Why write ten lines of code when one will do? From magic variable swaps to high-speed data counting, these Python snippets ...

A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he ...

Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate. By Nitsuh Abebe “How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In.” A psychologist!

This is a review of Truth: What It Is, How To Find It & Why It Still Matters. by Michael Shermer, forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press. Amidst claims of “fake news,” “alternative facts,” ...

This video explains the history of a.m. and p.m., how they came from Latin timekeeping, and why noon and midnight are labeled differently than other hours. Two congressmen watched an ICE shooting ...

So, you’re looking to get better at coding with Python, and maybe you’ve heard about LeetCode. It’s a pretty popular place to practice coding problems, especially if you’re aiming for tech jobs.

We hear it all the time in true crime podcasts, headlines and neighborhood chatter: Call the cops. The cops showed up. Good cop, bad cop. But have you ever stopped to investigate where the word cop ...

Recursion, Roche, and its Genentech subsidiary have unveiled the latest product of their nearly four-year artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery collaboration, a whole-genome map of specialized ...

Getting a handle on LeetCode can feel like a big task, especially when you’re starting out. But with the right approach and tools, it becomes much more manageable. Python, with its clear syntax and ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...

We know we do it. But have you ever studied a person’s gestures as they spoke to you? Or noticed how you move your hands subconsciously when speaking? Gesturing comes naturally to many of us and is ...