Self-Driving Ubers Appear in San Francisco
SFist has spotted Uber’s self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco, bearing their trademark menacing sensor array and the logo of Uber ATC, the ride-hailing behemoth’s research arm. An SFist reporter captured video of one of the vehicles in motion–barely–through SF Read More...
No UK fracking this year as Yorkshire legal challenge drags on
Britain’s efforts to get fracking for shale gas have suffered a fresh delay after it emerged a legal challenge against the only approved project will not be heard until the end of November. Shale explorer Third Energy had hoped it might start work at its Kirby Misperton site in North Read More...
How math and driverless cars could end traffic jams
Being stuck in miles of halted traffic is not a relaxing way to start or finish a summer holiday. And as we crawl along the road, our views blocked by by slow-moving roofboxes and caravans, many of us will fantasize about a future free of traffic jams. As a mathematician and motorist, I view Read More...
Daimler will fight Tesla with 'at least' six electric cars
It looks like Daimler's plans to fight Tesla are even more ambitious than first thought. Reuters sources understand that the German automaker is working on "at least" six electric cars, and might introduce as many as nine. The exact roster isn't public, but Daimler's central Mercedes-Benz brand had Read More...
David Lynch: “It’s ignorance that keeps us in that boat of suffering”
David Lynch’s book “Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity” has become an iconic record of the director’s commitment to meditation, his feelings about Hollywood and his working style as an artist. TarcherPerigee has just reissued Lynch’s work in a Read More...
Obama legacy: Quiet but big changes in energy, pollution
Mostly unnoticed amid the political brawl over climate change, America has undergone a quiet transformation in how and where it gets its energy during Barack Obama's presidency, slicing the nation's output of polluting gases that are warming Earth. As politicians tangled in the United States and on Read More...
'Transformative technology': 3D-printed reefs
If architect James Gardiner is even half right, 3D printing is about to launch a digital design revolution. Dr Gardiner believes it will transform our world like the industrial revolution did in the 18th and 19th centuries. Using similar technology to that which could be employed to Read More...
This amazing Bangladeshi air cooler is made from plastic bottles and uses no electricity
Summer is in full swing and many of us are complaining about the heat. But few places reach the scorching temperatures residents of Bangladesh experience, and air conditioning is simply not an option for most people living in rural areas. Ashis Paul developed a clever DIY cooling system that Read More...
Technology is taking jobs away from men—and reviving a pre-industrial version of masculinity
Many men lost their jobs when technology made them obsolete. The new jobs available were soul-crushing, undignified, and required an arduous commute—and that’s assuming companies would hire them. Most employers wouldn’t, because the men were considered too old and unskilled for Read More...
Thousands of churches switch to renewable energy in the U.K
The Pope’s call to action in the fight against climate change has been recognized in the U.K, as more than 3,500 churches across Britain have moved their electricity supply to renewables, or are planning to do so. Those making the switch from fossil fuels includes the majority of the Salvation Read More...