We do this all the time in the lab. At so many junctures in our work, something takes an unexpected turn, or a solution stubbornly eludes us. We try to use those moments to refocus our attention and press on with renewed energy. We continually have to “pinch past” our perceptions of what’s possible. We need to constantly challenge and often disrupt groupthink, dogmas in the field, other people’s assumptions, and even our own assumptions. Each of us focuses and refocuses this way, and, like a...
The Freedom That Once Was The Internet Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s time to declare as regards the internet of old: Requiescat in Pace. In this photo illustration an internet page is displayed on a computer screen in London, England, on April 13, 2006. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) It’s dead. We might as well face it. Nearly every large application and website in existence, meaning most of what people use on what we call the internet,...
Every day between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. a distinct air of anticipation fills the ground floor lobby of the Philippine Consulate General in New York.
Last year, Nanna Thylstrup wrote about the precarity of our digital past. Old blogs, once thriving with activity and personal memories, are unceremoniously deleted by platforms and users. The Internet Archive, a bastion of digital preservation, finds itself under constant assault. Search engines continue eroding, making locating and accessing information increasingly difficult. Movies and TV shows vanishing from streaming platforms without warning; we find out too late that our VCRs don’t work...
Republican voters, we are told, increasingly support the idea of having an authoritarian president, by whom those telling us mean “Donald Trump.” But the same voices completely ignore how authoritarian President Joe Biden is, and how Democratic voters are fine with that. This week, Biden announced another round of unilateral college loan bailouts without authorization from […]
Your personal information is continuously harvested and analyzed by countless data brokers eager to sell to the highest bidder. From your name to your online activities, to your employment details and even your real-time location — all are on the market for anyone interested.
For years, online spaces have struggled to foster positive conversations. A new AI tool could be the answer.
Internet scammers, scorned lovers turned stalkers, greedy salespeople, and shady organizations are looking for your private information. Your online activity is a blazing beacon inviting unwanted data collection. Delete your personal info from the internet with Incogni. Every aspect of our lives now exists on the internet, from social media accounts and online shopping to online banking and everything in between. Taking control of how the various outlets use and distribute the personal...
While researchers across the globe have been following warming trends for years, there's been a constant question if Michigan will become the next 'climate haven' as it's surrounded by one of the world's largest sources of fresh water.
Companies making AI models scrape the internet for data to train their LLMs. However, they're running out of internet to use.
Taylor Swift has been telling us she's a mastermind. The pop sensation's decadeslong career has now catapulted her to billionaire status, according to Forbes estimates. Swift's net worth has reached $1.1 billion as of March 8, turning her fame into fortune and ranking as the No. 14 celebrity on Forbes' 2024 World Billionaires List, published on April 2. When did Swift become a billionaire? Forbes first identified Swift as a billionaire in October 2023 due to the success of her Eras Tour. The...
It may be unpalatable to consider that part of what holds women back is our own nature. But if part of the problem is within us, then we have the power to fix it.