– Manuscript – A new study finds that some people attract mosquitoes much more than others, and it probably involves the way they smell. The researchers found that people who attract mosquitoes the most produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin. These chemicals are connected to the scent that attracts the mosquitoes. Leslie Vosshall is one of the authors of the … [Read more...] about Study: Your Smell Could Attract Mosquitoes
Floppy Disks Get Second Life at Recycling Service
– Manuscript – Do you know the “save” icon on your computer? It is a picture of a floppy disk. Back in the 1900s, they were the main way computer files were saved and stored. Back then, there were no USB flash drives and there was no cloud-based storage. Today, floppy disks are hard to find. And demand for them is rising. Tom Persky runs the website floppydisk.com, a … [Read more...] about Floppy Disks Get Second Life at Recycling Service
Meta Demonstrates AI-Powered Speech-to-Speech Translation System
– Manuscript – Facebook parent company Meta has built a technology tool designed to directly translate spoken speech from one language to another. Meta recently released a video that demonstrated how the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool can translate between English and the Hokkien language. In the video, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg explained that the project … [Read more...] about Meta Demonstrates AI-Powered Speech-to-Speech Translation System
Thick as Thieves (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Thieves steal things and should not be trusted. But, do thieves trust other thieves? That brings us to the expression: Thick as Thieves Speaker A: I need to invite Ashley to Caty's surprise birthday party.Speaker B: Uh-oh. Problem.Speaker A: Why is that a problem?Speaker B: Dan, those two are thick as thieves. It's like … [Read more...] about Thick as Thieves (Idioms)
Cache (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. In August, American federal agents seized secret government files at the Florida home of former President Donald Trump. Cache Agents are investigating the possible illegal removal and storage of government records. The cache found and removed by agents includes files marked top secret. A cache is a … [Read more...] about Cache (News Words)
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