The American Heart Association and Bob Woodruff Foundation will split the proceeds.
The 20 best TV series of 2018
One of the more underrated perks of the “peak TV” era is that because there’s so much worth watching, no two television devotees will forge the same path through the mountains of programming. Below is a list of 20 outstanding series and miniseries that aired in 2018. These are well-crafted and entertaining shows, highly recommended and worthy of just about anyone’s time. Some of the names will be familiar; some may be surprising. Taken as a whole, this list is intended to present just one way of looking at what makes TV great. But that perspective is, inevitably, limited.
Here, for example, is just a partial list of shows and specials that could’ve easily landed in this Top 20: America to Me, Barry, Bob’s Burgers, Brockmire, Brooklyn…
Where did the hot Neptunes go? A shrinking planet holds the answer
‘Where did the hot Neptunes go?’ This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time, faced with the mysterious absence of planets the size of Neptune. Researchers have just discovered that one of these planets is losing its atmosphere at a frantic pace. This observation strengthens the theory that hot Neptunes have lost much of their atmosphere and turned into smaller planets called super-Earths.
System For Telling Clean Clothes From Dirty Falls Apart By Second Day Of Trip
Theresa May Delays Vote On Brexit Deal
Facing passionate opposition to the arrangement she brokered with Brussels, Theresa May postponed the parliamentary vote on a Brexit deal to avoid near-certain defeat. What do you think?
Startup Founders Think Real Progress on Diversity Is Years Away
Most startup founders think it’ll take more than a decade for the tech workforce to look like America; more than one-third think it will take more than two decades.
The long dry: Why the world’s water supply is shrinking
A global study has found a paradox: our water supplies are shrinking at the same time as climate change is generating more intense rain. And the culprit is the drying of soils, say researchers, pointing to a world where drought-like conditions will become the new normal, especially in regions that are already dry.
Aston Martin’s $3M Valkyrie Hypercar Gets a V12 Engine
The forthcoming hypercar will draw more than 1,000 horsepower from the naturally aspirated engine, made with help from Formula 1 engineers.
Postmates’ Quest to Build the Delivery Robot of the Future
The company has spent the past two years stealthily learning how to design and build its own delivery robots, coming soon to a city near you.
A Designer Seed Company Is Building a Farming Panopticon
Indigo Ag, known for its microbe-coated seeds, is acquiring geospatial data startup TellusLabs to use satellites to learn every last thing about its farmers’ fields.