Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?

The way most of us speak today is shaped in part by how long ago our ancestors gave up chewing tough, raw meat. It’s widely known that languages evolve as societies develop and change, but the sounds we utter are also shaped, literally, by the placement of our jaw — and that is influenced by […]

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Self-Driving Cars May Hit People

A new study found that self-driving vehicles may have a harder time detecting people with dark skin, and it could point to a bigger issue with how the technology is tested A new study suggests autonomous driving systems may have more difficulty detecting pedestrians with dark skin than those with light skin. The researchers analyzed […]

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Luke Perry, Dies At 52 After Massive Stroke

Luke Perry, who was best-known for his long-running role on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died after “suffering a massive stroke,” his representative, Arnold Robinson, stated on Monday. He was 52. “He was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, (fiancee) Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, […]

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Nike’s Self-Lacing Sneakers

Ever since Michael J. Fox using those self-lacing shoes as Marty McFly in Back to the Future back when, everyone wanted to see that kind of technology in action. Needless to say, we had to tie my shoelaces manually thousands of times until the technology became available. And when it did launch, it was pretty […]

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