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Mad Men is probably one of the best 10 television shows ever made. It’s certainly one of the most important. It came to define a late aughts “golden age” of TV when the internet was full of show recaps and essays and aspiring networks were racing to land prestige TV hits that would win awards and convince critics that movies were no longer the most important medium for visual storytelling. So it’s equally fitting, in a way, that the 4K re-release of Mad Men on HBO includes sloppy oversights that make it emblematic of media’s current enshitification in the streaming…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. If the thought of going to the dentist makes your teeth chatter with fear, you’re not alone. At least 15 to 20 percent of adults are believed to have odontophobia—aka dental anxiety—which prevents them from maintaining regular cleanings and dental check-ups. One of the biggest sources of this anxiety comes from the high-pitched, eardrum-piercing sound of a dental drill used to cut into the teeth.  “I repeatedly saw patients—including my own child—become anxious or uncomfortable with the sound of the dental drill,” Dr. Tomomi Yamada, a…

Were you a Lego set kid or a giant-bucket-of-Legos kid? I was a sets kid all the way — I loved, and still love, the zen feeling of building something incredible a little bit at a time. Also, every time I tried to build something from the giant bucket, it fell apart immediately, but let’s not dwell on that. We’ve just finished trawling the net for the best Cyber Monday deals on Lego sets. While the day is over, the Lego sales aren’t; some sets are still up to 50% off. We’ve gathered them all on the list below, so…

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its parent, embryonic programmers form ineradicable attachments to the patterns and quiddities of their first formative language.For many people, that language is Ruby. It’s often credited with making programming “click”; imprintees speak of it with a certain indebtedness and affection. I get that. I wrote my first “Hello world” in an awful thing called Java, but programming only began to feel intuitive when I learned JavaScript (I…

There’s a very complicated drama happening around the Pokémon Go community right now, and at the center is an accusation that someone at Niantic is allegedly helping a group of resellers trading rare monsters for real money. When fans tried to bring light to this situation, they say they were met with a wave of harassment and doxxing. It all started with a post on the CasualPokemonTrades subreddit by user Glitch-keeper, which outlines a series of allegedly illegitimate rare monsters for sale through community groups. These monsters have some details that seem inconsistent with what is possible in-game, including that…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Tracking the first astronauts’ visit to Mars won’t be as simple as watching a clock or marking days off of a calendar. Thanks to relativity, time actually moves faster on the Red Planet than it does here on Earth. For years, scientists have wondered about the exact temporal difference between planets, but physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finally have an answer. Their calculations published on December 1 in The Astronomical Journal not only answer a longtime question, but help advance humanity’s…

Google has announced a slew of new accessibility features coming to Android ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday. Advanced voice dictation, expanded support for an external mouse and improved expressive captions are just some of the features aiming to make Android a more accessible mobile experience.A more advanced dark theme is now available for devices running Android 16 that will automatically darken most apps even when those apps lack their own native dark modes. Exclusive to Android 16, users can now select between “Standard” and “Expanded” when setting up Dark theme.For those using a connected mouse…

I’ve compiled a list of the best sales on some of our favorite WIRED-tested and -vetted beauty products and tools that will keep you looking, feeling, and smelling your best. From LED masks to hair styling tools, snail mucin, and acne stickers, we have it all.I’ll be refreshing this list with the latest deals, so check back often. For more intel on sales, check out our Best Cyber Monday Deals roundup or our Cyber Monday liveblog.WIRED Featured DealsThe Best Red Light Therapy MaskPhotograph: Nena FarrellCurrentBodyLED Series 2 Special KitWhile we haven’t tested the Green Tea Serum or Hydrogel Face Mask…

There are many reasons to kill a Leaper, Arc Raiders’ terrifying robotic spider-like menace that can cross vast distances in seconds. The quest “Into the Fray” specifically asks you to take one out. Weekly trials frequently require you to damage or destroy a Leaper. They’re also a source of some solid loot. Their Pulse Units do respectable damage as a throwable and they’re needed for stage four of the current Expedition Project. Here’s the best way to take them out.   While I’d wager Leapers, though intimidating, are the weakest of the larger Arc forces, their ability to traverse large…

Android 16 first came out in June but, in a change from its usual yearly update schedule, a second iteration is now on the way. Android has announced new features ranging from AI-powered notification summaries to built-in parental controls. As usual, the update will roll out to eligible Pixel devices first.Anyone who has used Apple Intelligence, will find some of these Android 16 features familiar. Such is the case for new notification tools, like AI-powered message summaries and a notification organizer. Other updates also align with existing Apple tools like built-in parental controls, for things like screen time and app…