State of Great Barrier Reef Worsens

After a very recent survey of the Great Barrier Reef (specifically the region near Lizard Island), Justin Marshall—who works at the University of Queensland and is the chief investigator of citizen science program Coral Watch—has reported devastating news for the coral and wildlife that exists there. Coral has continued to bleach (even in the winter) and many fish species have disappeared from the area in …

Edward Snowden’s Design Will Check if Your iPhone’s Snitching

Edward Snowden has been researching with hardware hacker Andrew “Bunnie” Huang to design a device that will check on your iPhone—just to make sure if it is (or, rather, isn’t) snitching on you. The case-like creation will access your iPhone’s insides and monitor electrical signals—essentially letting the user know, at all times, if their phone radio is transmitting any information. Snowden spoke to Wired on …

Poolside: And The Sea

Put a paper umbrella in your cocktail and dip your feet in the water; Poolside’s new jam “And The Sea” is made for summertime. The LA-based duo’s self-proclaimed “daytime disco” brand of music (their take on Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” is a must-listen) is tropical and breezy—and this new track delightfully follows suit. Something we expect to hear on an island cruise ship that floats …