[ad_1] MIT Press Excerpted from The Alchemy of Us – How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another by Ainissa Ramirez. Reprinted with permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2020. Long before the Great War, in 1895, science and magic were hard to separate. That year, Wilhelm Roentgen took a ghostly picture of his wife’s hand using mysterious […]
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Readers tell us why they chose the Amazon Fire TV Stick
[ad_1] Amazon Remote One of the standout features of the Fire TV Stick is the Alexa-enabled remote control. Many users mentioned it specifically in their reviews as why they chose the Amazon device over other streaming options. Marc enjoyed the control’s simplicity and intuitive nature, as did Mike who approved of its minimalist design “with […]
Engadget editors share their current YouTube obsessions
[ad_1] The brilliance of Lindsay Ellis When I say that I don’t care for musicals, JRR Tolkien flicks or Disney movies, I don’t mean in the way that jerks do when they performatively pretend they’ve never heard of Kim Kardashian. I’ve seen musicals, at least two Lord of The Rings films and plenty of Disney […]
Is the Connect Smart Grilling Hub a great tool for outdoor cooking?
[ad_1] There are a lot of devices that tack on a bit of tech and connect to an app in order to enter the ‘smart’ market, whether or not there’s any value in doing so. However, Weber’s Connect Smart Grilling Hub isn’t one of those. When Senior Editor Billy Steele spent some time using it […]
Subscription services sell artisanal food, too
[ad_1] On the other end of the ambition spectrum, serial entrepreneurs like Santiago Merea are also throwing their hat into the subscription ring. A behavioral economist whose last company was acquired by recipe app Yummly, Merea’s now all-in on food for babies. His company Raised Real delivers flash-frozen, plant-based “supermeals” for kids aged six months […]
A barber’s tips on keeping your quarantine mane in check
[ad_1] “I think it’s more knowing what your hair type is and what tools you’re going to need to accomplish the goal,” he continued. “That’s essentially the beginning, I don’t think it’s a dreadful and scary situation.” In fact, you can keep yourself looking sharp even as your hair gets progressively longer by focusing on […]
After Math: We're dreaming of escape and DJI drones
[ad_1] As we face down the prospect of a second month in quarantine it’s perfectly understandable that people are feeling cooped up and stressed out with just a touch of cabin fever. But now is not the time to waver so stay home and let this week’s top head… [ad_2] Source link
Hitting the Books: The story behind Instagram’s most famous filter
[ad_1] Simon & Schuster From NO FILTER: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier. Copyright © 2020 by Sarah Frier. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. The founders took over a whiteboard in one of the Dogpatch Labs conference rooms and had a brainstorming session that would serve as […]
Contact tracing apps are coming whether we like it or not
[ad_1] Plus, I think everyone sucks at security and few things are as bad as app security. I know this can be done right. I understand the security, privacy and cultural constraints of how to make a contact tracing app successful while not trampling our human rights. But does anyone pushing us to the inevitability […]
Five years on, Apple Watch is the best wearable for most people
[ad_1] Engadget The Apple Watch was expensive and lacked some key features — kind of like other first-generation Apple products like the iPhone and iPad. But perhaps a bigger problem was that the company failed to make a coherent sales pitch for the Watch. Everyone remembers the introduction of the iPhone, a device Jobs pitched […]