Rian Wanstreet13 science fiction and fantasy books you can’t afford to miss this Decemberverified_publisherThe Verge - Andrew LiptakIt’s December. I can hardly believe how fast the year flew by. December means the full rush of Christmas and holiday shopping, and it means a slightly lighter load of new books hitting bookstores. That’s fine by me: it means that I can try and tackle the accumulated piles of books on my own to-read …
Rian WanstreetWar in space: Kamikazes, kidnapper satellites and lasersverified_publisherCNNWashington CNN — It was May 2014 when a small team of American airmen monitoring a Russian satellite launch saw something they had never seen before. An object the team thought was a piece of debris from the launch suddenly came to life. “The one object that we assumed was a piece of debris started …
Rian WanstreetOpinion | Humanity is cosmically special. Here’s how we know.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Howard A. SmithHoward A. Smith is a lecturer in the Harvard University Department of Astronomy and a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. As we give thanks for our many obvious blessings, let’s reflect on a blessing that is less well known, a gift from modern astronomy: how we …
Rian WanstreetPsychologists Might Have an Explanation for "Broken Windows"citylab.com - Laura BlissFirst devised by a pair of criminologists writing in The Atlantic some 34 years ago, the theory of “broken windows” swept U.S. cities during the …
Rian WanstreetThe Future of Sex Is Orgy Domesverified_publisherVICE - Hermione HobyWe spoke to Emily Witt about her brilliant new book 'Future Sex', which takes on cultural myths around sexuality and sexual experimentation with a serious, radical eye. When I met Emily Witt six years ago, I felt that touch of vertigo that comes when you realize you're in the presence of a highly …
Rian WanstreetResearchers use the human body to transfer wireless passwordsverified_publisherEngadget - David LumbLike conducting electricity but with precious data. Sending data over wireless formats like WiFi and Bluetooth is very convenient, but not necessarily secure. A Princeton report back in January revealed that some smart home devices unwittingly broadcast location information while others didn't …