Tag: technology
The Deepest Human-Made Hole on Earth
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is a decommissioned Russian scientific drilling site located near the Russia-Norway border.
The Large Hadron Collider
Buried 300 feet underground, the Collider smashes subatomic particles together with enormous energy.
The Tech Helping To Complete La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí is one of the world’s most renowned architects - and his most famous project, La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, is still under construction 140 years after work first began.
How Tech Is Changing Our Brains, Lives
“CBS Sunday Morning” explores what to know about the world’s shrinking attention spans and how technology is shaping our minds and behaviors.
Tonic App Turns Music Practice Into a Global, Gamified Jam Session
Tonic is the free app helping musicians stay motivated with gamified tools, live practice studios, and a thriving global music community.
The Wizard of Oz takes over the Sphere
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere will open on August 28, 2025, at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
YouTube turns 20: From viral cat videos to AI
In the 20 years since the first video was uploaded to its platform, YouTube has become the second-most visited website in the world, with people collectively watching more than a billion hours of videos every day.
How ThredUp Resells 17 Million Garments Every Year
ThredUp Inc. is a leading online resale platform specializing in secondhand apparel, shoes, and accessories. Founded in 2009 by James Reinhart, Chris Homer, and Oliver Lubin, the company is headquartered in Oakland, California, and operates under the tick...
What’s Next for AI at DeepMind, Google’s Artificial Intelligence Lab
On April 21, 2025, CBS's 60 Minutes aired a compelling segment titled “What’s Next for AI at DeepMind, Google’s Artificial Intelligence Lab,” offering an in-depth look into the forefront of artificial intelligence research. The episode delves into DeepMin...
New Titanic Scan Reveals Ground-Breaking Details of Ship’s Final Hours
A digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner's final hours, including how engineers kept the lights on until the last moment.
The Image That Changed Our View of the Universe Forever
In 1995, a machine called Hubble peered into a small patch of empty sky for ten days straight. For the scientists on Earth, it was a huge, expensive gamble. What emerged from Hubble's patient gaze was a glittering array of 3,000 galaxies and billions of y...
What is Social Engineering?
What is Social engineering? And importantly, how can you protect yourself from these types of attacks?
Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon
This gun, in particular, requires that you hit the target with a dart trailing a wire. Most of what we are seeing is the wire vaporizing.
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 (virtual tour)
In the midst of a pandemic, David Hockney RA captured the unfolding of spring on his iPad, creating 116 new and optimistic works in praise of the natural world.
How New Workout Technology Might Make Exercise More Fun — and Help Keep a New Year’s Resolution
Americans who are making New Year’s resolutions may struggle to keep them as early as next week.