The brains of blind people reorganize differently than previously thought

The development of the human brain is one of the most complex biological processes. During the first years of life, enormous ...
CNET

I Took a Vision Test in 90 Seconds With a Robot and Saw the Future of Vision Care

Not to mention paying out of pocket if you don't have vision insurance.  Eyebot, an AI-powered health tech company, wants to ...
The Stranger

Things to Do in July: Food

Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Tasting Notes: J. Kenji López-AltJuly 6We all know Kenji as a NYT Best-Selling, James Beard ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Test-Blind Policy Resulted in Severely Underprepared STEM Students, UC Faculty Say

Math-preparation gaps are so wide that faculty members across the University of California system are having to reteach middle-school math while simultaneously teaching key college-level STEM concepts ...
Wired

We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. The Results Were Surprising

What do you love about coffee? Is it the caffeine boost in the morning, the creamy sweetness of a cappuccino or latte, the bucket of filter coffee you can sip on all day, or the quick kick of a good ...
Phys.org

For decades, this bias test looked inside minds—now its biggest blind spot is coming into focus

People are known to implicitly create connections between different things or ideas in their mind, some of which can influence how they perceive others, themselves and the world at large. These ...
The Washington Post

This teaching method, backed by conservatives, is on the rise

PALM BAY, Fla. — Seniors at Pineapple Cove Classical Academy draw upon the Bible and books from the Western canon to answer a quintessential question in their capstone project: What is the good life?
The Diplomat

India’s Iran Blind Spot and the Gulf War: A Litmus Test of Strategic Autonomy

New Delhi probably hoped that the conflict would end quickly and hence it could pursue a hands-off policy. That hasn’t worked out. As the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalates ...
The Indianapolis Star

'Baked-in prejudices': Indiana House passes bill promoting conservative-linked ACT alternative

For decades, the ACT and the SAT have been the gatekeepers of college admissions, purporting to measure a student's aptitude in core subjects and producing a score that can mold a person's future. Now ...
TweakTown

Blind test shows PC gamers prefer NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 image quality over FSR 4 and native rendering

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. NVIDIA's DLSS has been the gold standard for PC gaming upscaling for several years, improving performance while maintaining excellent image quality. At CES ...
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Blind ranking classical music!

Do you agree with Xander’s ranking? We asked Alexander Armstrong to place classical pieces in order of preference, without knowing what was coming next. Let us know your own classical music ranking by ...