Scientists have just resurrected “ELIZA,” the world’s first chatbot, from long-lost computer code — and it still works extremely well. Using dusty printouts from MIT archives, these “software archaeologists” discovered defunct code that had been lost for 60 years and brought it back to life. ELIZA was developed in the 1960s by MIT professor Joseph … Read more
Genre: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Middle Grade / YA Appropriate Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book After Mandy’s family Troll Bridge is attacked and destroyed by dragons, Mandy finds herself alone. Her parents and her two little brothers have disappeared. Suspecting the dragons, she embarks on a desperate quest to find and rescue … Read more
Engineers have showcased a prototype electric vehicle (EV) that can drive for up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) per day using just solar power. The new solar-powered car, called the Aptera Launch Edition, also offers up to 400 miles (640 km) of range from a single charge via an electrical output, company representatives said in … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: A.L. MacDonald Sci Fi A.L. MacDonald is a Canadian sci-fi author. He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and two children. Outside of working as a Mechanical Engineer, he enjoys sailing, reading, dreaming up mad inventions in his workshop or … Read more
Chinese scientists have announced a plan to build an enormous, 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) wide solar power station in space that will beam continuous energy back to Earth via microwaves. The project, which will see its components lofted to a geostationary orbit above Earth using super-heavy rockets, has been dubbed “another Three Gorges Dam project … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: J.C. Rycroft Fantasy JC Rycroft is a queer fantasy author living and writing on unceded Wadawurrung land in Australia. Their work draws on high and epic fantasy tropes, mixed with a dollop of queer romance, humour and wit, flawed but fabulous … Read more
For the first time, global warming exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels in 2024, new data has shown. That makes 2024 the hottest year on record. Earth’s average temperature in 2024 was around 2.9 F (1.6 C) above pre-industrial levels as greenhouse gas emissions hit an all-time high, according to the … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Niranjan Fantasy An author and editor, Niranjan’s biggest ambition is to have a character named Garth in every book they write. Niranjan writes books rooted in mythical worlds, and their stories are often a combination of magic and futuristic technology. When … Read more
How fast do humans think? According to a new study, it’s slower than you might expect. The peripheral nervous system — the network of nerves that deliver information between the brain and the body — takes in environmental information at over a billion bits per second, a speed comparable to a lightning-fast internet connection. But … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: A.J. Ponder Fantasy “Writing is about fun. Reading doubly so.” USA Today bestselling author, and winner of the Wright-Murray Residency 2021, A.J. Ponder (BSc, Dip Teach) is the author of numerous novels and short stories including the award winning Frankie and … Read more
