What mimes can teach us about visual perception
Mimes "make us feel like we’re aware of an object just by seeming to interact with it." When we watch a mime seemingly pull rope, climb steps, or try to escape that infernal box, we don't struggle to recognize the implied objects. Rather.....»»
Video: What they don"t teach you about climate change
We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it?.....»»
Lossless light: Revisiting Raman gain and amplification in a silicon photonic platform
Stars emit light that travels through empty space without significant attenuation. The visual signal is essentially lossless until detected. After many years and billions of kilometers, starlight-photons may eventually encounter the earth's atmospher.....»»
New light sheet holography overcomes the depth perception challenge in 3D holograms
Holography—the use of light projection to display images—can be used to construct holograms, which are three-dimensional structures of light that depict true-to-life objects and scenes. While today's technologies can't yet produce the incredibly.....»»
Key factors driving changes in the perception of the CISO role
The CISO role is currently fraught with novel challenges and escalating workloads. This includes increased paperwork and time spent on risk assessments, which have surged from two to thirty hours per assessment. Furthermore, privacy regulations are e.....»»
Leak reveals YouTube Music Library redesign
Reddit user gets a sneak peek of a new layout. Reddit User, NightDriveAvenger, spotted in their Youtube Music feed an interesting visual update to the Youtube Music App. After a long wait, we finally have what looks like a grid system for s.....»»
Focus needed on whether punishment harms or improves, suggests study
The logic that often underlies support for punitive approaches to crime, such as imprisonment, is a belief that an aversive experience will "put people off" or "teach them a hard lesson" about what they've done wrong. However, this has not proved to.....»»
Australian parents want schools to teach more sex education topics and teach them from an earlier age
Decades of research have shown when relationships and sexuality education is delivered well, it can improve the sexual, social, and emotional health of young people. It can also lead to improved academic outcomes......»»
Gen Z urged to come clean about its vinyl fetish
Vinyl records enjoy ongoing popularity, and a new outreach program from a US-based record-cleaning machine maker aims to teach younger generations about the care and feeding of LPs......»»
"QBism": Quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality—it reveals a world of genuine free will
What does quantum mechanics, the most successful theory ever proposed by physics, teach us about reality? The starting point for most philosophers of physics is that quantum mechanics must somehow provide a description of the world as it is independe.....»»
Meet the New “Nokia Pure” Design System
Nokia unveiled a follow-up with "Nokia Pure," a user interface that introduces new visual concepts to the Finnish brand's digital products. Nokia made headlines during MWC 2023 back in February after it unveiled a new logo, which the compan.....»»
What the food and building industry can teach us about securing embedded systems
As one of the leading experts in product security with over 15 years of experience in security engineering and 120 cybersecurity patents under his belt, Adam Boulton is one of the most experienced software security professionals in the industry. Curr.....»»
Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.3 with new HomeKit architecture
The new macOS Ventura 13.3 is now available and rolling out to Mac users, bringing back the previously withdrawn new HomeKit architecture, plus more visual features such as new emoji.It follows the release of macOS Ventura 13.2 in January, 2023, plus.....»»
How salt can taste sweet: The myriad mechanisms of taste perception
Humans perceive five basic taste sensations: sweet, umami, bitter, salty, and sour. Specific foods trigger taste recognition of these sensations through the activation of different receptors in our taste buds. In the case of table salt, the concentra.....»»
Taiwan AI Labs" AI-generated single proves indiscernible as AI
Taiwan AI Labs revealed on March 22 that it has collaborated with Taiwanese singer Sandee Chan to produce the world's first AI-generated single Teach Me the Ways to Be Your Love and received positive feedback. The single was released on most music-st.....»»
Animals without a brain still form associative memories
Cnidarians like anemones and corals have a nerve net, but that seems to be enough. Enlarge (credit: Paul Starosta) Our brains are filled with lots of specialized structures that do things like process visual information,.....»»
How written product reviews influence consumer impressions of star ratings
When shopping online, most consumers are drawn to products with a high star rating. Not only are star ratings an easy way for past buyers to assess purchases, they also provide a visual marker that helps potential buyers quickly sort through various.....»»
Perception Point adds DLP capabilities to detect, prevent, and remediate web threats
Perception Point has added browser-centric Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities to its Advanced Browser Security extension. The Browser Security plugin provides comprehensive security measures and granular controls to safeguard corporate assets fr.....»»
How two-step phishing attacks evade detection and what you can do about it
Phishing attacks have become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, making it more difficult for individuals to protect themselves from these scams. In this Help Net Security video, Ofek Ronen, Software Engineer at Perception Point, discusses two-.....»»
Check out the winners of this year’s Gallery of Soft Matter Physics
Submissions were judged on both striking visual qualities and scientific interest. Enlarge / Brown University scientists used two 3D-printed plastic disks to explore the Cheerios effect. (credit: A. Hooshanginejad et al., 2023).....»»
GPT-4: new features, visual input, availability, and more
ChatGPT-4 has officially arrived, which now includes the ability to interact with images and longer text......»»