BOSTON—With hundreds gathered in the street upon which the actor and filmmaker will collapse and never recover on a warm July night in 2044, city officials in Boston unveiled a new plaque Tuesday that marks the location where Ben Affleck is going to die. “As I look into this crowd, I see people who, in 25 years, five…
Elizabeth Warren Apologizes For DNA Test
In a call to the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren apologized for a DNA test she released in October suggesting she had Native American ancestry and reiterated that she is not a citizen of any tribal nation. What do you think?
Your Next Game Night Partner? A Computer
You might soon be playing with, instead of against, the machines.
Hollywood-Style Photos Show How Wildlife and Humans Collide
Photographer Nick Brandt led a big-stage production for his latest project exploring conservation in Kenya.
Reconstruction Finally Completed On Field Destroyed By United Flight 93
SHANKSVILLE, PA—Declaring the 17-year project “a testament to the resilience of the human spirit,” Somerset County officials announced Tuesday that the reconstruction of the empty field destroyed by United Airlines Flight 93 has finally been completed. “America is all about never giving up, and I think visitors will…
Your Horoscopes — Week Of February 5, 2019
A New Google Chrome Extension Will Detect Your Unsafe Passwords
“Password Checkup” isn’t a password manager but a simple tool that warns you if you’re using a password that’s been exposed in data breaches.
How to Make Your Home Energy-Efficient in 4 Easy Steps
Smart thermostats, light bulbs, and leak sensors are just a few of the many ways to cut down your electric bill and raise the energy efficiency of your house.
Supposedly ‘Fair’ Algorithms Can Perpetuate Discrimination
How the use of AI runs the risk of recreating the insurance industry’s inequities of the previous century.
The Great Brexit Bake Off
Krithika Varagur imagines a humorous list of challenges for “The Great Brexit Bake Off,” a spoof of the competition show “The Great British Bake Off” inspired by Britain’s exit from the E.U.