms such as Gab, Parler, and Truth Social, it is important to understand the impact they are having on societ.....»»
Former Google director sees long-term needs for Taiwan to cultivate large language models
As ChatGPT gains traction, Taiwan's industry, government and academia have declared the intention to develop large language models (LLM) one after another. In this regard, Lee-feng Chien, former managing director of Google Taiwan, believes that it is.....»»
Deadly drug-resistant yeast gained ground, more drug resistance amid COVID
Candida auris is considered an "urgent threat" and is rising fast. Enlarge / The director of Germany's National Reference Centre for Invasive Fungal Infections holds a petri dish containing the yeast Candida auris in a laborator.....»»