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Could Doing Things The Old-Fashioned Way Make Us Better Modern Scientists?

Today, we imagine lab experiments as part of a separate realm from fine arts like painting or trades like carpentry.

Lensbaby Omni Creative Filter System: Elegant Optical Effects

If you’re looking for a conversation starter to attach to your camera, you won’t do much better than the Lensbaby Omni Creative Filter System.

20,000 Feet Under The Sea

The bottom of the ocean is as alien as Mars: a dark, mysterious place with purple octopuses, giant tube worms, and who knows what else. Mining companies are preparing to extract minerals that could wean the Earth from fossil fuels, but scientists have never explored many of the habitats they might destroy. The race between miners and scientists may determine the fate of the oceans, and the planet.

AI Makes The World A Weirder Place, And That's Okay

Artificial intelligence can do some amazing things, but it’s not perfect. Research scientist Dr. Janelle Shane has been cataloging “the sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling ways that algorithms get things wrong” on her website, AI Weirdness, and dives deeper into the topic in her new book, out this week.

Disney+: Already, Nearly A Must-Have

Aside from its classic in-house films, Disney probably owns a few other entertainment properties you care about, among them Pixar and Marvel. Disney+, the company’s new video streaming service, delivers the vast majority of the content it owns in attractive interfaces with competitive features such as 4K streaming, offline downloads, and personalized recommendations.

How To Disable Web Notifications

Interruptions on the internet take many forms—pop-up windows, video ads, page overlays, and of course, browser notifications.

Leica SL2: Hands-On Preview

The Leica SL2 is the company’s first new L-mount camera since it announced a partnership with Sigma and Panasonic to leverage the existing lens mount a little over a year ago.

Microsoft Launches All-In-One Office Mobile App

Microsoft has launched an Office app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a reimagined form for mobile users.

The Best Tech Products Of 2019

Across 15 categories, among 2,000+ reviews, we present our annual collection of the finest products to pass through our lab doors this year. Just your luck: Our list of the best tech doubles as the ultimate holiday shopping list.

State By State: The Fastest And Slowest US Internet

Maryland has the fastest average internet speed and Alaska the slowest, according to a new analysis of internet speeds in the 50 states done by PCMag.com using data from Ookla Speedtest (which is owned by PCMag’s parent company, Ziff Davis).

The Curious World Of Jeff Goldblum

The generation-spanning star allows viewers to see the world through his eyes in his upcoming show on Disney+.

Sting Like Sam Bee

Full Frontal Host Samantha Bee’s Mission to Save the World, One Joke at a Time

Red Zones And Rocket Science

Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Josh Dobbs Reaches for the Sky

Kevin Smith: How Jay And Silent Bob Changed His World

The director escaped death and used his heart attack to power the cameo-infused Jay and Silent Bob Reboot film in theaters.

Capital, Connections, And Community

Solomon Ali: The Biggest Name You’ve Never Heard

I Wish Someone Would Invent...

Noise-selecting earbuds

How Birds Got Their Groove

NATURE PUTS EVERY CHIRP in its proper place. Avian sounds— flutish trills, alarmlike buzzes, and one-note squawks alike— are immediately absorbed, reflected, and scattered by everything in a bird’s habitat.

What It's Like To Sing On Another Planet

Acousticians sometimes speculate about how conversations might carry on alien worlds. Of course, you’d have no time to chat if you stood in the open air on Mars: Your blood would boil you to death in seconds. But what about those final screams?

Static On The Line

When our farthest-out craft call home, space itself sends a message.

Comal, a bustling,

Oaxacan-inspired restaurant in Berkeley, California, has all the ingredients for the kind of ear-splitting ambience that’s become familiar in modern eateries: packed bar, open kitchen, high ceilings, and concrete walls. But when I join a dinner there one spring evening, it’s easy to jump into the margarita-fueled conversation and order up plates of grilled corn, carne asada tacos, and rotisserie chicken with mole.

The Song Of The Immortal Violin

The masterpieces that Antonio Stradivari created three centuries ago will not live forever. One museum hopes digitizing their melodious voice will save them for future generations.

Papa, Can You Hear Me?

Most of us can’t ignore a baby’s cry.

Seven Sounds Science Has Yet To Solve!

Seven sounds science has yet to solve

Exclusive: Mapping Sprint Vs. Verizon 5G Coverage In NYC

5G has hit Broadway, but think of it as being in previews.

Google Pixel 4: The Best Smartphone Camera

Since Google released its first Pixel handset in 2016, the line has quickly become the darling of serious smartphone shutterbugs.

Astronauts 3D-Print Beef On The International Space Station

Most people like eating meat, but the ecological impact of raising livestock to feed 7 billion humans is not insignificant.

Prehistoric World

The Phanerozoic in Morrisburg, Ontario: “Prehistoric World”

T. Rex Stamps (Its Foot)

The PT Interview with Julius Csotonyi.

Deinocheirus

Experienced adventurer Mike Hatcher has taken on the expedition of a lifetime—to survive a year by himself deep within the Mesozoic. More than just reality TV, while testing new technologies for future visitors of the past—like Mike’s base camp, the secured environmental habitat called the Compound—he will face the challenges of this new world alone with only the dozen state-of-the-art micro-cameras tracking his progress at all times for companionship.

Why AI Is Terrible At Content Moderation

Every day, Facebook’s artificial intelligence algorithms tackle the enormous task of finding and removing millions of posts containing spam, hate speech, nudity, violence, and terrorist propaganda.