Star Wars droid BB-8 finds love with astromech Ivee in the Marvel comic Poe Dameron #20. Marvel Can droids fall in love? We’ve seen Japanese robots marry each other in real life, but what about famous robots of sci-fi? Adorable Star Wars droid BB-8 — who was first introduced to […]
Don’t think too hardMarko Miladinovic/EyeEm/Getty By Jessica Hamzelou Ever realised you have driven yourself home but haven’t really been paying attention? Brain scans have revealed that when your mind wanders, it switches into “autopilot” mode, enabling you to carry on doing tasks quickly, accurately and without conscious thought. Our autopilot […]
It’s open season for Canada geese in Illinois from mid-October to mid-January. Unfortunately for hunters, Canada geese are finding a new way to stay out of the line of fire. Rather than being ‘sitting ducks’ in a rural pond, they’re setting up residence in the city. Ornithologists conducted a recent […]
Gamiss offers the WowWee Fingerlings Finger Monkey Smart Induction Toy in several colors (Purple pictured) for $41.44. Coupon code “GMNEW13” cuts it to $20.50. With free shipping, that’s the lowest price we could find by $19. It features six interactive modes, including singing and sleeping. Note: This item ships from […]
There’s nothing like a disaster to prompt a call for change. In early October, Congress grilled Equifax’s former CEO, Richard Smith, in four separate committee hearings about how his credit reporting agency put the consumer records of over 145 million people in jeopardy. How bad was the hack? Pretty bad. […]
Thirty years ago, when he was newly retired as a player and before he was canonised (if not yet knighted) for his performances as a jolly old card on Test Match Special, Geoffrey Boycott appeared on the Radio 4 programme In the Psychiatrist’s Chair. The interviewer, Dr Anthony Clare, casually mentioned that […]
Google’s Advanced Protection Program relies in part on physical security keys — which you’ll need to purchase. Google It’s natural to be feeling a little nervous about online security these days, what with nonstop reports of new ransomware, password thefts, Equifax breaches and Wi-Fi vulnerabilities (namely KRACK). There’s another security […]
Awaiting its UK cinema release next month is the Battle of the Sexes, the film based around the famous 1970s tennis duel between Billie Jean King and her male opponent, Bobby Riggs. It is a game, set and match tale of casual assumptions and punctured egos that should also serve […]