mRNA is one the first molecules of life. Although it was identified six decades ago as the blueprint for proteins in living cells, its pharmaceutical potential has long been underestimated. mRNA turned out to be unpromising – too unstable, too weak and too inflammatory. The successful development of the first mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 in...
Luxury over-ear headphones plush and comfy, and they sound great. But for most everyday activities — working out, traveling, and wandering around the house pretending to put things away — I prefer a pair of comfortable, durable wireless workout headphones. Since I started testing them, their sound and comfort have improved a lot. I run...
we are crashed futures all the time. Every ad, every political campaign, every quarterly budget is a promise or threat of what tomorrow might look like. And sometimes it can feel like this future is happening, whether we like it or not, that we’re just on our way. But the future has not yet arrived....
The idea is to encourage yourself to do something, but something that you don’t put emotional effort into. This builds willpower, which you can then apply to the things you are emotionally invested in. Out with the old This is the time of year when we focus on new beginnings (naturally), but it’s also worth...
In the post-apocalyptic Blue Twelve Studios, the humans are gone and the cats are left roaming the neon-lit ruins. To roam, a puzzle platformer in which players control a ginger tabby cat traveling through a cyberpunk world, is simple in its approach: you are the lost cat. You can meow, scratch and be endlessly annoying,...
you can’t do You will never have an accident at home, on the road, in the office or in nature. All you can do is make sure you are ready. Many commercial first aid kits are bulky, overpriced, and lack a lot of useful equipment. Build your own to take with you on hikes and...
In August Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was one of hundreds of targets in a massive criminal phishing campaign that hacked numerous technology companies. While some Cloudflare employees have been deceived by phishing messages, attackers couldn’t dig deeper into company systems. This is because as part of Cloudflare’s security measures, each employee must use a physical...
Limitless variety Fashion items, skin colors, body shapes, hairstyles and other digital identity choices on today’s immersive platforms are already enabling millions of people to be who they want to be in these environments. 2023 will be a breakthrough year for people who have fully realized themselves in the digital space, as more and more...
The lockdown and the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the sudden drop in the price of powerful PC graphics cards this year, have led to an unexpected resurgence in PC gaming. The argument against PC gaming often boils down to this: it’s cheaper and easier to deal with a gaming console...
Blockbusters are back baby! Between an early return to Avatar: Path of Water and $1.5 billion Top Shooter: Maverick brought globally, everything old is new again (again) in Hollywood. This could be very good for studios in the coming year, which promises some very long-awaited sequels, hot Willy Wonka, superheroes galore and a few minutes...
