Instant Learning is Close to Becoming a Reality

Anyone who’s ever studied for a test, prepared for a job interview, or watched The Matrix has probably wished they could instantly download information to their brain. It sounds completely sci-fi, but scientists are on the brink of making it a reality. Researchers at HRL Laboratories have successfully proven that using transcranial direct current stimulation on pilot trainees can rapidly advance their flying skills. The …

An Unprecedented Image of the Milky Way

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released the most detailed and expansive image of the Milky Way to date. It’s the culmination of two projects—the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL) and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX)—and offers and unprecedented peek behind the space dust that usually blocks our view. Read more at the Washington Post and view the full, zoomable picture …

Test Drive: 2016 BMW M2

We hit the streets and the track in everyone's favorite pocket rocket

The sad mediocrity of companies creating products that try to be all things to all people all of the time is a conversation commonly overhead at CH HQ. Heroically, the new 2016 BMW M2 is just the opposite—an almost flawlessly executed small performance coupe that thrills on the track and delights on the street, accompanied by what it needs and not much more. It’s a …