“The code that launched a million cat videos”, the invention of COBOL, the ancient programming language banks still use to this day, and how one student accidentally invented malware – all of these stories will appear in a new book by editor Torie Bosch. Tantalizingly titled “You Are Not Expected to Understand This”: How 26 […]| TechTheLead
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science just published a report that has incredible implications for the future of our oceans – and immediate implications for our health. The IIS researchers created a hydrogel capable of cleaning microplastic from water. Their creation binds microplastics in an unique intertwined polymer network. Then, that new mass allows […]| TechTheLead
It sounds like a sequel to 1978’s Superman but it’s a really pressing issue today: the Earth is spinning faster than it used to. The change in the Earth’s rotation is a small one but big enough that it might lead to a so-called ‘negative leap second’. That means that, a couple of years from […]| TechTheLead
Doom, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Halo, all-nighters and junk food – you can almost feel the energy in these pictures! A new book created by a popular podcaster packs a powerful dose of nostalgia on each page. The ‘LAN Party’ photobook will bring back memories of late 90s, early 2000s multiplayer games culture. It’s a photo […]| TechTheLead
Netflix’s show is available from March 21st but there’s a Tencent Three-Body Problem TV series available right now! Let’s look at how China adapted one of the best scifi books in recent years. Is Tencent’s Three-Body Problem worth watching before, after or side-by-side with Netflix’s new blockbuster show? You decide but please, as a scifi […]| TechTheLead