Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have just signed a bunch of deals that will keep WBD's cool content on Comcast's platforms for a while. This includes stuff like TNT, TBS, HBO, and Discovery+, which will be on Xfinity and Sky UK/Ireland. It's a big win for both sides, but it also ended a leg
Imagine neatly dressed walkers wandering around a city where hovercars replace cars and skyscrapers touch the clouds. This was originally the plan for "The Walking Dead. " The creators, led by Robert Kirkman, initially brainstormed a story set in an advanced, futuristic world. Here, zombies would ca
A dozen years ago, an American freelance journalist named Austin Tice disappeared while covering the conflict in Syria. Born in Houston, he had been reporting for The Washington Post and McClatchy newspapers before his vanishing act. A concerning video emerged showing him captive, but little solid e
Geometric embeddings have been in the spotlight lately for their natural ability to represent relationships using containment. One popular method is box embeddings, where objects are depicted as n-dimensional hyperrectangles. These boxes are special because they can be intersected easily and their v
On Thursday, two big-name business leaders, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, met with Republican lawmakers. They're part of a new commission aimed at making the federal government leaner. The day started with Ramaswamy chatting with Senate Republicans about his ideas. He even suggested that some gover
Loneliness is a common feeling, but why do lonely people often feel that their social interactions aren't enough? Some researchers think it might be due to their views of the world. If lonely people see the world as a negative place, they might not engage in social interactions that could help them
Ever wondered how to make grapevines tougher against disease? Scientists have found a clever way using something called CRISPR/Cas9. By editing two genes, MLO6-7 and NPR3, they've made grapevines more resistant to powdery and downy mildew. The best part? These edited plants can lose the extra gene b
Nivolumab, a drug used to treat advanced melanoma, was initially given based on a person's weight (3 mg/kg every two weeks). Then, in 2018, health providers started using a flat dose (240 mg every two weeks or 480 mg every four weeks) instead. This change was made without direct proof from clinical
For decades, Americans mostly agreed on one thing: science was trustworthy. But lately, that's quickly changing. People who lean left and right are now seeing science quite differently. This divide didn't happen overnight. It's been growing since the 1990s and picked up speed in 2018. What's causing
Imagine a workplace where everyone is expected to think and act the same way. That's not very inclusive, is it? Now, imagine a workplace that embraces different ways of thinking and working. That's what neurodiversity is all about. Neurodiversity celebrates the diversity of human brains and minds. T
