Science settles some decades-old debates about the best way to swim
As we go into the final two days of Olympic swimming — the men’s open water 10k is today –- scientists are already telling swimmers how to improve their stroke for the next Olympic Games. Two different studies are reconsidering the biomechanics of swimmers’ pulls, a hotly debated topic among coaches and athletes. Top image:…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Adventure Diary
The British Library is producing a facsimile copy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s diary from his days as a ship’s doctor in the arctic sea. The Sherlock Holmes creator spent most of a year on the whaler Hope, while still a medical student. It sounds like his time aboard involved lots of falling into icy…
Holograms could soon replace airport workers
Meet AVA — the airport virtual assistant stands ready to help you out in Newark and La Guardia airports, and soon JFK. This virtual guide, also called a hologram virtual assistant, is created by projecting onto a six-foot-tall human-shaped piece of plexiglass. At the moment, she’s only an information kiosk that spouts a prerecorded message…