“Besides nose-picking and spanking, other “vulgar” activities that are banned include putting underwear over one’s head and focusing the camera lens on sensitive parts of the body, such as the chest or buttocks,,.“ | learn more
Digitally native art, including NFTs, is off the ground yet lacks a lot of basic infrastructure. From Jackie DiMonte: “Over the last year, we have seen an online auction break in-person auction records. Months later, we saw an NFT auction […]
This critical analysis of a common belief among Bitcoin supporters has merit. “The inflation-hedge viewpoint is an article of faith in the crypto community. The logic goes that bitcoin will become the asset of last resort when inflation finally makes […]
“[W]hen mice are put on an intermittent fasting diet, they seem to retain information for much longer than their non-fasting peers. The latest evidence of this is detailed in a new study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, in which researchers found […]
“It’s natural to think of scientists as truth seekers, people driven by an intense curiosity to understand the natural world. Yet this picture of scientists and scientific inquiry sits uncomfortably with the reality and prevalence of scientific fraud. If one […]
“The two will tap hospital chain HCA’s private patient records to train machine learning models, which could help monitor patients, improve operations, and guide doctors’ decision-making.” | learn more
“Beneath every big talent lies an ignition story – the famously potent moment when a young person falls helplessly in love with their future passion.” | learn more
“There has never been a better time to be a nerd. In the past century we’ve seen a continuous transfer of power from dealmakers to technicians — from the charismatic to the competent — and I don’t see anything on […]
About twenty years ago we switched from megahertz to gigahertz when talking about processor speed. Soon it might be time for a new scale for transistor size. “The combined research brainpower at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Taiwan […]