There is a lot of information at our fingertips on the internet. But sometimes, we forget about things from our past, so searching for them online isn’t an option. Retro Recall, from the companyappcreatives, is a fun iOS app that randomly shows you TV shows, music, and movies from the 80’s and 90’s in a fun and sharable way. It’s 99 cents, and you can bring back memories from the US or the UK, whichever country culture you’re interested in recollecting....

As COVID-19 shut down offices across the world, major tech hubs with their elaborate office spaces shuttered. The entire industry began to wonder, “how will it be possible to keep our unique culture alive over video conferences?” But now as we see real hope for going back to an in-person setting, the new burning question has become, “how will we adjust and recreate culture and encourage attendance once it’s time to return?...

I spent the last week playing Housemarque’s upcoming PS5 exclusiveReturnaland I absolutely love it, but don’t consider this a review. “Ok, so what even isReturnal?” If you had asked me this question a month ago I would’ve shrugged and mumbled something about a generically titled PS5 game that I had little interest in. Then my review code came in and I’ve been obsessed ever since. It’s almost likeReturnalis tailor-made for me....

Returning asteroid sample can help crack secrets about how the solar system formed Tricky sampling Getting the sample wasn’t easy, however. In order to get a piece from below Ryugu’s surface, where the material is protected from meteorite impacts and radiation, the spacecraft had to move to a safe distance from it. There, it fired a projectile at the asteroid’s surface. The small crater that was created was then visited in a brief touchdown when material was collected....

Returning to the office: How to let people connect safely Planned vs unplanned communication There’s an important distinction between planned and unplanned communication at work. Unplanned communication typically takes place via serendipitous encounters and, importantly, involves conversations across teams. Here proximity is needed. This is because different teams are typically not part of the same reporting line, and so communication depends on unplanned engagements like overhearing each other talk or chance encounters in the corridor....