9to5Mac has learned more exclusive details about Apple’s upcoming over-ear headphones, dubbed the “AirPods Studio,” including specifications and settings. From the report: One of the key features of regular AirPods is ear detection, which automatically pauses the song when you take the earphones off. We’ve learned that AirPods Studio will have a similar feature, but it will work in a different…
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What is pareidolia?
Seeing a dog in a patch of clouds, or a face in the moon, are examples of what’s called pareidolia. Look here for photos to test your own ability to see things that aren’t there. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/seeing-things-that-arent-there…
Suited up: Testing how microgravity affects our ability to grab and manipulate objects in space
When it comes to grasping an object, our eyes, ears and hands are intimately connected. Our brain draws information from different senses, such as sight, sound and touch, to coordinate hand movements. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-microgravity-affects-ability-space.html…
Activate this ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
Ben Zhao and his wife, Heather Zheng, computer science professors at the University of Chicago, designed what they are calling a “bracelet of silence” that will jam the Echo or any other microphones in the vicinity from listening in on the wearer’s conversations. The New York Times reports: The bracelet is like an anti-smartwatch, both in its cyberpunk aesthetic and in…
NASA Showcases Its New Mars Rover, Calls It Precursor to Humans on Mars
“The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.” An anonymous reader quotes Agence France-Presse: The rover has been constructed in a large, sterile room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…
10 Things We Learned About Humans in 2019
This past year, new discoveries have revealed an invisible network of immune cells, a “Jell-O” violin in our ears and how the oldest people in this world survived to such extreme ages. Source: https://www.livescience.com/10-things-we-learned-about-humans-2019.html
Early Humans Domesticated Themselves, New Genetic Evidence Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: A new study — citing genetic evidence from a disorder that in some ways mirrors elements of domestication — suggests modern humans domesticated themselves after they split from their extinct relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, approximately 600,000 years ago. Domestication encompasses a whole suite of genetic changes that arise as a species is…
Fossil of a newly-discovered mammal shows it had bizarre ears
A rodent-like creature that lived 120 million years ago in Asia had an unusual ear shape that may have evolved to accommodate its unique way of chewing Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2225162-fossil-of-a-newly-discovered-mammal-shows-it-had-bizarre-ears/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
151 Types of Flowers Common In The U.S. & Their Characteristics
Check out 151 Types of Flowers common in the US. This guide is great for picking and choosing your very own garden, or custom bouquet! Scroll through to find your perfect bloom. —This post is courtesy of Proflowers.com. (Original publish date January 18, 2016), Shared with permission— 151 Types of Flowers Common In The U.S. &…Continue Reading
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Night vision specialists: cats, bats, and owls
Three spooky Halloween animals see better at night than we do. Here’s how they do it. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/night-vision-cats-bats-and-owls…