Science Archive

The Verge spoke with Bill Gates about AI, misinformation, and climate change.

Justine CalmaSep 5, 2024

Justine CalmaSep 4, 2024

Heat divides, and heat-related deaths have jumped in the US.

The number of heat-related deaths recorded in the US climbed 117 percent between 1999 and 2023, according to recent research.

In Hell or High Water, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals, we explore how heat hits certain communities harder after a history of racist redlining in the US. There’s still a lot of work to do to end disparities and save lives.

Episode 2: Heat Divides — Phoenix, Arizona

[Audible.com]

Tado’s Matter-compliant heating products are coming to the UK

Thomas RickerSep 4, 2024

Neon’s 2073 paints a bleak picture of the future in new trailer

Charles Pulliam-MooreSep 3, 2024

Emma RothSep 3, 2024

There’s no link between cellphone use and brain cancer, WHO says.

A review commissioned by the World Health Organization examined over 5,000 studies on the connection between cellphone radiation and brain cancer. In the final analysis published today, lead author Ken Karipidis said there is no evidence of a link between the two:

I’m quite confident with our conclusion. And what makes us quite confident is… even though mobile phone use has skyrocketed, brain tumour rates have remained stable.

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds

[The Guardian]