The physical scientists will no doubt amazingly discover it, nevertheless there are many people worldwide who genuinely believe that the Planet is flat. Rachel Brazil finds out why such viewpoints are significantly held and how the physical vicinity should remain the ideal response. Sometime in 2017, American rap artist B.o.B (real name Bobby Ray Simmons...
Recent rapid advancements in autonomous car technology have changed global transportation infrastructure and consumer behavior. As the number of autonomous cars increases across the globe, a rise in shared self-governing mobility on demand (AMoD) services is likely to follow. The issue of whether AMoD would coexist with or pose a threat to the public...
An MIT-developed inflatable robotic prosthetic hand provides amputees real-time responsive control. The smart hand is soft and flexible, weighs around 0.23 kilograms, and costs a fraction of similar prosthetics. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers at MIT / MIT News Prosthetics enable a wide range of everyday tasks, including shaking hands, stroking cats, and zipping up...
The human mind is an amazing entity; thanks to its 100 billion neurons, we are able to walk, talk, create, think, and grow, among countless other things. Humanity, on the other hand, motivates us to strive for more, push the limits of our cognitive capacity, and learn novel abilities. Telekinesis, which enables us to...
French caricature (from 1885): German chancelor Bismarck divides the African continent among the colonial powers. Credit: AKG/Picture Alliance The concept of development was introduced during the colonial era. European countries began to colonize 'non-European' countries. According to Philip McMichael, colonialism is "the subjugation of one culture through physical and psychological tactics by another- a colonizing...
A study done by the University of Queensland discovered that increasing reforestation efforts in coastal areas could considerably reduce the amount of sediment runoff reaching coral reefs and enhance their resilience. The research project examined over 5,500 coastline coastal locations around the globe and discovered that almost 85 percent of them leached silt to coral...
The projections of a study from 2020 that computationally evaluated the influence of melting on shock-driven metal microjets were experimentally corroborated by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). According to a previous investigation, melting the foundation material did not always result in an important rise in jet mass. The LLNL, led by David Bober,...
A team of researchers from the College of Tsukuba's Division of Quantum Condensed Issue Physics has devised a new theory of superconductivity. Based on the estimation of the 'Berry connection,' this model contributes far more to explaining new findings from experiments than the current theory. The research could enable future electrical grids to send...
Background Note Credit: Ted Gioia Ted Gioia says that he rarely feels a need to add an introduction to his essays; however, given the deep personal significance of the subject, far beyond anything he has ever published lately, some words of explanation might be fitting. Firstly, in this essay, he describes a time in his life that...
Progressive leaders need to take on a hybrid-first model for most staff. Marvin, the CEO of a 4,000-employee company, is troubled to work alone and expected a return to the office after the pandemic. Nonetheless, his company's hiring of managers to prepare for the post-pandemic recuperation revealed the trend on job arrangement preferences, showing that...
