Author: Maria Gill

Washers have more and more buttons. Furniture with more and more drawers. Increasingly complex computer icons. Department of obesity increased. More ways, more options, more shoes: But where does this obsession with “always more” come from?It is no coincidence that our phones have an increasing number of functions and Pixels. Our innate brains tend to prefer adding elements rather than removing them, according to the authors of a study published in April in the journal. nature. « Most people assume that the best way to deal with a problem is to add new functionality, even if this isn’t the most…

Two models collide in Silicon Valley: The electronics giant sells its smartphones, tablets and computers at high prices, while Facebook and Google offer free services, implicitly in exchange for internet user data, that are used to deliver ultra-targeted ads on a very large scale. Civil society (associations, academics, etc.) has long criticized this dominant economic model, and has been regularly challenged by laws – in Europe and California – or less well-known companies. However, the Apple brand, with billions of iPhones in use worldwide, has the potential to change habits. Since September, publishers of apps running iOS, Apple’s mobile operating…

At the origin of this miracle is a team from Grégoire Courtine, from the Federal School of Applied Arts in Lausanne, who surgically implanted a network of sixteen subdural electrodes (the membrane that protects the spinal cord) into the lumbar vertebrae.Science and Competition newsletterThey receive all the science news three times a weekOnce connected to the stimulator, the electrodes send electrical impulses to the part of the spinal cord that controls the leg muscles, and the legs begin to move until then.But where this achievement was unusual and unprecedented, was that when the researchers pressed the “off” button on the…

The Montreal Longshore Port Association, affiliated with the Canadian Confederation of Public Officials, is still considering an indefinite general strike, which is scheduled to begin Monday, April 26 at 7 a.m. Posted on April 24, 2021 at 7:03 pm. Leah CarrierJournalism The union sent the strike notice to the Association of Maritime Employers (AEM) Friday morning. “Thirty-six hours later, the employer still hasn’t called us back. It’s broadcasting silence,” union spokesperson Michelle Murray laments. Unless an agreement is reached at the last minute, the strike, which would affect some 1,150 stevedores and maintenance workers, remains on. I have negotiated collective…

Statue of Giordano Bruno in Rome, erected at the place where a former monk was burned. The philosopher was among those who insisted that the earth revolves around the sun and that the universe is infinite, Filippo Montefort / AFP Interview. From Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), we know first of all that he died on fire of heresy after being found guilty by the Inquisition. This Dominican brother, endowed with a radiant and brave spirit, opposed the intellectual limitations of his time in order to develop an idea, from the infinite of the universe to the deity of all things, which…

Casa Corfu is a true establishment in Montreal’s Rosemont area, and is definitely closing its doors, adding to the long list of buffets you can have had in recent months. “The pandemic requires a much greater adaptation to the buffets you can eat than restaurants that offer table service,” said a spokesman for the Quebec Restaurant Association, Martin Vizina, after learning of the legendary establishment on the street being closed. Mason. Even after more than 20 years in existence, Casa Corfu has remained very popular, not so much for its culinary qualities as for its affordable prices. A successful business…

The fifteen expedition members who had been voluntarily held in a cave in the Pyrenees for 40 days found daylight on Saturday. They recounted their experiences, marked by an asynchronous sleep but also by “astonishment” in front of this environment.Blinded by the sun, wearing sunglasses, the members of the Deep Time expedition reconnected with the outside world, their faces slightly pale but in good condition.Without a watch, phone or natural light, the fifteen volunteers, led by the French-Swiss explorer Christian Klot, had to get used to the 10.5 degrees and 100% humidity in Lombrives Cave, in Areej, to generate their…

For this twentieth episode of Science HuntersLet’s embark on Cape Cod on a two-and-a-half-century journey back in time. It began in 1717, with a shipwreck, a pirate prince, and a wonderful treasure.Do you want to not miss any news? To learn new things every day? Or simply to immerse yourself in a healthy journey? Discover Futura Podcast!On April 26, 1717, it was terrible Tornado Blow up the eastern coast of the American colonies, taking it with it And hands And his three companions to travel. Aboard the three-man Captain Bellamy, also known as Black Sam, he only has time to…

The investigation into Desjardins’ massive theft of personal data is not nearing completion. After searching the movement’s offices in Montreal in February, police predicted that more than six months of negotiations would be necessary in order to be able to see the evidence under the seal. Two months later, the legal proceedings did not even begin, due to a dispute with the financial institution’s attorney. Posted April 24, 2021 at 7:00 am Hugo JunkasJournalism “Given the complexity of the request and the sometimes divergent interests of the two parties, we are already locked up early enough in implementing the protocol,”…

Illustrative imageEvery Friday, the Regional Health Agency assesses the coronavirus situation in Occitanie. This summary leaflet lists the main indicators of the hospital’s activity. Tonight, there are 1,882 hospital deaths (+14) including 400 in intensive care and critical care (-3), and so far 4,040 deaths have been observed in health institutions since the start of the epidemic in March (+52 in 3 days). In Gard, 278 people are currently in hospital, including 62 in intensive care. The number of deaths since the beginning of the health crisis has reached 556. ARS confirms the strong impact of the current epidemiological situation…