Fiddlesticks’ upcoming rework for League of Legends has finally been revealed. The champion won a vote for the next rework, alongside Volibear, and now we’re finally getting a look at what the update entails. Not only is Fiddle way scarier than it was before, but the fear-inducing scarecrow has gotten major updates to its kit,…
In this week’s top stories: the Pixel 5 is most likely not a “flagship” phone, Google won’t allow Android TV partners to make Fire TV devices, a new Android TV powered Chromecast Ultra is on the way, and more. This fall’s Google Pixel 5 may not be the phone we originally expected, as evidence has…
Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraftby Peter WestwickIf you has any interest in aircraft in the 1950s, Southern California was the place to be. Blessed (at the time at least) with ample open space for airfields and manufacturing plants, a cadre of advanced research institutes and elite universities like CalTech, as well as…
The sports world has gone dark. In an unprecedented sweep, this week almost every professional league decided to suspend or cancel its future games in response to growing concerns over the spread of Covid-19. The chain reaction was set off Wednesday night when the National Basketball Association announced it was “indefinitely” suspending its season after…
To keep hospitals and doctor’s offices from becoming overwhelmed with sick patients, the ultimate goal for public health authorities is to flatten this curve. Social distancing measures can make a serious impact when they’re implemented early, so that, over time, all patients get the resources they need.3. Is there an increased risk for people with…
The turn of the 21st century has brought a number of public health threats from emerging infectious diseases, such as SARS, MERS, Influenza H1N1, Ebola, and Zika. Each has presented unique and complex challenges for preparedness and response. Yet, federal and state public health agencies have managed to mitigate the spread and limit the mortality…
Worldwide, the novel coronavirus is officially a pandemic. Within the US, 44 states and Washington, DC, have identified people infected with the virus. The global wave of Covid-19 is about to crash over the country—and the weak point in what happens next is the nation’s health care workers. Or rather, the health of the nation’s…
The past few days have made clear how serious the escalating coronavirus pandemic is for many people in the United States. Schools and workplaces across the country closed, major events were canceled, and testing delays made it impossible to confirm how many people were infected. The stock market had its biggest decline in decades, Sarah…
If you think about it, pi is really weird. This irrational number shows up in the craziest places. If you swing a mass back and forth on a string, there’s a pi in there. It pops up in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Einstein’s general relativity, and the interaction between two electric charges.Of course, most people…
Hi, folks, it’s Steven, greeting you from WFH-land. Instead of SXSW tacos, I am gobbling up prepper rations and documenting one of the scariest episodes of my lifetime. On the brighter side, at least this email newsletter doesn’t draw you out to the porch to retrieve it.The Plain ViewOn Monday, Donald J. Trump posted the…
