A leaked memo that proposes to eliminate protections for transgender individuals, in part by relying on genetic testing, is deeply problematic.
Thrill-Seeker Microwaves Pot Pie Without Slitting Crust
How Android got big
Earlier this week, we updated our gigantic visual history of Android to include details of every release from the operating system’s 10-year history. I’ve also made the case that Android is now the world’s most dominant operating system and that Google invested in buying and developing Android primarily because it wanted to ensure that Microsoft didn’t take that crown.
Both of those histories are valuable, but they leave one question open: how did Android become so dominant? Like any big trend with a multitude of causes, there’s no one answer to that question. But in this week’s Processor, I wanted to examine one of those causes.
Verizon.
By arguing that Verizon is one of the reasons that Android is now huge, I want to be clear that I…
Global preferences for who to save in self-driving car crashes revealed
If self-driving cars become widespread, society will have to grapple with a new burden: the ability to program vehicles with preferences about which lives to prioritize in the event of a crash. Human drivers make these choices instinctively, but algorithms will be able to make them in advance. So will car companies and governments choose to save the old or the young? The many or the few?
A new paper published today by MIT probes public thought on these questions, collating data from an online quiz launched in 2016 named the Moral Machine. It asked users to make a series of ethical decisions regarding fictional car crashes, similar to the famous trolley problem. Nine separate factors were tested, including individuals’ preferences for…
A Look Inside Frantzén, Sweden’s Only Three-Star Michelin Restaurant
A visual feast that you don’t want to miss: a closer look at the signature dishes at Sweden’s first and only three-star restaurant.Snapchat helped over 400,000 users register to vote
Snap revealed yesterday to The New York Times that it has helped 418,000 users register to vote within a recent two-week period through Snapchat. Notably, many of those users live in potentially contentious states like Florida, Georgia, Ohio, and Texas.
Snap’s efforts began at the end of September when it started displaying a link to a voter registration page on the profile of every user over 18 years old. Snap also sent out a video message to users promoting voter participation.
By linking users to TurboVote.org, Snapchat hopes to improve the historically low voter turnout of young people. For instance, in the 2014 midterm elections, less than one-fifth of the 18- to 25-year-old demographic cast their votes. About 78 percent of people…
Breeding beans that resist weevils
A small beetle can cause big losses to bean crops. But a new study has narrowed down the genetic locations of several weevil resistance genes in the common bean.
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Mad Max, Ghost Rider, and the Eye-Catching Motorbike Taxi Drivers of Nairobi
These “boda-boda” drivers teamed up with a photographer and fashion designer to complete their signature looks.