The bust of a robot named Ameca which makes engaging facial expressions said: "Robots like me can be used to help improve our lives and make the world a better place. I believe it's only a matter of time before we see thousands of robots just like me out there making a difference."
And we could all use more engaging facial expressions, I'm sure you will agree.
"O brave new world, That has suchWalking home from the grocery store this morning I encountered a neighbor at the end of the block who opined about the weather (it was about 78º at the time).
It's too hot, she said.
Not for me, I said. I like this kind of weather (it's been getting to about 90º in the afternoons this week).
But when it gets this hot you can't do anything, she said.
I said, exactly.
(For the record, I do do someting in the afternoon when it gets this hot. It's called a siesta.)
“After COVID, this seems like another big thing that we haven’t experienced before,” said library page Nancie Cotter. “It’s almost a little scary.”
OK, hard to argue with "almost a little scary," but climate havens? Midwestern states?
The flat, shadeless Midwestern plains can get brutally hot in summer, and states like North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan's UP? I left Minnesota for good in 1959 and I'm still not warmed up.
And there's nothing between the North Pole and central Illinois but maybe a couple of snow fences in Canada: When the wind howls down across that flat land it's cold.
So climate havens? Really?
[Inside Climate News is not available to be viewed, according to the Internet machine, but this story, in detail, is available on Apple News.]
The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and public systems, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
PMSR shouldn’t be allowed without deep consideration—there would be clear breaches of ethics in cases where the deceased evidently wouldn’t have consented to it.
OK, I'm kidding. But still…
At Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday the successfully defending men's champion, Joey Chestnut, scarfed 62 tube steaks (with buns) in the allotted 10 minutes, while one Miki Sudo was also a repeat winner…she topped the women's division with 40.
According to scientists (yes! really!) bears can eat eight hot dogs per minute, but usually lose interest in six minutes…suggesting a max score of 48. Bears are disqualified at Nathan's, however.
Mr. Chestnut and Ms. Sudo won $10,000 each for their culinary efforts.
…is a 4th of July movie…just saying…and you can watch it on Amazon Prime…along with, if necessary, its second, third, and forth iterations. Is this a great country, or what?
What you might not be able to do is watch fireworks. With Canada smoking up the joint enough already, there's concern in some quarters about fire. The U.S. Forest Service went so far as to recommend celebrating Independence Day with something called Silly String, but some trees complained about that so big Silly String shows are off the table as well.
Anyway, "more than 22,000 fires have burned nearly 1,000 square miles in the U.S. since the start of the year," says the National Interagency Fire Center.
You can, however, watch fireworks on TV tonight (the 4th)…on CNN at 7:00 PM Eastern and NBC (and Peacock) and PBS at 8:00.
While you're waiting, you can watch the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on the ESPN app: women beginning at 10:45 AM ET and men at noon.
If you intend to eat along, please remember to not use ketchup…although it is allowed, technically, by Nathan's rules.
An ominous footnote to the rules for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest:
Sudden death eat-offs will be put into play if there is a tie at the end of regulation.
You've been warned.
Not only are new vehicle prices near an all-time high, but the interest rate to finance a purchase has also jumped dramatically.
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - England all-rounder Moeen Ali is in line to return to action having kept his place in the squad announced by the ECB for the third Ashes test starting at Headingley on Thursday.
