Earlier this year I made a bet with Craig Mod. He felt sure that robots would soon be able to play basketball better than humans. It’s a reasonable prediction based on the fast advancements in robots ...

I’m a UX researcher, yoga teacher, dog parent, and Jersey Girl living in Brooklyn. Hopefully without it being too cringy, ...

Intellectual Things (1930) is Stanley Kunitz’s first book, published when he was 24. It has poems about the body, death, and ...

Artist Olivia Tai wants to know how people really use AI, so she sets up stations in public areas where anyone can write a confession on a slip of paper and drop it in a box. Her website, What We Tell ...

It has been a decade+ since I’ve bought a single-use plastic water bottle while traveling on my own, but I’ve also not gotten sick even once. That’s because I always carry a refillable bottle and a ...

Multi-charger Options for European Plugs. Four years ago I mentioned these travel extension cords with multiple plugs that I use when taking a checked bag to Europe, but this time ...

The best hands-on-guide to nature experiments in print. Chock full of projects doable in a few hours to a day, whether you ...

Weird Love by Joe Gill (author) and various artists IDW 2015, 160 pages, 7.6 x 9.9 x 0.9 inches ...

This scientific calculator is very cool for two main reasons. First, it is a new open-source project driven by a small team of people who clearly love HP (Hewlett-Packard) scientific calculators.

I have used several borrowed models of both electric and gas powered trimmers. The electric plug-in Stihl FSE 60 is my favorite by far. It is quiet and strong. The only concern is that when used ...

In the modern world we measure things a lot. Even betterment is given a number so we can measure quality and progress. For instance we can designate our water tank as 90% full after a rain, or a ...