Diamond says the problem involves two parts of a person’s working memory: prospective and semantic. Prospective memory helps us remember to do something in the future, while semantic memory allows drivers to make the trip from work to home on autopilot, where they arrive without remembering clear details of how they got there. Prospective and…
If you’re traveling with an infant 6 months old or younger, you’ll need a stroller that fully reclines because your infant is likely to spend a fair amount of time sleeping. That means the stroller has a seat that lies completely flat or comes with a newborn bassinet attachment. Whether you’re traveling by car or by…
There are fewer trim options available for 2026, and Subaru has kept any price increases relatively small—it even dropped the price on one trim. This is likely a response to the end of federal tax credits on EVs and a corresponding drop in demand. The MSRP on the Premium trim, before adding options, remains $38,495,…
White House staffers don’t appear to care all that much about the ongoing demolition of the East Wing occurring in the middle of the government shutdown. “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED. This source, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the press,…
That difference really adds up after a few years. For example, the Brother MFC-J1170DW cartridge inkjet printer currently costs around $130. But according to the formula we use for estimating annual ink costs, the printer would go through $160 worth of ink in a year, which puts its five-year cost of ownership at a whopping…
More Family Board Games Photograph: Simon Hill There are so many family board games. Here are a few more we liked. Dorfromantik: The Duel for $25: Based on the video game Dorfromantik, which spawned a cooperative board game, this spin-off pits you against another player as you draw tiles to build a landscape and try…
Despite their safety benefits, five-point harnesses are not actually required for car seats, strollers, swings, seats, or any other kind of baby gear. “A five-point harness, while used on almost every car seat restraint excluding boosters, is not required in the U.S.,” says Michael Bloch, who leads child car seat project tests at Consumer Reports….
The bottom line is that, unlike the US, China is not a country of immigrants. In 2020, only about .1 percent of the mainland population was made up of foreigners, according to one estimate by researchers from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. That’s roughly 1.4 million people in a country of more than…
Despite the perception that our teenagers and young drivers profess to know everything, they’re still watching and learning from how their parents behave. The example you set for them behind the wheel may be the most important in terms of actually keeping them safe, more so than any other safety message you’ve given them in…
These bags allow stadium security (and everyone else) to see what’s in your bag, thus ensuring greater safety for everyone. And fair warning: If you wait until the last minute, you could get stuck with a not-so-great option depending on where you buy it (more on this later). We evaluated seven stadium bags, looking at…
