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How social contact can keep you and your brain healthy

In 2019 a startling article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers tracked brain changes in nine polar scientists after 14 months isolated at a remote station in Antarctica. The data revealed striking structural brain changes, with…

I’m just not excited about the Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra at its annual event, and AI dominated the presentation. There’s agentic AI, a feature akin to Google Now called Now Brief, and better integration with Gemini out of the box among…

Unreal Engine superpowers a CG TV show

Unreal Engine, which has been known in its various incarnations as the premiere — perhaps even de facto — game engine for over a decade, is already quite familiar to major game developers, especially those with AAA experience. It might…

Our Ears Share a Common Ancestry with Fish Gills

Evolution is a master recycler. It often uses old structures (or ancient genes) for new jobs. The mammalian ear is a perfect example. Over the eons, the jawbones of our fish ancestors became three separate small bones that transmit sound…