In 1932, the United States Public Health Service launched a study with the Tuskegee Institute to “record the natural history of syphilis.” The study started with 600 Black men, 399 who were confirmed to have syphilis, 201 who did not (the control group), and not one of them gave their informed consent. Researchers on the … Read more
Image: Disney Parks Innovations in theme park attractions have come a long way. Trackless rides are the way of the future at Disney Parks, Universal Studios Resorts, and other global amusement experiences. Here are 10 rides from around the world that fully immerse park-goers in the worlds of films and classic icons, including Star Wars, … Read more
Lex Fridman has done many long interviews on his popular podcast. Even so, the episode with the legendary programmer John Carmack has an unhinged director’s-cut feel to it. Over five hours, Carmack dishes on everything from vector operations to Doom. But it’s something Fridman says, offhand, that really justifies the extended run time: “I think … Read more
AMC Entertainment is giving Taylor Swift and Beyoncé a standing ovation … the theater chain says their concert movies are behind “literally all” of its revenue to close 2023. AMC just reported quarterly earnings to Wall Street, and the nationwide chain says Bey and Tay Tay helped boost their financials big time. On the strength … Read more
Image: Hot Toys Spider-Man is known for changing suit designs with reliable frequency, and there’s no better showcase for his evolving wardrobe than his array of video games. Now you can own a Hot Toys figure showcasing one of the most fan-beloved: the Superior Suit from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The suit seen in Hot Toys’ … Read more
Every company or organization putting out an AI model has to make a decision on what, if any, boundaries to set on what it will and won’t discuss. Goody-2 takes this quest for ethics to an extreme by declining to talk about anything whatsoever. The chatbot is clearly a satire of what some perceive as … Read more
Donald Trump says he’s still making people cry. The former president resurrected one of his most persistent claims during an interview that aired over the weekend: the one about people reduced to tears when they see him. “I have steel people, that every time they see me, they start to cry,” he told Fox News … Read more
Few rejoinders sting quite the way “touch grass” does. For those who aren’t chronically online, the phrase essentially means you need to log off and go outside, but the deeper undercurrent is that you’ve lost touch with the real world and desperately need to reconnect to something tangible. It’s “get real,” minus the vintage appeal. … Read more
Gaza, despite being one of the most economically challenged regions in the world, has ironically always been a tech hub — not only for Palestine and Palestinians, but for the world: international companies have, for many years, sought out a presence there to collaborate both with with talented tech freelancers, and the startups which gradually … Read more
Because it rolls from one political disaster to a different, it’s exhausting not to consider Britain as metaphorically crumbling. Now, it appears, important items of the nation are actually structurally unsound. Greater than 150 faculties, schools, and nurseries in England have been ordered to shut elements of their buildings as a result of looming menace … Read more