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The last two weeks before the deadline were frantic. Though officially some of the team still had desks in Building 1945, they mostly worked in 1965 because it had a better espresso machine in the micro-kitchen. “People weren’t sleeping,” says Gomez, who, as the intern, lived in a constant debugging frenzy and also produced the visualizations and diagrams for the paper. It’s common in such projects to do ablations—taking things out to see whether what remains is enough to get the job done.“There was every possible…

How did the title of the book come about? PREMIUM Actor and author Shenaz Treasury (Courtesy the subject) When I was living in Brooklyn, in the US, I was going through some hard times personally and I thought about writing a book about my boyfriends. Right outside my apartment, I saw a recipe book, just lying there. At the time, my friends were going through divorces and breakups too, and they used to talk about what their husbands left them with, like alimony. I started thinking about what I had got from my…

A man documenting a stay-at-home date with his girlfriend has gone viral for claiming he invented what he refers to as “bottle night.”Collin Rutherford posted a message on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday (March 4) that described a date plan he enjoys sharing with his partner. The groundbreaking concept? Turning off their electronic devices and chatting while sipping wine.“Do you know what a ‘bottle night’ is?” the 26-year-old asked social media users. He continued: “Probably not because my gf and I invented it…

Researchers have developed innovative ‘water batteries’ that offer a safe, recyclable alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. These aqueous metal-ion batteries use water instead of flammable electrolytes, preventing fire hazards. Their sustainable design facilitates easy disassembly for material reuse or recycling. Significant advancements include overcoming dendrite growth, extending battery lifespan, and achieving competitive energy densities with potential applications in grid storage and…

Just a few weeks before release, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had a different ending. That original ending is still in the movie, but now it comes a few seconds earlier. With the movie nearing completion, the filmmakers realized their ending didn’t work as intended, a change had to be made, and a whole new ending was created. One that drew inspiration from a galaxy far, far away.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightSpeaking to Collider, Across the Spider-Verse directors Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos…

The Night The Beatles Invented Fun Sixty years ago, on February 9, 1964: The Beatles make their legendary American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record-shattering 73 million people tune in to see John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the first time. It’s the biggest audience any musicians have ever faced. But there’s no evidence that any of the Fab Four are the least bit worried they might fail. The U.S.A. gets a look at these cocky kids, hears their radical new electric noise, and—crucially—sees a theater full of…

Scientists say they’ve invented a piece of technology that will let us peer through an animal’s eyes better than ever before. The tech uses a combination of novel hardware and software to produce images and videos that accurately represent the colors seen by animals, such as bees and birds. In new research this week, the team found that its innovation nearly matches the accuracy of conventional, yet more limiting, methods used to capture an animal’s color vision. Alex Winter on His Character in Destroy All Neighbors…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall in suburban Shanghai. Like many Chinese shopping centers, this complex was filled with empty stores that reflected the end of China's 30-year-long economic expansion. But there also were surprises. Along a stretch of the mall's interior walkway, a…

Almost 12 years ago, a young developer uploaded a prototype of a new way of using the iPad keyboard and it quickly became the most requested feature Apple developers had ever seen. On iPads and iPhones, you can hold down the space bar and navigate or highlight text by simply flicking across, something you would previously have to hover over and highlight. This is a quicker and more efficient way of manipulating text. Upon seeing praise for this feature, @DanielcHooper shared an anecdote about his invention of the…

What makes one person more creative than another? Creativity is hard to define and perhaps even more difficult to measure, but scientists think they've come up with a remarkably simple way of assessing at least one aspect of it.It's a test that you can take yourself in a couple of minutes, and it works best when you don't know much about how the analysis works. Head over to the project page to give it a go, and then come back to read all about it.The new method, called the Divergent Association Task (DAT), asks people to…