What if a streaming service focused purely on the joy of classic cinema? Meet WikiFlix, a totally free, no-ads, no-logins streaming service built by Wikipedia’s volunteer community. It’s like Netflix for the public domain: clean interface, no creepy algorithms, and absolutely no data harvesting. WikiFlix streams 4,000+ public-domain films, pulling from Wikimedia Commons, the Internet […]
From Ted Ed: Jo the First is a ruthless dictator who rules with an iron fist. To most onlookers, his rule appears cruel and unjust. But for his beloved son JoJo, this life is all he’s ever known and he grows up to inherit his father’s role and style of rule. Given JoJo’s unusual upbringing, […]
At 99 years old, Mel Brooks is still doing what he’s always done best: making everyone laugh. The new trailer for Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! gives us a reminder of just how much modern comedy owes to him, from Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein to Spaceballs and beyond. Mel Brooks: The 99 […]
The growing industry of ‘grieftech’ enables people to interact with dead relatives. Deepbrain AI James Muldoon, University of Essex When Roro (not her real name) lost her mother to cancer, the grief felt bottomless. In her mid-20s and working as a content creator in China, she was haunted by the unfinished nature of their relationship. […]
As the calendar rolls over and we collectively pretend we’re going to sleep more and scroll less, I just want to say this: Thank you for being here. Geeks Are Sexy has always been more than a website. It’s a place for people who love curiosity, creativity, science, stories, weird inventions, pop culture, and the […]
Deep in the forests of 19th-century America, lumberjacks whispered about a creature you could never quite see, only feel. The Hidebehind wasn’t just another campfire monster; it was a thing that lurked just out of sight, always perfectly positioned behind a tree, waiting for the moment you looked away. This episode of Monstrum dives into […]
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Large language models have become extremely good at mimicking human writing. Robert Wicher/iStock via Getty Images Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan People and institutions are grappling with the consequences of AI-written text. Teachers want to know whether students’ work reflects their own understanding; consumers want to know whether an advertisement was written by a human […]