A Driver with Quadriplegia, A Chair to Help You Wait, and Who The Joneses Were, Anyway
The first semi-autonomous driver's license now belongs to a man with quadriplegia. Autonomous driving tech has also brought us self-driving chairs for long lines. Plus, the phrase "keeping up with the...
17 Okt 20169min
What Your Walk Says, How Horses Communicate, and Whether Airbag Helmets Are Safer
The way you walk can predict your personality and behavior. Horses can be taught to communicate using symbols. Plus, the advantages (and disadvantages) of bicycle helmets equipped with airbags. Learn...
10 Okt 201610min
A Secret Nuclear Base, A Rosetta Retrospective, and A Petition for Saudi Women’s Rights
Global warming may reveal a secret U.S. nuclear base buried under Greenland’s icecap. Now that the Rosetta spacecraft is offline, we take a look back at what it taught us about comets. Plus, thousands...
3 Okt 20169min
Outlawing Sarcasm, an Antikythera Skeleton, and a Falling Space Station
North Korean authorities are attempting to ban some types of sarcastic speech. A set of human remains was found at the site of the Antikythera Mechanism shipwreck. Plus, China’s decommissioned Tiangon...
27 Sep 201610min
Your Cat Is Bored, Robots Will Eliminate Jobs, and China Has Ancient Superhero Myths
Indoor cats are healthier (and less likely to be jerks) when you let them hunt. Market research predicts that robots will take 6 percent of U.S. jobs in the next 5 years. Plus, meet the mythical Chine...
19 Sep 201611min
Cuttlefish Can Count, Catfish Catch Mice, and China Wants a Sea Lab
It seems that cuttlefish have the number sense to rival human babies. Some catfish have added small land mammals to their diets. Plus, China is looking to build a laboratory on the ocean floor – but w...
12 Sep 201610min
Spiders Overshare, Women’s Autism Is Underdiagnosed, and Earth’s in a New Epoch
Some spiders live in colonies with thousands of neighbors and share themselves to death. Autism in women is often misunderstood and undiagnosed, but new campaigns and research may help. Plus, Earth ma...
5 Sep 201611min
A Squishy Octobot, A Legal Heroin Safe House, and MS Excel vs. Genetics
The first completely soft-bodied robot is an octopus. Seattle plans to experiment with lowering heroin risks by providing safe drug houses. Plus, a default setting in Microsoft Excel has caused errors...
29 Aug 20169min
