Lead in US school water “disturbing”—Detroit just shut off all fountains
Enlarge / Drink with caution. (credit: Getty | Yoko Inoue) Students returning to school in Detroit next week will find their water fountains entirely shut off over concerns of elevated lead and copper...
View ArticleAnna and the Apocalypse: A zombie-Christmas-high school musical can’t be this...
New trailer for Anna and the Apocalypse. Update: During Fantastic Fest 2017, we saw a movie so good we couldn’t wait for others to see it (and simply ran the review). Anna and the Apocalypse is an...
View ArticleA Singapore school is using Microsoft's HoloLens to explore nuclear fallout –...
Students from the Crescent Girl High Schools will get to learn about the effects of radiation on biology through mixed reality.
View ArticleAlienware Area-51m review: A gaming laptop that doesn't shy away from the...
A desktop-laptop Frankenstein that’s monstrously powerful.
View ArticleHigh School Production of 'Alien' Suprised By Visit From Sigourney Weaver
An anonymous reader quotes ABC News: ‘Alien: The Play’ returned to the stage at North Bergen High School one month after it took the internet by storm — thanks to its elaborate costumes, stage design...
View ArticleArs goes back to school: The video games that threatened our college GPA
Enlarge / A photographer’s approximation of what LAN party life was like for Ars Technica staffers in the CRT monitor era. (credit: Getty Images) With Labor Day out of the way, school is afoot here...
View ArticleAt Y Combinator's Startup School, it's not all tech cheerleading – CNET
About 30,000 startups have enrolled in the accelerator’s online program, as the iconic institution tries to overcome its insular image.
View ArticleRide-share startup HopSkipDrive raises $22 million to focus on school...
It’s no secret that it’s hard to make the economics work at drive-share companies. That may explain the success to date of HopSkipDrive, a six-year-old, L.A.-based company that pairs drivers with both...
View ArticleLenovo Chromebook C340-11 review: Budget-friendly 2-in-1 for school basics –...
The 11.6-inch convertible is a sturdy, low-cost option for a student Chromebook.
View ArticleDo morning people do better in school because school starts early?
Enlarge / Zzz… (credit: Sarah / Flickr) The terms “night owl” and “early bird” have floated around in conversation for ages before scientists developed the jargon “chronotype” to describe a set of...
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