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The quest: Read like a cheetah, retain like an elephant.
The drug: Desmopressin, a synthetic version of the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin
Where to get it: Prescription
Benefits: “Doctors prescribe it for bed-wetting,” Ferriss says, “but I’ve experimented with it since 1996 for short-term memory. Before quizzes in college I’d take four vaporized hits, flip through material for 10 minutes, and score 95 to 100 percent.”
The quest: Tear up the slopes like a Yeti.
The drug: Phenylpiracetam
Where t…
over 11 years ago
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Oculus has found a way to make a headset that does more than just hang a big screen in front of your face. By combining stereoscopic 3-D, 360-degree visuals, and a wide field of view—along with a supersize dose of engineering and software magic—it hacks your visual cortex. As far as your brain is concerned, there’s no difference between experiencing something on the Rift and experiencing it in the real world.
almost 10 years ago
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But part of the promise of VR has always been what it means outside of gaming and entertainment. Now, with the Teleporter, Marriott Hotels is trying to be the first to show the world…well, the world.
over 9 years ago
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It’s like the internet itself does the interview—just without all the verbal abuse.
over 7 years ago
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Writer–Directors Matt and Ross Duffer say anything possible in Season Two. Anything, it turns out, but delaying puberty in your teenage stars.
over 6 years ago
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The problem with today’s VR experiences isn’t metaphorical boundaries—it’s literal ones.
about 6 years ago
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Three years in, Rec Room has become a robust hub of user-generated content.
almost 5 years ago
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A new survey of 900 active devs provides some surprising clarity into the
technology’s constraints.
over 4 years ago
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What’s happening with Sony’s latest console, now that it’s been out for six
months? Supply issues aside, it’s proving to be much more than a simple
evolution.
almost 3 years ago
