Courtney Linder

That could mean the difference between machines that play chess online, and machines that can actually pick up a pawn.

It’s a tough balancing act between trying to read a too-dark phone screen in broad daylight, and squinting to protect your eyes from what feels like the rays of 40 suns beaming out at you from your screen at night. 🧑🏽‍💻 Tech can be tricky. We’ll be your support—join Pop Mech Pro.Luckily, there’s a quick fix for every kind of screen brightness issue you encounter. Here are some simple solutions to three of the most common problems.Problem No. 1: My Screen Brightness Keeps ShiftingThe likely cu…

“I don’t envy anyone who is leading cybersecurity anywhere these days.”

You might not like the results.

As the number of endangered sea animals continues to rise, it’s important to understand the destructive role humans play in habitat degradation, pollution, and overfishing. It’s just as vital to assist in conservation efforts, which can be as simple as educating yourself about a species and spreading the word, or learning best practices for handling and releasing the animals you inadvertently catch. Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, about 2,270 marine species are considered globally threate…

Plus: the best way to recycle the machine when you’re done.

“Project Mohole” is a lesser-known experiment of the 1960s-era Space Race. Despite its ultimate failure, it would go on to shape the future of Earth science.

Scientists know more about space than the ocean, according to Columbia University’s Earth Institute. So in a sense, a majority of the creatures lurking below the surface may as well be aliens. Meanwhile, researchers from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada believe that 91 percent of these marine animals are still unknown to us. Of the 235,000 or so species we do know about, many have adapted to their environment with peculiar camouflage, bioluminescence, and mating habits—leading to som…

I Tried to Learn Woodworking Through ChatGPT—Here’s What Happened

The ride is more of a thought experiment than a real proposal, but the underlying science of dying—joyously—is real.