Looking smarter isn’t just about slapping on a pair of nerd glasses. To give off a brainy vibe, you may want to adjust your facial expression.
A new study from University of St. Andrews psychologists finds that facial cues can influence whether or not people perceive you as intelligent. If your face suggests that you’ … Read More → "How to make your face look more intelligent, according to science"
A startup in Spain has come up with a new way to grow trees from the ashes of the deceased — and to stay “connected” with them at all times. That’s the idea behind the Bios Incube, the latest creation from Barcelona-based startup Bios Urn. The product, which& … Read More → "This connected pot will use your loved one’s ashes to grow a tree"
Pizza delivery boys and girls, beware! Pizza giant Domino’s has unveiled an autonomous pizza delivery robot that is being trialled in New Zealand.
On Friday the company unveiled the Domino’s Robotic Unit (DRU), and announced that the bot had already carried out its first successful pizza delivery on March 8. “DRU is an autonomous … Read More → "Domino’s is trialling an autonomous pizza delivery robot"
Late last year, radar scans at King Tut’s tomb revealed the possible presence of a secret chamber. A more detailed analysis of this data shows not just the presence of a hidden room—but also unidentified objects that are comprised of metal and organic materials.
As reported in National Geographic, the announcement was made earlier today … Read More → "New scans made a surprising discovery in King Tut’s tomb"
Since bifocals were first invented in the late 18th century, the technology behind them hasn’t changed too drastically. Now an Israel-based start-up is working on a new type of lenses that use smart tech to automatically adjust their focus based on what you’re looking at, MIT Technology Review reports.
The company, called < … Read More → "These glasses track your eyes and self-focus automatically"
Conventional umbrellas have at least three common issues: you often get caught without one when you most need it, it can easily be left where you last used it, and it can collapse in high wind. The oombrella tackles all three by telling you when it’s going to rain, alerting you when you’ve left it behind, and sports a Kevlar frame to keep its form when the wind picks up.
< … Read More → "Smart umbrella doubles as a weather forecaster"
NASA’s commercial partner Orbital ATK will launch its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, filled with supplies and science experiments, into lower Earth orbit on Tuesday. There, the spacecraft will dock with the ISS and replenish the crew with food, water, and other important inventory. But the spacecraft’s mission won’t be quite done once the astronauts unload all the supplies on board Cygnus. The capsule will be loaded up with … Read More → "NASA will intentionally start a fire on a cargo ship in space"
In case the rambling string of misspelled words and incoherent thoughts weren’t dead giveaways, scientists have developed a method of machine learning to sniff out drunk tweets. Researchers from the University of Rochester collected 11,000 geotagged tweets over a year from two areas: New York and Monroe County, filtering the 140-character notes containing “drunk,” “beer,” “party” and other libation-related words. From there the school employed Amazon Mechanical Turks to decide whether the … Read More → "Computers can tell when you’ve been drunk tweeting"
What goes around comes around, and we don’t just mean records on a turntable. Audiophiles swear by the sound quality of vinyl over CDs, MP3s, and other files, and now younger generations are starting to see the light. Vinyl sales continue to increase each year as CD sales drop, which means that more and more young people are borrowing albums from their parents or buying … Read More → "10 records you might have owned that are Now worth a fortune"
Fundamentally, rock-paper-scissors is a game of pure chance. If you forget about the psychology of the game, the best tactic would be choose to rock, paper, or scissors randomly, but equally often. But psychology does enter into the game, and a new study published in Scientific Reports reveals how human emotion can lead you to defeat.
