Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Visualization has become one of the most important training tools for athletes in bobsleigh, luge and skeleton at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. With limited access to real tracks, competitors rely ...

The public view of artificial intelligence (AI) can be quite fantastical -- many imagine a computer with all the powers of a human brain, able to rationalize decisions, interact with cognizance, and ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The designers at Lightspark write: Humans can’t reliably recall colors. This is a simple game to see how good (or bad) you are at it. Dialed shows you a color for 5 seconds, then asks you to recreate ...

MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — The Winter Olympics are here and with various down-hill sports on the schedule, here are some of the fastest out there. There are multiple ski-based sports, but ...