Do you live with someone who casually critiques your dietary choices?  Like, "Cheez-Its again, huh?"  Well, now they've got reinforcements on the way in the form of A.I.   Researchers in Canada are working on a new A.I. that can identify different foods . . . so it can watch what you eat and SHAME you for it.   It's not ready for primetime yet.  Right now, it can just calculate how much food is on your spoon or plate with about 95% accuracy.  It can't identify exactly what you're eating yet, but they're confident it'll get there.   Once that [...]

The Loch Ness Monster is in the news after the largest hunt EVER happened this weekend.  So, did they find anything? People from all over the world traveled to Scotland for it, and teams of volunteers spread out across the lake.  The idea was to have as many eyes as possible watching every inch all at once. And what they ended up finding was . . . nothing.  Zero Nessie sightings, probably because the Loch Ness Monster doesn't exist. Evidence has always been anecdotal.  And the guy who took the famous black-and-white photo from 1934 eventually admitted that it was a hoax.  He attached [...]

How much you wanna bet these things still end up with one wonky wheel? Instacart has been testing A.I.-powered shopping carts that might change the way we shop.  They do a lot more than just hold groceries. There's a touchscreen to keep track of your shopping list . . . a scale to weigh vegetables . . . and a scanner that automatically tracks what you're buying and adds it all up. Once you're done, you don't need to scan everything at the register.  It just tells the cashier your total, or you can pay on the cart itself. It's not [...]

Amazon has a service for Prime members called "In-Garage Delivery," where they'll open your garage door, and put your package inside, for $1.99.  And they'll do it even if your house is BURNING DOWN. A family in Massachusetts was away from home over Memorial Day weekend, when they got a call that their house was on fire.  By the time they got back, a big chunk of the house was in ruins. They were having some work done on the house, and the fire was started by combustible materials that the workers left in a trash can by the garage.  There's [...]

Almost EVERYONE wishes they had more time in the day . . . and yet, we all know people who are constantly complaining about how busy THEY are.  So, you may be able to relate to this . . . Researchers from the University of Georgia have found that people who frequently complain about their stressful work lives are seen as "less competent" and "less likable" by those around them. Those are NOT the workers who are overwhelmed, and are proactive about addressing it . . . that's a good thing.  These are the people who "stress brag," like they're wearing [...]

You probably know the meme, "I was today years old when I learned [blank]."  For stuff you SHOULD'VE already known. People on social media are talking about the things they say they learned "embarrassingly late" . . . and here are some of the best revelations: 1.  "I've never heard someone say 'Yosemite' aloud.  I've been reading it as 'Yo-sem-ight.'"   2.  "I once accidentally shouted 'I love necrophilia!' during a class in 10th grade.  I'd just read a book about a young teenage NECROMANCER, and I got the words mixed up."   3.  "That pumpkin spice does not actually taste [...]

I know a lot of little things add up.  But if this is the standard, we might all be 500 pounds soon . . . A new poll of 2,000 Americans found a third of us think everyday chores like doing the dishes count as "EXERCISE" now. 98% of people say you don't need to go to the gym to get a good workout, and 54% us NEVER see the inside of a gym.  But the average person still claims to "exercise" four times a week. People were asked to name the top everyday tasks that count as exercise.  Here are [...]