Apple’s Newest Software Update Will Shut Off Your iPhone Alarm While You Sleep
Instead of waking up this morning to the proprietary echoing blip of the iPhone’s default alarm tone, a bunch of iPhone owners awoke this week to find the alarms they set had been turned off. Why? How? What the fuck happened?
October 29, 2015 at 05:10PM
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The Din of Digital Noise Is Creeping Out Our Brains’ Auditory Fear Network
Something happens in our heads when we hear things that unsettle or frighten us. But exactly how does it all kick in, and how might this complex, primal auditory fear circuit be evolving in an age awash in digital noise?
October 29, 2015 at 12:51PM
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All the Gear an Ultramarathon Legend Brings With Him On the Trail
Ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek ran the entire Appalachian trail last summer in 46 days, eight hours, and seven minutes, averaging 48 miles per day. So he knows what’s up with fitness gear that can withstand some brutal circumstances.
October 29, 2015 at 11:48AM
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Girl Builds Herself Some Pneumatic Wings
We’re pretty sure these don’t help her fly, but damn do those look cool.
October 29, 2015 at 11:16AM
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Why Are Sports Bras So Terrible?
“There is no piece of clothing that is more difficult to design well than a sports bra. It’s the most hooked into cultural stereotypes.”
October 29, 2015 at 10:45AM
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The future is the Internet of Things-deal with it
The Internet of Things is about to explode, perhaps literally, if privacy and security issues aren’t fixed.
October 29, 2015 at 08:40AM
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Never Flub The Perfect Photo
Do you ever think you’ve captured the perfect moment on film, and then realize it was out of focus after the fact? Sounds like the Lyto camera is for you. The Lytro uses cutting-edge technology that lets you refocus, change perspective, or view your photos in 3-D.
October 29, 2015 at 05:52AM
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The rating game | The Verge
The rating systems used by these companies have turned customers into unwitting and sometimes unwittingly ruthless middle managers, more efficient than any boss a company could hope to hire.
October 29, 2015 at 04:06AM
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Robots Can Now Teach Each Other New Tricks
A robot at Brown University learned how to perform a task from a very different robot at Cornell University.
October 28, 2015 at 11:57PM
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How A Botched Surgery Led To The Creation Of A Doctor Rating System
Serial entrepreneur David Norris almost died from a staph infection. The experience inspired him to launch a big data startup providing physician performance transparency.
October 28, 2015 at 09:04PM
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