by crissly | Jul 15, 2019 | Science
Today is Prime Day, that time of year when shoppers swarm Amazon’s discounted digital shelves. A few days later all that stuff will show up at your door, as if by capitalistic magic. But it’s not magic—it’s the product of an army of human packers in warehouses. And...
by crissly | Jul 14, 2019 | Gear, Gear / Buying Guides
Nintendo will launch its Switch Lite system on September 20. This is the first variant of the Switch console to be released since its 2017 debut model, so naturally, people have questions: What makes the Switch Lite different? Is the Switch Lite right for me? What are...
by crissly | Jul 13, 2019 | Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events
03 What Does It Mean When a Product Is ‘Amazon’s Choice’? If star ratings or best-sellers aren’t good enough metrics to judge a product, Amazon also has a feature called “Amazon’s Choice.” Amazon isn’t transparent about...
by crissly | Jul 12, 2019 | Ideas
What will 2050 be like? As our existential anxiety is fueled by a burning planet, eroding privacy, and geopolitical instability, it’s a question that big companies have to take seriously. So earlier this year, the international engineering firm Arup attempted to...
by crissly | Jul 12, 2019 | Science, Science / Health
The Cancer Moonshot initiative, launched under the Obama administration, was audacious by design: Supercharge cancer research to encourage innovation, with the mission “to end to cancer as we know it.” Cancer researchers avoid using the word “cure.” From studying...
