Tag: science
Elon Musk: First Neuralink Patient Can Control a Computer, Play Games By Thinking
Elon Musk has revealed that the world's first Neuralink patient can control a computer and play video games just by thinking
US team retracts bombshell superconductor study after Chinese researchers challenge findings
Science journal Nature has retracted a paper by a team of US scientists which claimed to have created a room-temperature superconducting material.
RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX
RUIN is a feature documentary about Sam Bankman-Fried and the stunning collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, as narrated by Bloomberg journalists and some of the central players in the rise of digital assets.
Why Germany Hates Nuclear Power
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Why China's Largest Volcano Is So Unusual
Mount Paektu (also known as Changbai Mountain) is one of the largest volcanoes on earth and yet, for the longest time, nobody could explain where it came fro...
All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites
Scientists have detected adenine and guanine in meteorites for decades and seen hints of uracil. But cytosine and thymine had remained elusive.
Earth’s inner core may have ‘paused’ its rotation and reversed, new study suggests
Though it may sound alarming, researchers say this likely isn’t the first time this has happened.
How Giant Lasers Could Help Deflect Lightning Strike Danger | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
A test of giant lasers shot from a mountaintop in Switzerland is helping scientists develop ways to guide lightning. It could be a first step in defending against dangerous strikes that lead to death and destruction. WSJ science reporter Aylin Woodward jo...
Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.
Quantum Computing Has a Noise Problem
Today’s devices can be thrown off by the slightest environmental interference. Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract this and harness quantum’s power.
Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study.
President Obama's Anger Translator: Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes with President Obama and Keegan-Michael Key (of Comedy Central's Key and Peele) to see how they worked together on the "Luther - The Ang...
Ukraine War Update EXTRA (20111213): Musings on Russia's Growing "Competence"
Here is a little musing on what might be the growing strategic competence under leader Surovikin.Maps: War Mapper: https://twitter.com/War_MapperMy map: http...
How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer
Almost a century ago, Albert Einstein realized that the equations of general relativity could produce wormholes. But it would take a number of theoretical le...
The story of early diving suits|1900-1935|The invention of individual diving suits|Worldinfo
.In 1914, Chester MacDuffee constructed the first suit with ball bearings, as the medium to provide movement to a joint. The suit was tested in New York in 2...