US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899. It was farmers ranged against the might of the British empire, and the expectation was ...
Can prolonged eye contact really make couples feel closer?Can prolonged eye contact really make couples feel closer?
I made my husband stare into my eyes for four minutes, on the advice of a happiness researcher. Did it work? In January, business professor and happiness researcher Arthur C Brooks appeared on the Modern Wisdom podcast to offer advice on optimizing morning and evening routines. His tips seemed reasonable ...
Dear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president with us | Robert ReichDear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president with us | Robert Reich
We are trying our best to resist him, contain him and remove him from office as quickly as we possibly can. Thank you for your patience Donald Trump is alone. That’s different from the United States being alone. Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of ...
Buzz kill: US breweries shutter as fanfare over craft beers appears to fadeBuzz kill: US breweries shutter as fanfare over craft beers appears to fade
Covid-related downturns and reductions in alcohol consumption have taken a toll on a once booming industry In the early 2000s, Chris Bell, then a student at University of Colorado Boulder, followed a common path among people interested in brewing beer. He started doing so at home, then spent years working ...
Inside China’s robotics revolutionInside China’s robotics revolution
How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his mid-40s with square-rimmed glasses. His everyday manner ...
‘Our lead actor doesn’t know he’s in a television show!’ The return of an unbelievable TV hoax‘Our lead actor doesn’t know he’s in a television show!’ The return of an unbelievable TV hoax
Jury Duty’s first season convinced a member of the public he was taking part in a documentary about how courts work – but it was really a reality show where everyone else was actors. Its company retreat-based sequel ups the stakes brilliantly If ever there was a TV show that ...
RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody WantedRIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted
A few things on the end of Horizon Worlds, the metaverse that Mark Zuckerberg believed in so much that he renamed his company: 1) It’s very sad that many of the people who worked on it have been unceremoniously laid off because their leaders appear to have no idea what ...
Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera RollTinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll
Tinder plans to let machine vision algorithms loose on your camera roll. Instead of building a profile on their own, AI will scan users’ locally-stored photos—everything from gym selfies to pictures of their family, sensitive documents and dick pics—to help construct profiles by determining what users’ interests and values are. ...
Mapping Google’s Unmappable CityMapping Google’s Unmappable City
North Oaks, Minnesota is the only city in the United States that is not on Google Maps Street View. YouTube documentarian Chris Parr, who grew up not too far from North Oaks, set out to change that earlier this year. For a brief few days, he literally put North Oaks ...
Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump’s post after gas field attacksAre US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump’s post after gas field attacks
What does Trump’s Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment? ...