The Atlantic
20,000 Feet Under The Sea
The bottom of the ocean is as alien as Mars: a dark, mysterious place with purple octopuses, giant tube worms, and who knows what else. Mining companies are preparing to extract minerals that could wean the Earth from fossil fuels, but scientists have never explored many of the habitats they might destroy. The race between miners and scientists may determine the fate of the oceans, and the planet.
10+ min |
January - February 2020
PC Magazine
AI Makes The World A Weirder Place, And That's Okay
Artificial intelligence can do some amazing things, but it’s not perfect. Research scientist Dr. Janelle Shane has been cataloging “the sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling ways that algorithms get things wrong” on her website, AI Weirdness, and dives deeper into the topic in her new book, out this week.
7 min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
Disney+: Already, Nearly A Must-Have
Aside from its classic in-house films, Disney probably owns a few other entertainment properties you care about, among them Pixar and Marvel. Disney+, the company’s new video streaming service, delivers the vast majority of the content it owns in attractive interfaces with competitive features such as 4K streaming, offline downloads, and personalized recommendations.
10 min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
How To Disable Web Notifications
Interruptions on the internet take many forms—pop-up windows, video ads, page overlays, and of course, browser notifications.
3 min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
Leica SL2: Hands-On Preview
The Leica SL2 is the company’s first new L-mount camera since it announced a partnership with Sigma and Panasonic to leverage the existing lens mount a little over a year ago.
10+ min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
Microsoft Launches All-In-One Office Mobile App
Microsoft has launched an Office app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a reimagined form for mobile users.
1 min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
The Best Tech Products Of 2019
Across 15 categories, among 2,000+ reviews, we present our annual collection of the finest products to pass through our lab doors this year. Just your luck: Our list of the best tech doubles as the ultimate holiday shopping list.
10+ min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
State By State: The Fastest And Slowest US Internet
Maryland has the fastest average internet speed and Alaska the slowest, according to a new analysis of internet speeds in the 50 states done by PCMag.com using data from Ookla Speedtest (which is owned by PCMag’s parent company, Ziff Davis).
2 min |
December 2019
Innovation & Tech Today
The Curious World Of Jeff Goldblum
The generation-spanning star allows viewers to see the world through his eyes in his upcoming show on Disney+.
10+ min |
Fall 2019
Innovation & Tech Today
Sting Like Sam Bee
Full Frontal Host Samantha Bee’s Mission to Save the World, One Joke at a Time
9 min |
Fall 2019
Innovation & Tech Today
Red Zones And Rocket Science
Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Josh Dobbs Reaches for the Sky
6 min |
Fall 2019
Innovation & Tech Today
Kevin Smith: How Jay And Silent Bob Changed His World
The director escaped death and used his heart attack to power the cameo-infused Jay and Silent Bob Reboot film in theaters.
5 min |
Fall 2019
Innovation & Tech Today
Capital, Connections, And Community
Solomon Ali: The Biggest Name You’ve Never Heard
4 min |
Fall 2019
Popular Science
I Wish Someone Would Invent...
Noise-selecting earbuds
1 min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
How Birds Got Their Groove
NATURE PUTS EVERY CHIRP in its proper place. Avian sounds— flutish trills, alarmlike buzzes, and one-note squawks alike— are immediately absorbed, reflected, and scattered by everything in a bird’s habitat.
2 min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
What It's Like To Sing On Another Planet
Acousticians sometimes speculate about how conversations might carry on alien worlds. Of course, you’d have no time to chat if you stood in the open air on Mars: Your blood would boil you to death in seconds. But what about those final screams?
1 min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
Static On The Line
When our farthest-out craft call home, space itself sends a message.
10+ min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
Comal, a bustling,
Oaxacan-inspired restaurant in Berkeley, California, has all the ingredients for the kind of ear-splitting ambience that’s become familiar in modern eateries: packed bar, open kitchen, high ceilings, and concrete walls. But when I join a dinner there one spring evening, it’s easy to jump into the margarita-fueled conversation and order up plates of grilled corn, carne asada tacos, and rotisserie chicken with mole.
10+ min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
The Song Of The Immortal Violin
The masterpieces that Antonio Stradivari created three centuries ago will not live forever. One museum hopes digitizing their melodious voice will save them for future generations.
10 min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
Most of us can’t ignore a baby’s cry.
2 min |
Winter 2019
Popular Science
Seven Sounds Science Has Yet To Solve!
Seven sounds science has yet to solve
4 min |
Winter 2019
PC Magazine
Exclusive: Mapping Sprint Vs. Verizon 5G Coverage In NYC
5G has hit Broadway, but think of it as being in previews.
5 min |
November 2019
PC Magazine
Google Pixel 4: The Best Smartphone Camera
Since Google released its first Pixel handset in 2016, the line has quickly become the darling of serious smartphone shutterbugs.
10 min |
November 2019
PC Magazine
Astronauts 3D-Print Beef On The International Space Station
Most people like eating meat, but the ecological impact of raising livestock to feed 7 billion humans is not insignificant.
2 min |
November 2019
Prehistoric Times
Prehistoric World
The Phanerozoic in Morrisburg, Ontario: “Prehistoric World”
4 min |
Fall 2019
Prehistoric Times
T. Rex Stamps (Its Foot)
The PT Interview with Julius Csotonyi.
10 min |
Fall 2019
Prehistoric Times
Deinocheirus
Experienced adventurer Mike Hatcher has taken on the expedition of a lifetime—to survive a year by himself deep within the Mesozoic. More than just reality TV, while testing new technologies for future visitors of the past—like Mike’s base camp, the secured environmental habitat called the Compound—he will face the challenges of this new world alone with only the dozen state-of-the-art micro-cameras tracking his progress at all times for companionship.
10+ min |
Fall 2019
PC Magazine
Why AI Is Terrible At Content Moderation
Every day, Facebook’s artificial intelligence algorithms tackle the enormous task of finding and removing millions of posts containing spam, hate speech, nudity, violence, and terrorist propaganda.
4 min |
September 2019
AppleMagazine
NASA Chief Says Security Needed To Explore Space Safely
The head of NASA said this week that space security is necessary so that the United States, Japan, and others can safely explore the moon and Mars.
1 min |
September 27, 2019
Techlife News
NASA Manager Casts Doubt On 2024 Moon Landing By Astronauts
A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency’s ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.
2 min |