Josie Ford Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing feedback@newscientist.com Mechanical turk Feedback is a grumpy sort, so we run a mile when faced with any kind of enforced fun. It is possible, therefore, that…
An Amur tiger, also known as a Siberian tiger, tests the waters in Russia Tamim Ridlo/Shutterstock Tigers Between EmpiresJonathan C. Slaght, Allen Lane (UK); Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) The Siberian tiger is an awesome animal, with “cuts of black and washes of orange”, writes conservationist Jonathan Slaght, a roar like “some terrible tide”, at home in the bitter…
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Peekaboo is a delightful game to play with infants. Lacking as they are in object permanence, the act of hiding your face from a baby before revealing it with a flourish is sure to raise a smile, as their little brains try to figure out what on Earth…
Hackers has gained a cult following in the 30 years since its debut Maximum Film/Alamy Tim BoddyPicture editor, London It is 1995. Geocities, Yahoo! and Netscape are kings of a burgeoning internet. Spending an hour by your screeching dial-up modem on the information superhighway is thrilling. And the film Hackers is released, a psychedelic celebration…
Historical accounts say Ingólfr Arnarson was the first Norse settler of Iceland, arriving in the 870s, but this may not be true Public domain Norse people may have lived in Iceland almost 70 years earlier than historians thought, and their arrival might not have been the environmental disaster it is often portrayed as. Historical accounts…
33 minutes ago Will Grant and Nick Davis in Kingston and Brandon Drenon Watch: Before and after footage shows the destruction Hurricane Melissa caused to St John’s Anglican church, a 300-year-old church At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search…
The BrüMate Togosa gets it. It’s a wine chiller, pitcher, or whatever you need it to be, because we no longer have the patience for single-purpose objects. Slide in a pre-chilled bottle, twist the lid shut, and let the BevGuard triple-insulation keep your drink icy without ice, condensation, or a watery demise. When the vibe…
US chip giant Nvidia will supply more than 260,000 of its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to South Korea’s government, as well as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai. The companies will all deploy the AI chips in factories to make everything from semiconductors and robots to autonomous vehicles and meant that South Korea can “now…
Why would you want to detect metal? Oh, I don’t know … maybe you want to find some gold in the ground. You could dig up ALL the dirt, or you could find the location that has the gold before you dig. Or maybe you’re looking for buried metallic meteorites. You could even use a…
Laser printers are still the best option for primarily text and straight lines. They have a cleaner, crisper look to documents without as many gradients and little details. I suspect this won’t be as important for most home printers, where variety and image quality matter more than perfect serifs. Where color laser printers I tested…