Category: Weird
How Do Astronauts Escape When a Space Launch Goes Wrong?
On May 27, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are expected to become the first humans to ride a Dragon. The two astronauts will…
Lenovo Duet Chromebook Review: The Right Notes
The vast majority of laptops that cross my desk are dull pieces of plastic and metal, but every now and then I get to test…
A Reading List for Kids on Their Very Long Summer Break
So your normal, too-short summer vacation has suddenly become a hyper-extended, undifferentiated snake-dragon thing. You have a lot of time to read. (And play Minecraft…
This AI Maestro Wants to Serenade You
But that’s only a prelude to the company’s ultimate ambition: providing meaningful musical experiences. Sheppard says that his biggest thrills as a composer come when…
Today’s Cartoon: Alien Algorithm
Wednesday, May 20, 2020. By Lars Kenseth, with cartooncollections.com. The Department of Defense isn’t admitting that aliens exist, but apparently they don’t mind if you…
How To Switch iPhones & Transfer Data Without Losing a Thing
Losing all the stuff on your phone used to be no big deal a decade ago. These days, it’s practically a Netflix horror movie plot….
How Does a Virus Spread in Cities? It’s a Problem of Scale
The people who design and build cities have a saying, or they used to: The mistakes of the planners are inherited by the health department….
Covid-19’s Toll on Prison Labor Doesn’t Just Hurt Inmates
While millions of Americans shelter in their homes, America’s prisoners are at work. In at least 20 states, from Florida to Michigan to Texas to…
Right to Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers
“It all crystallized for me when we were seeing ventilators in Italy fail, and a [startup group] was 3D-printing valves for them,” Wiens says. “And…
Microsoft Build Looks Very Different in 2020
This morning, Microsoft kicks off the first ever virtual iteration of Build, its annual conference for the developers who make software for Microsoft’s platforms. As…