Dox Glasses

This episode was originally published on March 10, 2023. In 2022, freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill got a new neighbor: an owl. What wasn't clear was whether the owl was trying to befriend them, or catch them. Sometimes the owl seemed to be chasing stude ...  Show more

Grab your telescopes because this week on Endless Thread Ben and NPR Short Wave host Emily Kwong take us down two science-related internet wormholes. First, Emily introduces us to the intergalactic world of astronaut fan fiction, starring the crew of the 2026 Artemis II moon miss ...  Show more

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Picture this: you're wearing a normal-looking pair of glasses, but they give you the ability to quickly summarize a book, translate between languages or remember where you left your keys. In a live demo of unreleased technology, computer scientist Shahram Izadi unveils Google's n ...  Show more

Technology is giving sight to the visually impaired. In this episode, two members of the team of computer science and engineering AUS students that recently designed an IoT-based smart cane for people with visual impairment as part of their graduation design project join the Futu ...  Show more

Today on the flagship podcast of glassholes: The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Victoria Song about her experience using the new Ray-Ban smart glasses from Meta. Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content The Verge’s Sean Hollister and iFixit’s Kyle Wiens join th ...  Show more