scientificamerican
44h ago
25°
Hank Green AI controversy raises questions for science communicators
The backlash raises a bigger question for science communicators: where should AI fit into their work?
popularmechanics
18h ago
23°
China Planted 78 Billion New Trees—and Seriously Messed Up Its Water Cycle
The country has planted a bunch of new trees since 1981, but that extra foliage is shifting more precipitation to some areas while drying out others.
petapixel
18h ago
22°
Pentax’s DSLR Dreams Won’t Come True if It Does the Same Old Thing
Pentax is in a challenging spot. Its parent company, Ricoh, remains committed to the Pentax brand, and Pentax wants to continue to make DSLR cameras. The problem is nobody wants new DSLR cameras.
npr
48h ago
22°
Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns.
vox
21h ago
21°
How to staycation better
I have to be honest about something that is a great source of personal shame: I am really, really bad at taking time off of work. Despite working at a company with unlimited PTO, the last time I took a weeklong vacation was about a year ago, making me a walking cliche of the American […]
theatlantic
20h ago
20°
France’s Best Argument Against Racism Isn’t Working
The country’s most beloved men are paragons of diversity, but ethnic resentment is still winning.
nautil
43h ago
18°
New Observatory Captures More Than Half a Million Galaxies in a Single Image
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is off to a fantastic start
seths
24h ago
18°
“We’re all being surprised at the same time”
Keith Jarrett on improvisation. When the artist is creating in real time, in conjunction with the witnesses in the room, “performance” goes away. It’s creation. Improvisation is a privilege, a chance to create without a guarantee.
singularityhub
43h ago
17°
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 8)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
arstechnica
45h ago
14°
DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists
Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower-resolution weather data.