When Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky pointed a rotating antenna at the sky in 1932 looking for sources of transatlantic radio static, he kept picking up a faint hiss that peaked every 23 hours and 56 minutes, and he eventually realized he had become the first human to hear the center of the Milky Way.
When Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky pointed a rotating antenna at the sky in 1932 looking for sources of transatlantic radio static, he kept picking up a faint hiss that peaked every 23 hours and 56 minutes, and he eventually realized he had become the…
Inside a six-walled wedge-foam chamber on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the background sound is so far below human hearing that visitors start to perceive the grinding of their own joints, the rush of blood in their ears, and eventually a faint ringing that turns out to be the firing of their own nerves.
Inside a six-walled wedge-foam chamber on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the background sound is so far below human hearing that visitors start to perceive the grinding of their own joints, the rush of blood in their ears, and eventually a faint…
When seismic waves from the Chicxulub impact reached what is now North Dakota roughly ten minutes after the asteroid struck, they appear to have triggered a ten-metre standing wave in an inland river that flung fish onto the bank and buried them under glass beads still falling from the sky.
When seismic waves from the Chicxulub impact reached what is now North Dakota roughly ten minutes after the asteroid struck, they appear to have triggered a ten-metre standing wave in an inland river that flung fish onto the bank and buried them under…
When Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed a top-secret MiG-25 at a Japanese airport in September 1976, American engineers tearing it down expected to find titanium and microchips, and instead they found vacuum tubes, rivets popped by hand, and a stainless steel airframe so heavy it could only fly fast in a straight line.
When Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed a top-secret MiG-25 at a Japanese airport in September 1976, American engineers tearing it down expected to find titanium and microchips, and instead they found vacuum tubes, rivets popped by hand, and a stainless…
In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its location ever since, fearing the foot traffic alone would kill it.
In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its…
In 1985, registering a .com domain cost nothing, required a technical request rather than a shopping cart, and produced only six names in twelve months, before the millionth .com arrived in 1997 and the 100 million mark in 2012
In 1985, registering a .com domain cost nothing, required a technical request rather than a shopping cart, and produced only six names in twelve months, before the millionth .com arrived in 1997 and the 100 million mark in 2012 On March 15, 1985, a…
In 1901, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera pulled a corroded lump of bronze out of a Roman shipwreck, and it sat in an Athens museum for half a century before anyone realised they had found a 2,000-year-old computer that could predict eclipses 19 years in advance.
In 1901, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera pulled a corroded lump of bronze out of a Roman shipwreck, and it sat in an Athens museum for half a century before anyone realised they had found a 2,000-year-old computer that could predict…
Why You Shouldn’t Use Raspberry Pi as a Mini PC
Why You Shouldn’t Use Raspberry Pi as a Mini PC Raspberry Pi has made a tag for itself as an budget friendly and also handy minicomputer, recommended by a substantial ecosystem of avid users and also 3rd-party carriers. Yet despite its the majority…
Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness
Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness On any considerable social…
In 1985, a 14-year-old in Britain could legally drive a Sinclair C5 down a dual carriageway at 15 miles per hour with lorries thundering past at chest height, because the Department of Transport had quietly classified the battery trike as an electrically assisted pedal cycle rather than a motor vehicle.
In 1985, a 14-year-old in Britain could legally drive a Sinclair C5 down a dual carriageway at 15 miles per hour with lorries thundering past at chest height, because the Department of Transport had quietly classified the battery trike as an electrically…