Ukraine has run more than 8,600 facial recognition searches on dead or captured Russians in the 50 days since the war began, using the scans to find the soldiers' social media profiles - and send photos of their corpses to their families back home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/15/ukraine-facial-recognition-warfare/

It goes without saying that surgeons require a very delicate, precise touch. A new set of surgical training gloves were designed with that fact in mind, as they monitor their wearer's hand movements, and provide feedback on their technique. https://newatlas.com/wearables/smart-surgical-gloves-medical-students-hand-movements/

"Mr. J. Ruskin is about to begin a work of great importance and therefore begs that in reference to calls and correspondence you will consider him dead for the next two months." --John Ruskin
Form reply during busy periods
1840 onwards

“Three decades later, we’re finding ourselves at a nexus of historically high grocery price inflation, ’90s nostalgia, and lawless comfort food innovation, and orzo is rising victoriously again.” https://tastecooking.com/everythings-coming-up-orzo/

As utility companies hurry to expand the number of charging stations — a critical step for the EV transition — the future of the gas station is in doubt. https://www.vox.com/recode/23023671/ev-charging-network-gas-station-fast-charger

The Solar Cycle As Seen From Space https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/videos/index.html

Migrating birds use celestial cues to navigate, much as sailors of yore used the sun and stars to guide them. But unlike humans, birds also detect the magnetic field generated by Earth’s molten core and use it to determine their position and direction. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-birds-use-quantum-effects-to-navigate/

They’re not just a great way to while away winter’s last gasp. They’re also a wonderful portal for discovering cultural institutions that have thusfar flown beneath our radar, owing to size, geography, and/or field of study. https://www.openculture.com/2022/02/free-coloring-books-from-world-class-libraries-museums-download-color-hundreds.html

I'm pretty sure you need more fans in your life. https://collections.mcny.org/Explore/Highlights/Fans/

It might seem odd for women who were fighting to be seen as more than wives and mothers to reinforce such traditional roles. But the cookbooks were part of a calculated strategy. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/suffragist-cookbook-historical-recipes

More than 3,400 years after two ancient Egyptians were laid to rest, the jars of food left to nourish their eternal souls still smell sweet. A team of analytical chemists and archaeologists has analysed these scents to help identify the jars’ contents1. The study shows how the archaeology of smell can enrich our understanding of the past — and perhaps make museum visits more immersive.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00903-z

Are you ready for a palette surprise? https://hyperallergic.com/719033/centuries-old-palettes-illuminate-the-role-of-the-painter/

“It raises the question, ‘Is this about flexibility, or is it about work encroaching on someone’s personal hours?’”
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/triple-peak-day

Oxford academic Stuart Lee recently unearthed the scripts for an original radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings from the mid-1950s, which were thought to be lost. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/12/hoard-of-the-rings-lost-scripts-for-bbc-tolkien-drama-discovered

Explore the capital of ancient Persia at its height during the reign of King Xerxes. https://persepolis.getty.edu

Women were changing hair color so readily in the late ’60s that some states stopped asking women to record the color of their hair on the driver’s licenses. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/04/vintage-advertising-dyeing-to-please/

It’s basically a general-purpose LoRa-based packet-switching network. As it’s based on open-source hardware and commonly available components, its design allows anyone to set up a similar network in their own area. https://hackaday.com/2022/04/09/lora-powered-birdhouses-enable-wireless-networking-when-the-internets-down/

"I enjoy collecting rare and vintage programming books. It's not a hobby that leads to party invitations." https://tiemoko.com/blog/vintage-tech-books/