The Sleep Science Behind Fitbit’s New Alta HR Fitness Tracker
Using a heart-rate monitor, Fitbit will gauge how deeply you sleep. Can the resulting data help you get more out of your slumber? (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Tom's Guide
Canon Crop Factor: How the Camera Model Affects Your Lenses
Canon’s top cameras use a sensor about the size of a 35mm film frame in old cameras. However, most of Canon’s DSLRs use a smaller sensor, with the jargony name Canon APS-C. The lens’ sensor size determines how images look. (Read more on Tom’s Guide.)… Read the rest
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Nikon Crop Factor: The Difference Between FX and DX Cameras
One of the first things you’ll encounter when buying a Nikon DSLR or Nikkor lens is the distinction between FX and DX models. In short: FX-format gear costs more, tends to deliver higher quality images and captures wider-angle photos. (Read more on Tom’s Guide)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Shopify, Breitbart, And The B2B Boycotts That Are Dragging Brands Into Politics
Consumers can’t do business with Shopify directly. But they can target the companies that do—and support employees who want to quit. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Doppler Here One Earbuds: Bionic Hearing Is Tantalizing, But Not For Everybody
These Bluetooth buds stream music smoothly and filter out noise around you, but they’re confining and run out of juice in a couple of hours. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Five Ways Boycotts Have Been Transformed In The Trump Era
Voting with your wallet is an American tradition, but the aims and methods of boycotts have changed in unprecedented ways lately. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Flipboard’s Quest To Save Online Publishing—And Itself
With Flipboard 4.0, Mike and Marci McCue grapple with an alt-fact, ad-saturated internet using a mix of mobile tech, AI, and print-era publishing aesthetics. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
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Airbus Is About To Build A Self-Flying Electric Robo-Taxi
With eight rotors on a pair of tilting wings, the Vahana prototype has the sci-fi look you’d expect. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
New Hampshire Public Radio, Podcasts
The Science of Counting Crowds: Interview on New Hampshire Public Radio
Is it really possible to accurately estimate the size of massive crowds at events like the Women’s March? Experts armed with balloons, satellites, and/or AI say it is. (Listen to interview on Word of Mouth.)
Fast Company
How Trump’s Opponents Are Crowdsourcing The Resistance
Wikis, Google Docs, and other collaboration tools are powering a mass political movement with one goal: to put Democrats back in power. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest