The easy answer quickly shows itself to be unsatisfying. Namely, electrons, photons, quarks and other “fundamental” particles supposedly lack substructure or physical extent. “We basically think of a particle as a pointlike object,” said Mary Gaillard, a particle theorist at… Read More ›
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death of the net
Recently there’s been some kerfuffle about all apps on Macs phoning home and privacy concerns in general on Apple products. I haven’t been tracking too closely to know if Apple’s explanation and promise about not logging stuff, mostly using it… Read More ›
We’ll spend almost a decade on our phones
The survey found that millennials (born 1981-1996) spend almost a quarter of their waking lives on their phones, taking up 23.1% of their day. That figure drops to 16.5% for Generation X (born 1965- 1980) and is even lower for… Read More ›
Your Computer Isn’t Yours
On modern versions of macOS, you simply can’t power on your computer, launch a text editor or eBook reader, and write or read, without a log of your activity being transmitted and stored. It turns out that in the current… Read More ›
Staff who work from home after pandemic ‘should pay more tax’
Economists at Deutsche Bank have proposed making staff pay a 5% tax for each day they choose to work remotely. They argue it would leave the average employee no worse off because of savings made by not commuting and not… Read More ›
Cars Make Your Life More Expensive
According to Joe Cutrufo, spokesperson of Transportation Alternatives, not only does a car-centric system contribute to urban sprawl and congestion because “more parking equals more driving,” but there’s a missed opportunity. Instead of forcing developers to pay for parking spots… Read More ›
Creating a diversity disaster
But for all of the enthusiasm that she and peers exhibited (including the loud group of men from various departments who eagerly threw in their comments from the back of the room), Riemer says she saw little change in the… Read More ›
What happens when you stop exercising?
In fact, a few days away from exercise – even a week – might just be what you need for your mental health, according to Adrienne Herbert, personal trainer, podcast host and author of the upcoming book Power Hour: How… Read More ›
How quickly we forget?
We cling on to hope and we all desperately want good news to help us get through the rest of 2020. The problem is that many of us are so stuck in that mind-set that we are ignoring the recent… Read More ›
Why people leave Facebook
With the exception of Google, there has never been a company that has had this many people using its services. In this context, it may seem strange to talk about those who are choosing to leave Facebook. But those who… Read More ›
