The media frenzy over the story of a lost tourist submarine and the death of its passengers has framed the Titan submersible as a tragedy for our times.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Émilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight’ by Lauren Gunderson
The NYC premiere of a play about the 18th-century female scientist is at the Flea Theater in an illuminating and finely chiseled production.
Read More »SXSW 2023: More Than Movies, It’s Past, Present and Future
The SXSW Conference has movies, music, comedy, science and pop-culture.
Read More »CES 2023: LG Electronics Wins Dozens of Awards
LG Electronics won dozens of awards at CES for technology that links your world from your home, to your car, and to work. And Fido is part of it, too.
Read More »Is There Anybody Out There? NASA Says ‘No!’ with a Caveat
Humankind has to rise to the challenge and save ourselves; otherwise, we are going to get sucked into the Great Filter like particles of dust into a vacuum cleaner.
Read More »Climate Change’s Growing Toll on Culture and the Arts
From historic buildings to electric guitars, and from fine wines to ancient statues, irreplaceable pieces of culture and the arts around the world are falling victim to our runaway use of fossil fuels.
Read More »CES 2021: NASCAR Robots, Start Your Engines
Students from around the world have teamed with NASCAR to develop self-driving cars and improve their safety.
Read More »CES 2021: Last Gadget Standing
The CES tradition, Last Gadget Standing, continued in the 2021 virtual CES.
Read More »CES 2021: Online Technology Show Done Right
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), like so many other film, trade, and technology events this past year, went digital. CES, however, was different. I’d begun to feel some burnout after so many ZOOM or other technology based online experiences. As I should have expected, the CES sponsor, the Consumer Technology …
Read More »Software Review: Animations Don’t Need Masks with ‘Adobe Character Animator’
'Adobe Character Animator' allows users to create animated characters using their own voice and movements. Characters can be downloaded or customized.
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