Ping Pong Robot

"Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players". (Click through to see video.)

Iliad Fragment

"Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the 'Iliad' Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy"

TSA X-rays

"What Do TSA Agents See When They Scan Your Bags?"

Volcanic Lightning

"Physicists Say They've Cracked the Mystery of Volcanic Lightning". (Via H.R.)

Rebuilding Civilization

"CivOS (Civilization OS) is a fully offline, AI-powered civilization accelerator designed to be downloaded today and activated after any collapse scenario."

65 Weird Shopping Items

"65 weird things with near-perfect reviews that are truly life-changing". (Via Gus Van Horn.)

Airline Booking Tips

"Tips for booking the cheapest airfare and best days to fly"

Not A Crisis

"There is no imminent infectious disease crisis at the border"

Teaching Kids To Use Typewriters

"A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons" 

Like a rotary phone, the manual typewriter appears simple but is not intuitive to the smartphone generation. Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge. She explained that the dinging bell signifies the end of a line and the need to manually return the carriage to start the next line. (“Oh,” said one student, “that’s why it’s called ‘return.’”)

Hsieh Forbes Column: Unintended Consequences Of Government Medical Payment Policies

My latest Forbes column is now out:: "How Government Attempts To Reduce Health Spending Can Paradoxically Raise Health Costs"