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Quick, how many apples are in the photo above?It's easy to see there are three, but thanks to a distinct processing mechanism in your brain, it might have been even easier than you realize.According to a new study, the human brain has two separate ways of processing numbers of things: one system for quantities of four or fewer, and another system for five and up.Scientists have known for a long time that people respond differently when asked to quickly discern quantities above or below this threshold, but until now it…

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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeZack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire has achieved impressive numbers in its first week after debuting on Netflix, but critics and industry experts are still expressing doubts about the new franchise.The streaming giant announced earlier this week that the sci-fi fantasy film had become the most-viewed title after its release on 21 December, generating 23.9 million views…

Last year, the Christmas box office was a big bummer. While James Cameron's Avatar: The Way Of Water had a nice second weekend, it and Joel Crawford's Puss In Boots: The Last Wish were the only films to bring in eight figures domestically. Now, the results are in for the holiday in 2023, and while there is a bright spot to be found in the fact that there are three features that earned eight figures in the last three days, the landscape is arguably even bleaker than what we saw in 2022. Despite there being plenty of new…

Aquaman's watery kingdom isn't faring so well in the real world, as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom makes a surprisingly tepid splash with its opening weekend preview numbers. Seems like Jason Mamoa’s film has been harshly hit by all the negative buzz surrounding the franchise. DC's film had a slow start at the Christmas box office, earning $4.5 million in Thursday previews from 3,040 theaters as per Hollywood Reporter. Launched during the Christmas break, the movie is facing challenges in maintaining momentum.…

This past Wednesday, a letter was sent to the U.S. Department of Justice calling for “antitrust enforcement against Big Tech companies.” It also urged “the Department to file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple with haste” in order to fight an abuse of power: “Apple is once again in the news for abusing its power to stifle competition and protect its famed ‘walled garden.’” The charge was that Apple had blocked the iMessage app for Android, Beeper Mini, which “deployed technology to bridge the ‘blue bubble/green bubble’…

I ndia’s digital gaming sector has grown substantially over the last five years and is even expected to surpass the entertainment industry, as Indians spend more time gaming than watching films. Consulting firm EY’s latest study titled ‘New Frontiers: Navigating the Evolving Landscape for Online Gaming in India’ has highlighted a few statistics about the health of gaming. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine…

More and more people in England and Wales are being found in a decomposed state, long after dying, reveals a new study – a trend that's been noticeable over the last 40 years, and which isolation linked to the coronavirus pandemic may have made worse.Researchers analyzed data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), studying statistics logged for deaths between 1979 and 2020.While there's no official record of dead bodies that have gone undiscovered for an extended period of time, the team used two…

At the 2023 Comic Con Experience in São Paulo, Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer fielded questions about Xbox and its latest titles while revealing some interesting information about the current state of the gaming industry. We had previously received highlights of the event from a Bloomberg article, though with the full interview out, we’ve learned a lot more. One of the first things Spencer highlights is just how big the gaming industry is. In a world of 8 billion people, he claims 3.3 billion play video games. This means…

The first weekend of December is typically a down one for the box office. In the wake of Thanksgiving and the glut of new films that arrive in theaters to take advantage of the holiday, a lot of folks seem to go for a calm, do-nothing stretch that includes not going to their local movie theater. Because of this audience behavior and intense market competition, studios typically save their big new titles for deeper into the month. This year is a bit different, however – and it's thanks to Beyoncé. Following the…