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Is your Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod always listening? I’ve got the scary answer in this one-minute podcast.
Tags: AdChoices, Amazon Echo, Google Home, podcasts
Scientists recently discovered an even lighter element than hydrogen, and it could revolutionize chemistry. This new finding challenges the previous belief hydrogen is the simplest element with just one proton and electron. So what does this mean for the scientific community as a whole?
Love is a complex and intricate emotion. We all yearn for love, but the pain can be overwhelming when it’s lost. While it’s true that it originates in the chemistry of our brains, can science honestly explain love? Does it involve more than just chemical reactions?
James Bedford was the first person cryogenically frozen after his death, way back in 1967. His hope was that someday advanced technology would enable him to be thawed and brought back to life. Was his optimism well founded? Will we ever achieve the capability to revive cryogenically frozen individuals?
A ton of new satellites were launched into orbit in 2022. Unfortunately, many of them were damaged by things outside of our control. Now scientists are left wondering, how do we protect satellites from harm and what’s responsible for the damage in the first place?
Recent winter storms caused chaos for airlines and passengers, with thousands of canceled flights and stranded travelers. Outdated IT systems were the real issue — not the weather. Why are airlines relying on such old systems?
The path of science is often a slow one, taking years of research and effort to bring ideas to life. Every once in a while, luck strikes and something new is suddenly born. And you won’t believe it, but some of the most important inventions in history were actually discovered by mistake.
You’ve probably heard of the U.S. fleet of stealth bombers and their reputation as some of the most feared airplanes in the sky. As tools of destruction, they’ve been striking fear into our enemies for years. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a pilot of one of these beasts? It takes a lot more than just guts.
Humans have been using lightning rods to protect buildings and people from the devastating power of lightning for hundreds of years. But we still can’t defend things like airplanes and boats. Scientists are now trying a new technology to guide lightning to a safe place — and even to trigger lighting at will.
The trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is out and it’s turning a lot of heads. There are short glimpses of a young Harrison Ford, and it’s not archival footage. It’s actually a whole new CGI technology created just for this movie. But how does it work?
When you go on a hike, the trail might seem like something organic — like it’s always been there and no one person planned how it would look. The reality is that creating hiking trails takes an entire team of planners and builders. And if they do their jobs right, it will feel like they were never there.