Category: author_name|Andrew Tarantola
Everything NASA is taking to the moon before colonizing Mars
Amid the pantheon of Greek gods, few are more revered than Artemis, Goddess of the hunt, chastity, and the moon; Mistress of Animals, Daughter of Zeus and twin sister to Apollo. Famed for her pledge to never marry, feared from that time she turned the peeping Acteon into a stag…
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Hitting the Books: America might not exist if not for a pre-Revolution smallpox outbreak
The Covid pandemic wasn’t the first time that America has found itself split along ideological seams over infectious disease, nor was the Spanish Flu in 1919. Even when America was still a collection of colonies, we held bitter disagreements on public health policy. During the run-up to the Revolutionary War,…
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Hitting the Books: AI is already reshaping air travel, will airports themselves be next?
The holiday travel season is once again upon us! It’s the magical time of the year that combines standing in airport security lines with incrementally losing your mind as the hands of your watch perpetually tick closer to a boarding time that magically moved up 45 minutes since you left…
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Honda’s ‘Sensing 360’ next-gen driver assist will arrive in the US by 2030
Honda’s Sensing level 2 driver assist system (AcuraWatch, if you bought upscale) will be growing more capable in the coming years, the automaker revealed on Wednesday. This decision comes as part of the company’s efforts to advance its Safety for Everyone tennant and create a “collision-free society.” These advancements are…
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The USGS warning system that knows when rumbling volcanoes will blow their mountain tops
More than 120 volcanic eruptions have occurred in the United States in the 42 years since Mount St. Helens erupted over Washington in 1980, killing 57 and inflicting over a billion dollars in property damage. While none have been nearly as destructive, their mere presence can impact human activities and…
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The best winter car accessories for 2022
Winter is objectively the least wonderful time of the year, especially for anyone who has to brave black ice and whiteout driving conditions on top of the normal jackholery of their morning commute. The gifts listed here may not be enough to keep your vehicle out of the river to…
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