He writes: Looking back, the interviews that I think I botched in recent years were ones where I felt like I was asking for the favor of getting me out of academia. That’s a mistake. You have to constantly remember…
Even though it isn’t precisely the same as our home — its lakes are filled with methane and rain would probably burn our skin — Titan has proven a promising arena to seek out signs of extraterrestrial life. NASA/JPL-Caltech Unlock…
Here’s a description of the project: Michael C. Baumgartner, professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen, has been awarded a NOK12,000,000 (approximately .4 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway to support his project, “Advancing Causal Modeling with…
So if you’re on the hunt for the best cheap security camera or two to create a video surveillance system, here’s my curated list of the top home security cameras priced under 0. Each camera on this list varies in…
There is a world in which imagining the future — that capacity for mental time-travel essential for our humanity — “is no more possible than seeing colors beyond violet,” and so every experience is absolute and eternal to those undergoing…
The upgraded Spyra Two offers 22 semiautomatic water blasts per charge but is less likely to leak, CNET’s Logan Moy says. It comes with an effective range of 30 feet. Like the original, the SpyraTwo is battery-powered and has an…
Professor Olberding writes: We offer up our vulnerable loved ones, our bereavements, or our own medical histories like sacrifices before fickle gods — gods who, it turns out, are mostly teenagers vested with powers divine by our administration. We beg…
His songs are miracles, his ways mysterious and unfathomable. In words and music, he has reawakened, and thereby altered, our experience of the world. In statement (“He not busy being born is busy dying”) and in image (“My dreams are…
Computer scientists have tried for decades to develop AI but have been stymied by the limitations of hardware and software. Technological advances, however, have made the idea practical. AI usually refers to machine learning technology called neural networks that are…
The day was initiated to support the adoption of dogs. If you’re in the U.S., you can learn about shelters, rescue groups and other animal welfare organizations near you here. Also, for-a-limited-time-only-please-don’t-make-me-regret-this, I’ve enabled the photo feature on the comments…
So, by request, here’s a post that can serve as a place for those working in departments with graduate programs and those who have written letters for successful applicants to share their advice for writing such letters. What kinds of…
But maybe it’s worth reminding yourself what it’s like to enjoy something great. Sony Pictures Animation Are you ready for a hyperbolic, completely uncritical look at why Into The Spider-Verse is the best superhero movie of the last decade and…