Johnson & Johnson Shots Administered, States Reopen Prematurely, and More Coronavirus News
The first Johnson & Johnson shots are administered, some states begin opening prematurely, and new variants demand vigilance. Here’s what you should know: Want to...
Help! I’m Drowning in Admin and Can’t Get My Actual Job Done
Dear OOO, For years now, companies I've worked for have cut budgets by (first) cutting support staff. But that means senior staff are doing more...
As Digital Currency’s Popularity Rises, So Do Privacy Fears
Helping people without bank accounts “sounds very bleeding heart, but what if the end result is a surveilled bank account system?” says Rohan Grey, a...
Homecoming Queen (and Her Mom) Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking
This week saw new revelations of election interference, both big and small: On one end of the spectrum, an alleged mother-daughter conspiracy to digitally rig...
Vaccine FOMO Is Real. Here’s How to Deal With It
In a study led by Michael Dooley at Washington College, researchers studied three separate groups waiting in painful uncertainty. They recruited participants from Amazon’s Mechanical...
Physicists Learn to Superfreeze Antimatter (Hint: Pew Pew!)
It’s not easy. “Hydrogen is just really hard to laser-cool, because of these bloody ultraviolet lasers,” Hangst says. The laser has to be precise at...
Falcons, Lokis, Nerd Canons, and Why You Don’t Have to Care
One question might occur to anyone watching The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a good show so far, shaping up into a look at race...
A ‘Last Hope’ Experiment Finds Evidence for Unknown Particles
The Theory Initiative’s decision meant that the official theoretical value of the muon’s magnetic moment had a 3.7-sigma difference with Brookhaven’s experimental measurement. It set...
Tips to Make Recovering From Surgery or Illness Easier
While the pandemic hasn't been good for much, many smaller and locally owned stores now provide shopping and delivery services while also providing stable employment...
Speakers Are Great—but Don’t Underestimate the Soundbar
A soundbar requires, in most cases, one power cord and a couple HDMI cables. Even if you have a subwoofer or rear speakers, they usually...