Inside the Poisoning of a Russian Double Agent
The hit on Sergei Skripal.
Serie Nacional
Nothing can match Cuban post-season baseball fever.
Rolls-Royce made miniature robot minions to perform jet-engine inspection
An innovation you'd completely expect from a Hollywood spy flick, Rolls-Royce has designed tiny robots called SWARM that get deployed within their jet engines to run reconnaissance and inspections. A part of RR's IntelligentEngine program, the SWARM get deployed into intricate…
Strategy vs. Tactics
Strategy and tactics are two terms that get thrown around a lot, often used interchangeably. But what exactly do they mean, what is the difference, and why is it important? In this article, we look at the contrast between strategy and tactics, and the most effective ways to use…
After Nearly 30 Years In Exile, This Kashmiri Singer Has A Hit Song Of The
A love song about wildflowers is the song of the summer on both sides of Kashmir's much-disputed border, after getting a push from a popular Pakistani television program funded by a soda company.
Predators, Prey, and Vodka - Issue 63: Horizons
Surveying muskoxen in the Russian far north.
My Favorite Potato Salad Is Mashed & Comes From Japan
Mashed potatoes, meet potato salad.
The multibillion-dollar war over chocolate design
A fight in EU courts over KitKat bars raises questions about how much a product's shape defines its brand.
FxSolver is a Math Notebook for Engineers
If you like to rely on the web to do your electronics and computer math, you’ll want to bookmark FxSolver. It has a wide collection of formulae from disciplines ranging from electronics, comp…
Why I Ripped The Same CD 300 Times
A Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World (Updated Regularly)
This map is now available in app form! WiFox is available on the App Store and Google Play. Finding an open
Horseman, Pass By
Glory, grief, and the race for the Triple Crown.
The pilots who risk their lives flying tiny planes over the Atlantic
Ferry flying is a lucrative but high-risk industry. Elite pilots deliver small planes across oceans and continents - distances these aircraft were not designed to fly.
The Infinite Memo
From the makers of this incredibly clever wearable memo, the Wemo is back with an entirely new look. The Wemo 2 takes on a flat form that you can stick on any surface, transforming it into a doodle or memo pad in seconds. Slap it on your laptop to take notes during meets or on
Pizza Physics: Why Brick Ovens Bake The Perfect Italian-Style Pie
Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection. In a home oven, that balance is elusive — but you might be able to get close.
Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine
The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is a network of tech-fueled anarchists taking on Big Pharma with DIY medicines.
As Economics Improve, Solar Shines in Rural America
Declining costs have helped some of the country's smallest electricity providers expand their use of solar in highly innovative ways
This technology could fundamentally change our relationship to electricity
An “operating system” for power could double the efficiency of the grid.
Explaining the 68-95-99.7 rule for a Normal Distribution
This post explains how those numbers were derived in the hope that they can be more interpretable for your future endeavors.
Viet-Cajun Crawfish
The buttered crustaceans benefit from a blend of Cajun and Asian spices.
No-Cook, No-Sweat, No-Churn Lemon Ice Cream From a Southern Cooking Legend
Skip your next ice cream run and try this recipe instead.
Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves Demystified (in Python)
In this blog, I will reveal, step by step, how to plot an ROC curve using Python. After that, I will explain the characteristics of a basic ROC curve.
When Cost-Plus Pricing Is a Good Idea
Cost-plus pricing is a lot like the romance novel genre, in that it’s widely ridiculed yet tremendously popular. The idea behind cost-plus pricing is straightforward. The seller calculates all costs, fixed and variable, that have been or will be incurred in manufacturing the…
the healing edge: Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments
An unusual transplant may revive tissues thought to be hopelessly damaged, including the heart and brain.
Certificates for localhost
Sometimes people want to get a certificate for the hostname “localhost”, either for use in local development, or for distribution with a native application that needs to communicate with a web application. Let’s Encrypt can’t provide certificates for…
NLP's ImageNet moment has arrived
The time is ripe for practical transfer learning to make inroads into NLP.
In the Pit With the Fighting Roosters
A massive raid on a long-running cockfighting ring in Arkansas has raised complex questions about ICE, immigration, and the future of a centuries-old tradition.
Why Envy Might Be Good for Us
Namibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
White Gold
Mushrooms foraged by itinerant harvesters in Oregon can earn a fortune in Tokyo.
Umami: The 5th Taste, Explained
A primer on the 5th taste.
netdev day 1: IPsec!
The many twists and turns of hardware
I don’t think anyone would disagree that building a successful hardware business has quite literally many more moving parts than software.
The Vineyard Where Retired French Soldiers Make Wine
In Provence, Foreign Legion veterans report for duty among the vines.
The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior: John Perry Barlow (R.I.P.) Creates a
The most successful outlaws live by a code, and in many ways John Perry Barlow was an archetypal American outlaw all of his life.
My Lessons from Interviewing 400 Engineers Over Three Startups | First Rou
Engineering leader Marco Rogers (Lever, Yammer, Clover Health) debunks some of the most common recruiting tropes and walks through his four top interviewing practices for startups.
Inside the effort to print lungs and breathe life into them with stem cells
Martine Rothblatt wants to end transplant shortages with 3-D-printed lungs.
Amazon.jobs
We use our Leadership Principles every day, whether we’re discussing ideas for new projects or deciding on the best way to solve a problem. It’s just one of the things that makes Amazon peculiar.
Feature: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Scientist?
Rob Wielgus was one of America’s pre-eminent experts on large carnivores. Then he ran afoul of the enemies of the wolf.
GraphQL | A query language for your API
What is GraphQL
GraphQL is one of the most modern ways of building and querying APIs.
10 Awesome Sass Libraries You Should Know About
We share with you a collection of interesting Sass libraries that you should check out.
The Real Benefit of Amazon Reviews
I'm a longtime seller on Amazon's marketplace. I also mentor many sellers and help brands to improve their marketplace sales. And I belong to various
11 Cult Condiments You Can Buy on Amazon
From blue cheese powder to Calabrian peppers.
France Just Named This Tiny Place Its Favorite Village
This small town in Alsace beat out 13 other villages for the title this year.
Can Crows Make Mental Pictures of Tools? (Published 2018)
New Caledonian crows were trained to seek rewards by tearing paper of a certain size, demonstrating what researchers say is quite advanced toolmaking.
Death and Dying in the Canadian Arctic
The following is from Nowhere Magazine’s 2016 print annual. * The flight to Cape Dorset, an Inuit community on a small island in the Canadian Arctic, was due to depart in minutes, but Inuit e…
The 17 Best Indie Movies of 2018 (So Far) | IndieWire
The fall season is upon us, but there are already many, many cinematic highlights in 2018.
An Ohio Startup Rebuilds Lives One Piece of Fried Chicken at a Time - POLIT
A millennial entrepreneur hires from inmates and homeless people who struggle to find work even in a strong economy.
The Best Chef's Knives
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We tested 33 chef’s knives, evaluating their sharpness and using them to dice onions, slice tomatoes, and more. We found seven favorites.