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Israeli and Palestinian activists share a vision for peace in Gaza : NPR

Israeli and Palestinian activists share a vision for peace in Gaza : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. And my guests today have each paid a profound price on opposite sides of a conflict that has lasted more than a century, with no signs of stopping. One is Israeli. The other is Palestinian. They call themselves brothers. And what brought them together is grief and a decision each of them made about what to do with it. Maoz Inon’s parents were murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023, among the 1,200 Israelis killed that day, in the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust. In the war that followed, more than 75,000 Palestinians were killed. The U.S. helped arm and fund it, and the violence has now spread into Lebanon and Iran. But within days of his parents’ murder, Maoz Inon spoke. His family was not seeking revenge. Instead, they were seeking peace. Those words reached Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah. Years before, when Aziz was only 9, his own brother had been arrested and tortured in an Israeli military prison for …

Blackmagic Debuts K+ URSA Cine Immersive 100G for Vision Pro

Blackmagic Debuts $29K+ URSA Cine Immersive 100G for Vision Pro

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Blackmagic has announced a new version of its URSA Cine Immersive camera, the first commercial camera system designed to capture 3D content for the Vision Pro. The URSA Cine Immersive 100G adds 100G Ethernet to the original camera to deliver the bandwidth needed to output live immersive video for the first time. Blackmagic Design also announced the Blackmagic URSA Cine Live Encoder, a live processor module ($1,645) that compresses live immersive video into Apple ProRes for output as SMPTE-2110-22 IP video, allowing users to combine the stereo, high frame rate image streams into a single 100G Ethernet connection. However, the capability is costly – Blackmagic is asking $29,145 for the device, which will be available in Q3 2026. The original Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive remains available on the Blackmagic website for $27,495, down from the $30,000 price tag it carried when it was first unveiled in 2024. Both cameras have a custom stereoscopic 3D lens system with dual 8K sensors, and can capture a 180-degree field of view with spatial audio support at up to 90 frames per …

How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple

How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple

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To roll out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, Apple devised a plan almost as intricate as the device itself. In January 2024, Apple summoned hundreds of retail employees to its campus in Cupertino to train them on the Vision Pro’s features. The company asked them to sign nondisclosure agreements swearing them to secrecy about the device, and even about where in Cupertino the training occurred. While on Apple’s campus, they were required to place their phones in GPS-blocking Faraday bags. Employees who had completed a day or two of the training were not allowed to describe the experience to other retail employees who were about to receive their first demo, so as not to step on the novelty. It all heightened the romance when the workers finally tried out the headset. Corporate officials showed off the way the device could transport them to an assortment of landscapes, seascapes, and moonscapes, or re-create the sensation of watching movies on a big screen. “Coming back from Cupertino, it was genuinely the coolest fucking thing I’ve …

Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one-eyed worm creature

Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one-eyed worm creature

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It’s easy to take our eyes for granted. But our recent research shows they took an incredible evolutionary journey to reach their current familiar form. It has long been known that our (vertebrate) eyes differ fundamentally from the ones of our distant relatives (invertebrates), because of their cell composition and how they develop before birth. However, answers to why or how these differences first emerged long remained elusive. Our study suggests that our eyes descend from a worm-like ancestor that was roaming the oceans 600 million years ago. The same also applies to all bilateral animals, meaning animals whose bodies can be divided into roughly mirror-image left and right halves. As part of our study, we surveyed 36 major groups of living animals (covering nearly all bilateral animals) to see where their eyes and light-sensing cells are located and what they do. A pattern emerged. We discovered that eyes and light-sensing cells are consistently found at two separate locations: paired on both sides of the face, and at the midline of the head, on top …

Mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored following plasma donation | UK News

Mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored following plasma donation | UK News

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A mother left blind after the birth of her first child has had her sight restored following a plasma donation. Jessica Kent-Hazledine, 33, woke up two weeks after giving birth to her son with little vision in her left eye. She put that down to tiredness but then lost vision in her right eye, leaving her fearing “the worst”. But a year on, she said her sight is “so much better”. ‘I thought I’d never see my son again’ Ms Kent-Hazledine, from Cornwall, said: “I was a new mum, not getting much sleep. “But I thought I should probably get it checked out, and the next thing I knew, I was having an urgent MRI and blood tests. It was all very scary; I was thinking the worst. “When my vision went in my right eye, too, I was terrified – I thought I wouldn’t be able to see my baby grow up. “I wouldn’t be able to see how his face changed or when he took his first steps or had his first day …

Beyond Cheap Fish Oil: How A 5:1 DHA Ratio Powers Brain Health & Vision

Beyond Cheap Fish Oil: How A 5:1 DHA Ratio Powers Brain Health & Vision

Published by Jenni Sidey

Omega-3s are an amazing family of fats that our bodies can’t make efficiently on their own. Long used for general heart and inflammation support, research shows that when formulated with a heavy emphasis on DHA plus targeted eye nutrients, they can support brain structure, cognitive performance, memory, attention, and eye/retinal health.  Most people get very little DHA from their modern diet, especially with high intake of processed seed oils that compete with omega-3s. Studies suggest that boosting DHA intake with a targeted formula can support brain function in everyday healthy adults. But before we get into the science… We sell this unique Omega-3 formulation, so this is obviously an ad. As always, whether or not you buy from us – you should take note of what these studies have found when considering your daily supplement stack.  Long story short, what we sell is a specialized 5:1 DHA-to-EPA ratio fish oil fortified with lutein and zeaxanthin (more on that below). It’s designed specifically for brain and eye support. Support yourself & support the site – buy some here.  Actual …

Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

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Dozens of people with glaucoma-like symptoms have tested positive for a virus that we thought affected only marine life Virginie Vaes/Getty Images A virus that ordinarily affects marine animals has caused glaucoma-like symptoms and even irreversible vision loss in a small but growing group of people in China. This is the first known time that a virus that originates from aquatic animals has infected people and caused ill health. The cases are thought to have developed after eating raw seafood and handling aquatic animals, but there are also signs of human-to-human transmission. “That this virus can infect invertebrates, fish and mammals is pretty remarkable,” says Edward Holmes at the University of Sydney, Australia. “I can’t think of a virus with such a broad host range.” Cases of a condition called persistent ocular hypertension viral anterior uveitis (POH-VAU) have been increasing in China, with no clear cause. It is defined as inflammation and high pressure within the eye, similar to glaucoma, which damages the optic nerve and can cause vision loss. To understand why cases are …

People Who Turn Down The Music To See Better When Driving In The Rain Usually Have 10 Distinct Traits

People Who Turn Down The Music To See Better When Driving In The Rain Usually Have 10 Distinct Traits

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are some people who find driving to be effortless, but the moment it starts to rain, they suddenly need complete silence in the car. To achieve that silence, they’ll instinctually turn down the music just so they can see better, even though turning down the music has nothing to do with their sight. Despite the fact that research has found people tend to drive safer when it’s raining, it doesn’t stop them from taking certain precautions to ensure they don’t crash or spiral out of control on the wet roads. Surprisingly, people who turn down the music to see better when driving in the rain usually have certain distinct traits that most of us wouldn’t even think about. Turning down the music isn’t just about hearing better, either. It’s so that people are able to process the road and what’s around them with all of their senses. The second that even one of their senses is impaired, like their hearing, it can feel anxiety-inducing to navigate driving their car in the rain. The decision …

Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell

Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Tropical cyclone Narelle made history last week by becoming the first storm in over 20 years to make landfall in three Australian states and territories, battering more than 3,400 miles of the continent’s northern coast with gale-force winds and heavy rain. It also announced itself in an extremely eerie way. Just before it made landfall on Friday, it turned the sky into an apocalyptic shade of bright red — an even deeper and more crimson shade than the deep orange skies we’ve witnessed in North America due to widespread wildfires. Videos circulating online show the effect in full force, with residents staring at the spectacle in near disbelief. NO, that’s not a filter! ☁️🔴 The sky turned an eerie shade of red in Western Australia as dust filled the air ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle. pic.twitter.com/dCQ2hjFluI — AccuWeather (@accuweather) March 28, 2026 “The skies just kept getting more and more orange as the afternoon went on and then, …

New Apple Immersive Video of BBC Proms Concert on Apple Vision Pro

New Apple Immersive Video of BBC Proms Concert on Apple Vision Pro

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Apple Vision Pro owners have a new Apple Immersive video available to watch from today. “Debut at the BBC Proms” is a full classical music concert filmed at the Royal Albert Hall during the 2025 Proms season, courtesy of BBC Arts. Filmed by Livewire Pictures using Blackmagic’s URSA Cine Immersive cameras, the experience follows Austrian piano sensation Lukas Sternath as he takes to the stage in his BBC Proms debut, performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, under chief conductor Sakari Oramo. From the BBC media center: “BBC Arts is committed to seeking out new ways for people to experience arts and culture, and to reach new audiences with our rich offering. We’re grateful that Apple Vision Pro makes this innovative project possible, and to Livewire Pictures for embracing the new technology. We hope audiences are encouraged to also experience the magic of the Proms in person at the Royal Albert Hall this summer, or to follow from home on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.” The new immersive video …