SETI Discovery Suggests Alien Messages Have Already Reached Earth—But We Kept Missing Them

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...
J-Source

Behind the algorithm: How investigative journalists exposed Canada’s listeria oversight failure

When a deadly listeria outbreak swept across Canada in 2024, the initial headlines focused on recalls and rising case counts.

Iconoclast: Gabriel Basso Takes On Parasocialism & The Tech Industry In His Directorial Debut

Gabriel Basso and Rain Spencer break down the cynical-yet-hopeful message of Basso's directorial debut, Iconoclast, and share ...
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TikTok new terms and conditions explained as US deal finalized

TikTok has introduced a new set of U.S. Terms of Service, just as the United States and China have finalized a deal reshaping ownership of the platform for American ...
GitHub

The Sound of Sorting - Visualization and "Audibilization" of Sorting Algorithms

Sorting algorithms are an essential chapter in undergraduate computer science education. Due to their easy to explain nature and fairly straight-forward analysis, this set of algorithms offers a ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Your brain explained: Why it's getting harder to pay attention

Without scrolling up, can you answer the questions below about what you just read? How did you do? Do you think you might have done better without those pesky interruptions? Research shows that ...
Game Rant

The Unwritten Rules of Crimson Desert Explained

Josh Cotts is the Lead Features and Lists Editor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been ...
theregister

Dijkstra’s algorithm won’t be replaced in production routers any time soon

SYSTEMS APPROACH Last year a couple of people forwarded to me the same article on a new method of finding shortest paths in networks. Dijkstra is a legend in computer science and his algorithm, which ...
Ohio University

Convenient personalization or death of organic discovery? Streaming algorithms have reshaped how we listen to music

Whether it’s during a long drive, exercising or unwinding at home, sometimes you just want to hear your favorite tunes. Naturally, you shuffle through the songs you’ve taken the time to save, or “like ...
The New York Times

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain

new video loaded: I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript Jack Conte, the chief executive of Patreon, a platform for creators to monetize their art and content, outlines his ...
The New York Times

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain

new video loaded: I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript “Our brains are being melted by the algorithm.” [MUSIC PLAYING] “Attention is infrastructure.” “Those algorithms are ...
The Verge

The algorithm failed music

Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ...