Maybe its 30 minutes? Now, I want you to think about how often youve noticed that your music is too loud. According toa studyin 2019, many of you will probably answer never. Without much awareness of the music volume for that many hours, AirPods could lead to hearing loss. Harmful noise levels A sounds loudness is measured in decibels (dB). If you are outside, the average normal conversation is around 60dB....
The answer is adaptation and old-fashioned ingenuity. Australias bushfire season is far from over, and the cost to wildlife has been epic. Asobering estimatehas put the number of animals killed across eastern Australia at 480 million and thats a conservative figure. In nearby enclosures, ten sleepy lizards, orTiliqua rugosa, began pacing and rapidly flicking their tongues. But sleepy lizards in rooms unaffected by smoke remained burrowed and calm. 40% off TNW Conference!...
With each passing day, were using artificial intelligence for a variety of purposes and jobs. Artificial intelligence has come a long way since its inception. And who knows, the coming generation might have AI take the leadership role. From fiction to reality A majority of us have grown up watching science fiction. Theres one thing weve learned from all of them, and thats to fear AI. The staple of sci-fi movies for a long time has been how artificially intelligent robots will transform our lives....
I had the pleasure of trying outMarleys Exodus wireless over-ear headphones last May. It also costs $50 bucks more. That pits the revamped Exodus headphones against some formidable contenders. I spent the last few weeks putting them through their paces to see how they held up. Heres what you’re free to expect for $250. 40% off TNW Conference! Credit: Abhimanyu Ghoshal Its hard to say which of the two Exodus models look better....
Why did we take so long to invent civilization? ModernHomo sapiensfirst evolved roughly250,000 to 350,000years ago. For 95 percent of our species history, we didnt farm, create large settlements or complex political hierarchies. We lived in small, nomadic bands, hunting, and gathering. Then, something changed. We transitioned from hunter-gatherer life to plant harvesting, then cultivation and, finally, cities. Humans hunted wild cattle, horses, and deer in France 17,000 years ago....
Despite common fluctuations inprice,Bitcoinsperformancethroughout 2019 was somewhat unremarkable. Weve taken a closer look at thecryptocurrencyspricemovements, focusing specifically on itsperformanceduring Q4 2019. But, first, lets briefly recapBitcoinsperformanceduring the first nine months of the year. Q1 recap Bitcoin was relatively stable from January to March 2019. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The upwardtrendwas short-lived, though. Within a month, itspricefell to a low of $3,358 on February 7. By March,Bitcoinhad almost equaled its quarter high and closedtradingat $4,092, representing a modest 10-percentgrowthfor thequarter....
The roots of the reinvention go back to the early 1980s. They gave rise to a lateraudio moviestyle and inspired a new generation of independents. These indie producers pioneered the revival of the medium. Digitization ofsound-design during the 1990s and 2000sput the means of production back into the hands of hobbyist creatives. Podcast generation 40% off TNW Conference! Were Alive Nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards for Best Podcast....
Mental health in our cities is an increasingly urgent issue. Rates of disorders such asanxiety and depression are high. Mental health issues havemany causes. Physical activity is still the mainstay of urban planning efforts to enable healthy behaviours. Mental well-being is then a hoped-for byproduct of opportunities for exercise and social interaction. This knowledge can greatly add to, and shift, the priorities and direction of urban design and planning. What do we mean by nature?...
Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated. Uninformed analysts have been picking up on these successes to suggest that AI is becoming smarter than humans. This begs the question, does mastering a game prove anything? And if not, how can you measure the level of intelligence of an AI system? Take the following example. In the picture below, youre presented with three problems and their solution....
In 1924, a 3-year-old childs skull found in South Africa forever changed how people think about human origins. Even since the turn of the 21st century, human origins textbooks have been rewritten over and over again. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Photo by Brett Eloff. Courtesy Prof Berger and Wits University, CC BY-SA Perspectives on our own species have also changed. Thisraises doubts that our species emerged in any single place....
In our busy work lives, we often forget to WhatsApp our loved ones. In this tutorial, we will write a simple Python script to send a WhatsApp message every morning. Twilio is the Python package we will use. So, lets get started! But as WhatsApp requires QR-code scanning through mobile from time to time, automation isnt possible. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. There is a form to fill out and a wait time too....
But there are more realistic and more important concepts on display atCES, like Fiats Centoventi electric concept car. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Fiat says it wants the Centoventi to democratize mobility. In other words, it wants to make an affordable but cool car. Thats certainly been true in the past.Take the original 500. It was cute, fun, cheap, and so basic parts were easy to come by....
Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than 20,400 known bee species in the world, about1,650are native to Australia. But not all bees found in Australia are native. We need the publics help to identify the bees in Australian backyards. Theres a good chance some are not native but are unwanted exotic species....
