Chinese manufacturers are embedding more digital bells and whistles that impact all segments of the market, and not just in China. “Just as in other segments, the Chinese OEMs are moving faster than anyone else on software, especially for infotainment, bringing big screens and digital assistants with homegrown software and lots of connectivity, but also on driving assist and automation,” …
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Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber posts 21st 4-homer game in MLB history as MVP campaign continues
Kyle Schwarber boosted his MVP campaign with some MLB history on Thursday. The Philadelphia Phillies’ slugger posted MLB’s 21st four-homer game in a 19-4 blowout of the Atlanta Braves. He joins Eugenio Suarez and Nick Kurtz in accomplishing the feat in 2025, marking the first time the league has ever seen three four-homer games in one season. Advertisement It’s also …
Read More »The 101 Best Movie Performances of the 21st Century
We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best of the best of the past 25 years. How do your favorites stack up? We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best …
Read More »Why the 21st century could bring a new “consciousness winter”
Sign up for Big Think on Substack The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free. Roughly 150 years ago, Harvard University’s William James became one of the first educators to offer a psychology course in the United States. Among other ideas, James put forth the notion of a “stream of consciousness” and encouraged …
Read More »The most impactful sports TV play-by-play voices of the 21st century
We live in the greatest era of sports TV play-by-play voices. The ability to describe what we see in front of us, coupled with advances in technology that allow for deeper insight into a sport, has created an environment where viewers are better served than ever before by the people in the TV booth or courtside. The list of talented …
Read More »GameCube classic Chibi-Robo! Heads to Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 on 21st August
The Switch 2 hasn’t been flush with new releases, I think it’s fair to say, but Nintendo has offered up a nice lot of games in its Nintendo Classics games portal. The next GameCube game to arrive has been revealed, and it’s the wonderful Chibi-Robo! Classic GameCube games are an exclusive feature of the Nintendo Switch 2 and are only …
Read More »Bringing Metallurgy Into the 21st Century
Caltech scientists have developed a method to create metallic objects of a precisely specified shape and composition, giving them unprecedented control of the metallic mixtures, or alloys, they create and the enhanced properties those creations will display. Want a stent that is biocompatible and mechanically robust? How about strong but lightweight satellite components that can operate in space for decades? …
Read More »25 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked
The post-pandemic theatrical landscape has mostly been an anxiety disorder punctuated by the occasional high. But one genre has consistently drawn audiences back to the multiplex in the past few years: horror. No longer just pegged to Halloween, horror movies now dot the release calendar year-round. M3GAN 2.0 may have fizzled last month but 28 Years Later found new blood …
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