Dr Kizzmekia S. Corbett on COVID-19 vaccine development and the myths surrounding it
Dr. Corbett also talks about population immunity and the existing research on mRNA technology that led to the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Pseudo ran like a cable network, live-streaming content throughout the day on different channels, rather than making individual content available on demand. It was a somewhat premature experiment in the days of slow Internet connections.
via The History of The Web
Is social media a risk to humanity? These scientists think so.
A paper, written by 17 researchers, argued that ‘our lack of understanding about the collective behavioral effects of new technology is a danger to democracy and scientific progress.’
Google says goodbye to the Pixel 5 and hello to the Pixel 5A
If you’re struggling to keep up with all the new phones, so am I.
BREAKING: Fool's gold actually contains gold. Sort of.
All that’s golden is not foolish.
A brief history of app store concepts
Before Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, we had freeware and shareware download sites like Tucows and magazines with CDs.
Ian Charnas asking the important questions such as “how fast can you skate with a jetpack?“. I had no idea you could buy jet engines on eBay.
The 'tortured phrases' found in fake computer science research papers
Big data = Colossal information. Artificial intelligence = Counterfeit consciousness. Cloud computing = Haze figuring. Welcome to the world of tortured phrases.
Black in Marine Science: a nonprofit for current and future Black marine scientists
‘We wanted to show that being Black in marine science is something positive, while also letting our peers know that we do these things, that for us it’s normal to be Black people in the ocean.’
The UN warns climate change is 'accelerating' and we must reduce our emissions
Our planet is suffering but pointing blame won’t help, especially when the fingers aren’t all going in the right direction.
Korey Kiepert on roller coasters and what makes them work
I’d never heard of a giga coaster until Korey Kiepert explained what one was in this video.
Earthquake in a can!
A can you can shake up without it exploding in your face.