Ya think? ‘Unconscious bias’ favors Biden’s ‘likability’
By GREGORY ZELLER // An Adelphi University psychology professor who’s deep into unconscious processes has gone where few election polls dare to tread – calculating not just what people think,…
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No. 533: On Donkey Kong, Arctic atmospheres and Neptune – plus, Hollywood on the North Shore
Fall for you: Rejoice, autumnal aficionados – the season of plunging temperatures, pumpkin-spice everything and full-on political dementia has arrived. Yes, it’s Sept. 23 on Long Island and around…
No. 527: On angry winds, sustained science and better mental health – we’ll sip to that!
Days, and confused: This much we know, dear readers – it’s Friday, Aug. 28, and you’ve completed another summer workweek in the cruel parallel universe that is COVID-19. Just…
No. 525: On Wilt the Stilt, Lincoln and ‘Looney Tunes’ – and a dose of reality for Walt Whitman
Good Friday: You’ve done it again, dear readers … another long workweek bested, another summery weekend earned. Well done. Since we can’t do it properly – bellying up in…
Reality writes: Classic literature, now augmented
By GREGORY ZELLER // Picture this: Two Adelphi University computer-science seniors (now graduates) have turned an interactive poetry project into its own augmented reality, complete with massive commercial and educational…
No. 517: The universe ages, Adelphi goes for the Goldman and the AC is invented (thank goodness)
You made it! And we’re so glad you did, dear readers, as we reach the end of this summertime workweek and get ready for another well-earned weekend. It’s July…
No. 515: In which COVID takes off, Telstar blasts off and Applied DNA spins off
The sweeter the reward: You’ve done it again, intrepid reader, and coming off a long holiday weekend to boot – another workweek conquered, another weekend earned, Phase Four and…
No. 514: Adelphi evolves, Roswell crashes and da Gama sails again – plus Phase Four, with attitude
Hot stuff: Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to your favorite regularly scheduled review of the Long Island innovation economy, back on the beat on this eighth day of…
Phase Four arrives on LI, with bombs bursting in air
By GREGORY ZELLER // Strap yourselves in, Long Island, but keep strapping on those facemasks. And batten the hatches for some political fallout, too – Phase Four has arrived, with…
No. 509: On peanut butter cookies, LaGuardia Airport and kelp – plus baseball (remember that?)
Phase 2 Friday: You’ve done it again, dear readers! Another tough workweek conquered – and, as your reward, Long Island’s first weekend under Phase 2 reopening protocols. Well played!…
No. 506: On eggs, Olds, strategic tax breaks and Anderson Cooper, plus a rare Adelphi honor
Stuck in the middle: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island languishes in Phase 1 and we innovate our way through another quasi-quarantined workweek. Ready, set, Joe’s: It’s…
A summer sans internships? No way, schools say
By GREGORY ZELLER // With canceled internships and rescinded job offers adding insult to injury for shortchanged U.S. college students, Long Island universities are working hard to keep their flocks…
No. 502: TopDocs, bottom dollars and lines in the sand, on a good day to be a millionaire
Place your bets: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island eagerly anticipates its Phase 1 reopening (not just yet) and we patiently muscle through another WFH workweek (marking,…
No. 495: Not the AI apocalypse we expected – plus whoops, coughs, space telescopes and past lives
Week effort: And you’re finishing strong, dear reader, as we complete five more homebound workdays under COVID-19’s temporary reign and begin another locked-down weekend of spring cleaning, masked market…
Debating the ethics of AI (before it’s too late)
By JOHN MAGLIOCCO JR. // With highly sophisticated algorithms and rapid advancements in storing, processing and analyzing data, artificial intelligence is making its presence known in the world today. With…