Date of sighting: Oct 7, 2026Location of sighting: Taipei, TaiwanSource: https://www.threads.com/@shirleyhsuehfan/post/DeM_DBOkwwd?xmt=AQG0GsBmj7b8vLBsFyPgb4x0tkmEuWi-gLdekDpoedXCmQThis unusual anomaly was seen just a few miles from where I live in Taipei. It…
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Date of interview: Oct 2026Now Joe Rogan had an interview with UFO gov whistleblower David Grusch and things really got interesting as he revealed some…
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To The Extreme: The Best Watches For Intense Conditions Watches that are tougher than tough. Orignally published on HODINKEE, September 30th, 2021 Should you find yourself in the sort of outing one could only characterize as “really dangerous” or “testing the endurance of man” you’re going to want a serious watch. Armed with a sense…
Peacemaker explores the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises from James Gunn’s 2021 film The Suicide Squad. It's a brand new year, and HBO Max has kicked it off with a shiny new red-band trailer for Peacemaker. As we've reported previously, the eight-episode spinoff series is set after the events of Gunn's 2021…
Enlarge / The Tomb of Caecilia Metella is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. (credit: ivioandronico2013/CC BY-SA 4.0) Among the many popular tourist sites in Rome is an impressive 2000-year-old mausoleum along the Via Appia known as the Tomb of Caecilia Metella, a noblewoman who lived…
Enlarge / Actor J.G. Hertzler, dressed as his character Martok from the Star Trek television franchise speaks during the "STLV19 Klingon Kick-Off" panel at the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on July 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit: Gabe Ginsburg | Getty Images) Most languages develop through…
What Makes A Great Dive Watch? Dive watches 101: the how and why of subaqueous timepieces. Originally published by HODINKEE Shop, June 19th 2021 At this point in their nearly 75 years of existence, dive watches seem relatively well understood. Often seen as the default sport watch, and consistently loved for their adventurous roots,…
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a thin and flexible paper battery that could one day become an environmentally sustainable option for powering flexible and wearable electronic systems. The NTU Singapore-developed zinc batteries are made up of electrodes (through which the electrical current leaves or enters the battery) screen-printed on to…
What will be the big wearable tech trends and launches in 2022? We are already looking ahead to what is set to be another big year for all things wearables. The question is, who and what will get us talking and mark new ground for the tech that lives on our wrists, in our ears…
Let’s welcome 2022 with some new wallpapers! After all, the new year is the perfect occasion to tidy up your desktops and home screens and start on a fresh, clean slate — no clutter, just the things you really need and space for what’s about to come. And some inspiration, of course. As every month…
Enlarge / The physics behind champagne's bubbly delights is surprisingly complex—including the source of its distinctive crackling sound. (credit: Jon Bucklel/EMPICS/PA/Getty Images) There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science…
(credit: MIT Press) “What makes machines, animals, and people smart?” asks the subtitle of Paul Thagard’s new book, Bots and Beasts. Not “Are computers smarter than humans? or “will computers ever be smarter than humans?” or even “are computers and animals conscious, sentient, or self-aware (whatever any of that might mean)?” And that’s unfortunate, because…
