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Free Online Learning Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy

Whether or not you have a degree in education, if you have kids, you’re now a teacher. Fortunately there are many online resources to keep them entertained. Some have always been free; others are now gratis thanks to companies dropping paywalls while schools are closed. You can take your kids on a virtual museum visit, secretly teach them chemistry with cooking, and get some phys ed into their days with digital dance-offs. Best of all, a lot of these are self-directed, so you can get work done or take some time for yourself while your kids are having fun and getting educated.

Gamer Builds His Own Nintendo Switch for $199

With the Nintendo Switch in very short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic and resellers price-gouging on auction sites, one gamer decided to build his own Switch instead.

First Tests: Are Nvidia's GeForce RTX Super Laptop Chips a Big Step Up?

In April, Nvidia announced it would be shipping mobile versions of its GeForce RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super GPUs on laptops. We did some early first-hand testing to see how they stack up against existing GeForce laptop GPUs.

Dell Precision 7920 Tower (2020): A Dual-CPU Monster

The Dell Precision 7920 Tower is one of the world’s most powerful desktop workstations. Dell sent it to us in a supercomputer-like configuration with not one but two Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors (24 cores and 48 threads each), 96GB of memory, five storage drives, and a 48GB Nvidia Quadro RTX 8000 graphics card.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14: Excellent Gaming Laptop

Asus has teamed up with AMD to double down on the trend of increasingly compact gaming laptops with the ROG Zephyrus G14, a 14-inch near-ultraportable with full gaming capabilities. The main attraction here beyond the petite size is a brand-new AMD Ryzen 9 processor, the first “Zen 2” laptop CPU we’ve tested.

Apple iPad Pro (2020): Mouse and Trackpad Support

The new Apple iPad Pro isn’t a major improvement over the 2018 model, but there’s been a big change in the iPad experience since then: mouse and trackpad support. That vaults the tablet into working a lot more like a computer than it previously did.

Mesozoic Media

Dinosaurs of Darkness: In Search of the Lost Polar World (Life of the Past) Second Edition by Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich Series: Life of the Past, Paperback: 332 pages, Indiana University Press; Second edition, ISBN10: 0253047390, ISBN-13: 978-0253047397

Fake-Fossil News!

Often the authenticity of fossils becomes questioned. Is the specimen genuine and is the narrative concerning it to be believed?

Dinosaur Collector News

Before the Corona plague made travel a hazard, I attended the Nuremberg Toy Fair and the New York Toy Fair.

A Conversation with Dr. Bob Bakker

February 2020 - My first interview with Dr.Robert Bakker appeared in the February/March 2001 issue of Prehistoric Times.

THE WORLD'S Biggest SCIENCE FESTIVAL

An Interview with Marc Schulman, Executive Director, USA Science & Engineering Festival

The Art of CRUSHING IT

Internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk gives his patented entrepreneurial advice and reflects on the growing worlds of podcasting and cryptocurrency.

Surfing and SUP Legend - Laird Hamilton

The Evolution of An Adrenaline Junkie

Switched On

Renaissance rapper Akon discusses the Akon Lighting Africa project, as well as his newfound role in the tech world.

PERSON OF THE YEAR 2017: Jane Goodall

A detailed look at Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist we are happy to name our Person of the Year.

Michio Kaku is AT HOME IN THE FUTURE

When Michio Kaku was in fourth grade, he happened upon a riddle.

FLY ME TO THE COSMOS

Neil deGrasse Tyson will be returning to Cosmos in 2020.

CYBER SCARLETT

JOHANSSON TALKS ACTING, TECH, AND GHOST IN THE SHELL

Ann Druyan's Cosmic Journey

Cosmos: Possible Worlds writer Ann Druyan details what it will take to get us to Mars.

2019 Innovator of the Year - Omar Yaghi

Scientific advances transform our lives in miraculous ways.

Nikon Z6: A Strong Debut

Nikon is tipping its full-frame mirrorless camera system with two bodies and a trio of lenses.

HP Envy Desktop (TE01-014): Excellent Productivity Performance

Productivity maximizers looking for an everyday desktop PC could do worse than to make the HP Envy Desktop their workhorse.

Galaxy S20 International Models Explained: Which Works For You?

The Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup will be the first set of unlocked phones that work on the 5G networks of all major US carriers. Even if you don’t buy your phone unlocked, only one hardware version of the S20+ and S20 Ultra will be sold in the US, although your phone will come loaded with carrier firmware.

WHAT TOKYO AND SEOUL ‘MUSEUMS OF THE FUTURE' CAN TEACH THE US

There’s a beautiful future ahead, but maybe not for all of us.

What Is a Deepfake?

In the opening session of his 2020 introductory course on deep learning, Alexander Amini, a PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), had invited a famous guest: former US President Barack Obama.

Stickers Are the Next Big Breakthrough in Secure Messaging

PC Magazine Senior Software Analyst Max Eddy has also written for publications such as International Digital Times, International Science Times, and The Mary Sue.

SMART MICROGRIDS - THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE POWER

Fueled by renewable resources and controlled by smart algorithms, microgrids stand to overhaul how we produce, consume, and share energy.

Samsung Develops 900Wh Solid-State Battery Prototype

The dominance of lithium-ion batteries may be coming to an end, if Samsung’s latest solid-state battery prototype makes it to market.

How to Spring Clean Your Electronics

There’s spring cleaning, and then there’s coronavirus cleaning. COVID-19 news has made you aware of how many times a day you touch your face, but how about the number of times a day you touch your phone and other devices?

Give Your Money to Black Women

PCMag Senior Features Editor Chandra Steele got her tech journalism start at CMP/United Business Media. She also writes fiction and has been published in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.