Police departments across the country are increasingly relying on systems that use sensors and artificial intelligence to keep track of gunshots in certain neighborhoods. In fact, according to a shocking new investigative report by the Associated Press, 65-year-old Michael Williams was falsely accused of murder last August, and spent a whole year in jail —… Continue reading Crime-Fighting AI Put a Guy in Jail for a Year With Little Evidence
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Do Not Attempt To Imitate This Video of a Tesla Forging Floodwaters
But if you do, make sure to get it on video. Swimming Tesla Yet another Tesla driver has attempted to take their vehicle for a swim. In a video shared by the Twitter account Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley, a Tesla can be seen wading through several feet of flood waters. The Tesla easily shrugged… Continue reading Do Not Attempt To Imitate This Video of a Tesla Forging Floodwaters
Here’s a Therapeutic Video of Those Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Ass
Maybe the robots will report us for thoughtcrime, but delighting in their falls is worth it for now. Atlas Tripped There’s something deeply unsettling about watching Atlas, the humanoid robot from the engineers at Boston Dynamics that’s walked, run, jumped, and flipped in countless viral marketing videos over the years. It’s easy to watch Atlas… Continue reading Here’s a Therapeutic Video of Those Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Ass
Study: A 1987 Chemical Ban Saved the Planet
Or, at the very least, it bought us crucial time. Amazing Foresight Back in 1987, world leaders came together to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are the chemicals associated with the gigantic, gaping hole in the ozone layer that persisted for decades. And it’s a good thing that they did. Research published in the journal Nature… Continue reading Study: A 1987 Chemical Ban Saved the Planet
Scientists Just Grew These Grotesque Mini Brains With “Eyes” in a Lab
Image by Elke Gabriel/Cell Scientists have successfully grown brain organoids — tiny, three-dimensional tissue cultures that mimic the real thing — each with their own set of ‘eyes,’ Live Science reports. According to a study published this week in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers created their mini brains using human induced pluripotent stem cells… Continue reading Scientists Just Grew These Grotesque Mini Brains With “Eyes” in a Lab
The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above
Lone Starr strikes again. Space Jam The US Army recently unveiled plans to develop, test, and deploy high-altitude systems that can fly over other countries to surveil them — and jam enemy communications from up on high. The system doesn’t quite reach space (unless you adhere to the same definition of space as Jeff Bezos… Continue reading The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above
Magic Tricks Can Fool Birds, Say Scientists With Nothing Better To Do
This next trick is for the birds! Bird-Brained In an astounding scientific feat, a team of psychologists from the extremely prestigious University of Cambridge has proven that they’re capable of fooling birds — with your run-of-the-mill, souvenir-magic-kit sleight of hand. That’s right! Eurasian jays (part of the notoriously clever Corvidae family of birds, to be… Continue reading Magic Tricks Can Fool Birds, Say Scientists With Nothing Better To Do
Learn How Blockchain Underpins Modern Finance With This Training Bootcamp
Depending on who you ask, blockchains are useful documentation tools, the foundation of a new form of finance, or even a new type of lifeform. Yet when you cut through the hype, you find a new and incredibly powerful tool with an enormous range of applications. The Blockchain Bootcamp Certification Training Bundle can get you… Continue reading Learn How Blockchain Underpins Modern Finance With This Training Bootcamp
This Revolutionary Product Can Help You Stop Snoring Once and for All
A good night’s sleep is one of life’s great joys, so there’s nothing quite like the crushing blow of being kept awake by snoring. This is especially ture if the person snoring is you or someone you love. According to data out of Johns Hopkins Medicine, around 45-percent of people snore occasionally, like when you… Continue reading This Revolutionary Product Can Help You Stop Snoring Once and for All