Techno Man
The Best Ways to Actually Hear TV Dialogue
The good news is, you’re not losing your hearing. The bad news? Dialogue on television has been going down the drain for some time,...
How Hop Nerds Are Saving Your Favorite Beer From Climate Change
Extreme heat and droughts are cutting into hop plants’ yields and making them less bitter. But scientists and farmers are brewing up clever solutions.
Deepfake Porn Is Out of Control
New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to...
Personalized Nutrition Programs Are Making People Feel Weird About Food
Some doctors warn that personalized nutrition apps like Zoe can cause otherwise well patients an unhealthy amount of worry.
Hands-on: Meta Quest 3 is the Apple Vision Pro for the Rest of Us
I’ve tried them both, and the new Meta Quest 3 is no Apple Vision Pro. At least as far as presenting a hyper-realistic mixed...
Hands-on: Meta Quest 3 is the Apple Vision Pro for the Rest of Us
I’ve tried them both, and the new Meta Quest 3 is no Apple Vision Pro. At least as far as presenting a hyper-realistic mixed...
A ‘Green’ Search Engine Sees Danger—and Opportunity—in the Generative AI Revolution
Berlin-based Ecosia carved out a niche as a carbon-negative search engine. To adapt to the ChatGPT era, it’s moving closer to Google and exploring...
Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies
From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, October 16, 2023
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, October 16, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions...
Laser Activity Board
Next Generation Science StandardsWaves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer (MS-PS4)Grades 5-8. Students strengthen their understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum, specifically lasers...
