To err is human, and we can’t possibly evaluate every instance or event which eventually forms our thoughts and opinions about them. It is then that we rely on these irrational mental shortcuts to speed up our ability to make judgments — often leading to certain biases. …
Discoveries like this make you think how weird and wonderful our Universe is — it also highlights the fact that there is so much more that we don’t know about it. Our current understanding of planetary formation continues to evolve as we make more observations like this one. …
Superconductors are best known for their conductive nature without any resistance. However, these exotic materials exhibit this property under a stringent set of conditions like ultracold temperatures. Use cases of these superconductors are extensive — from magnetic resonance imaging machines, mobile-phone towers & vastly efficient everyday electricity generation and transmission…
If the robots are to ever move out of their space of performing mundane & repetitive tasks and play a more constructive role in human society, they need to have some kind of ‘social conscience’. Although the concept of collaborative robots or cobots is nothing new, even the most sophisticated…
Retail sales and earnings in the U.S came in strong this week, raising concerns that consumers are spending despite rising prices, risking even higher inflation. Stocks finished mixed Friday, as energy shares dragged down the S&P 500 index to a slight loss while strength in tech shares lifted the Nasdaq…
Depression is one of the most perplexing neurological disorders that scientists have had a hard time decoding over the years. However, the relative success of deep brain stimulation techniques in the past decade has given hope that technology is not only making us understand the condition better but also finding…
Discovered back in Oct. 2017 — ‘Oumuamua, the first-known interstellar object in our solar system continues to puzzle astronomers as they fail to come up with a unanimous scientific explanation. Researchers are still intrigued by its unusual shape and trajectory ever since it was spotted in the sky four years…
As we move to an increasingly digitized world, individuals and businesses are producing copious amounts of data on a daily basis. The insatiable appetite for the data brings with it the demand for long-lasting and more efficient forms of data storage with a high capacity. …
Falling consumer sentiment and an all-time high in job “quits” didn’t deter investors from their bullish ways on Friday as U.S. equity markets bounced back from a mid-week sell-off. Nevertheless, that selling put an end to the recent record-setting streak, as the major averages ended the week lower, after five…
Ransomware has become a huge headache for global organizations. Here in Canada alone recently, a local transit system & a provincial healthcare system came under attack. No country or sector is spared from these nefarious attacks. It has gotten so big that it has given rise to the emerging model…
