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Google Pixel 8 (review) and Samsung Galaxy S24 (review) stand out as top choices for photography among Android enthusiasts. Both are capable of capturing high-res images, day or night. Yet, the lingering question persists: which smartphone truly outshines the other in this regard? We are allowing you to decide that in this Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 blind camera comparison. To make it more interesting, we have masked the names of the phones, so you won’t know which smartphone clicked the image. Cast your vote for the…

Inland waters in China, such as the Yangtze River, could be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Lishan Ran Inland waters such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds may release copious amounts of greenhouse gases, but this possibility is not well understood. In a new review published in theJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Qianqian Yang and colleagues summarize what's known about carbon dioxide…

Last Updated: March 06, 2024, 08:55 ISTHyundai Announces Samarth Championship: Blind Men’s Cricket Series. (Photo: Hyundai)The ‘Samarth’ initiative by Hyundai aims to create an inclusive and progressive world through the power of mobility. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has revealed an exciting initiative called Samarth by Hyundai, with an International Bilateral Blind Men’s Cricket Series at its core.This event, organized under the Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), aims to raise awareness and empower people with…

Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Madame Web. Now that the Spider-Man offshoot Madame Web has made its cinematic debut, a lot of people have questions about the ending. Well, not just the ending but the story as a whole. Questions like, “Why wasn’t Spider-Man in the movie?” and “Why did Sony make this and not Marvel?” (A: Sony owns Spider-Man, not Marvel). Another question: how did Cassie lose her eyesight and is she blind forever now? For those unfamiliar with the character in the comic books, Madame Web…

Madame Web tends to be a useful ally to Spider-Man, as she can help him with cases thanks to her power to see things other people can't. And she's not the first person within fiction to do this. In fact, the "Blind Seer" archetype is well-worn at this point, dating back to Greek mythology. In Homer's "Odyssey," Tiresias is a prophet blinded by the goddess Athena, who then grants him the power to gaze into the future. There's something inherently symbolic to have someone who can't see in a physical sense…

Stevie Wonder. Ray Charles. Andrea Bocelli. If you were to ask a random person to name a blind musician, one of those three would almost inevitably come up. Ask that same person about up-and-coming blind musicians, and they’ll likely draw a blank. That’s no accident, according to Athan Billias, president of the MIDI Association, the nonprofit organization in charge of the MIDI standard. “Music production is much more visually oriented,” than it used to be just a few decades ago, Billias says, which has made things a lot…

You have probably ended up with your foot in your mouth after saying something like “How is it going?” to a friend who is currently using crutches. A very human mistake. But sometimes people in positions of authority are a little more “blind” to others’ limitations and end up making worse mistakes.An assistant to a blind student witnessed a creative and clever bit of malicious compliance when the student did exactly as the professor asked. Netizens thought the tale was a hilarious case of a person getting exactly what…

Surfing has a steep learning curve that has discouraged its fair share of newcomers. You may be tossed around by waves, yelled at by locals or hit by an errant surfboard.Pete Gustin experienced these usual surfing perils and overcame it all with an additional hurdle — he’s legally blind. Not only can he not see what’s coming but he also can’t study how others do it.“I learned it very slowly,” he said. “I didn’t watch surf videos growing up and had no idea what surfing was.”Despite all that, six years after his first…

Paul Mescal has opened up on the "blind panic" he felt before filming began on All of Us Strangers.The film follows Adam (Andrew Scott), who develops a relationship with a neighbour played by the Normal People star.The Irish actor, 27, described the script as "one of the most beautiful" he had ever read as he spoke to reporters on the red carpet at the film's London gala screening.Mescal said: "The work becomes a hell of a lot easier when you're working with actors like Andrew and directors like Andrew Haigh." Paul…

A commentary in Nature Climate Change raises concerns about how science funding affects Earth System Models, particularly in modeling permafrost emissions for climate predictions. The article emphasizes the need for longer-term funding and advanced resources to improve model accuracy and address the challenges of complex climate modeling. Credit: SciTechDaily.comFunding challenges and complexity have kept permafrost processes out of models that inform global climate targets.The way science is funded is hampering Earth…