In the first half of the XXth century, there were relatively few scientists, and these scientists were generally not lavishly funded. Yet it has been convincingly argued that these scientists were massively more productive. We face a major replication crisis…

See how data best practices including query optimization and materialized views can massively reduce cloud costs.

A top-down approach to addressing accidents fails to make streets safer. A local approach could change that.

In a new study, researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that antibiotics have sex-specific effects on the gut microbiome makeup of male and female laboratory rats. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, could have implications for using…

A neuroscience sleuth challenges data showing one toxic form of amyloid protein is a cause of brain condition

In his grouchy, funny memoir, “A Factotum in the Book Trade,” Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers he’s served and more.

Behavioral economics has identified dozens of cognitive biases that stop us from acting 'rationally'. But instead of building up a messier and messier picture of human behavior, we need a new model.

Discover the latest PeerTube news, the YouTube decentralized alternative developed by Framasoft.

Outdated forms of peer review create bottlenecks that slow science. But in a world where research can now circulate rapidly on the Internet, we need to develop new ways to do science in public.

Car rental giant Hertz is suing consultant mammoth Accenture over a website redesign that ended in something that never saw daylight. Th...

The Nokia communicator was quite expensive back when it came out and unfortunately, the devices still are today (since they became collectables). Therefore, I built my own device, based on a Nokia …

Casio F91 smart watch reboot.

14 July 2022 - Emirates values our partnerships with airport stakeholders across our network with whom we engage continuously, and collaboratively, to secure our flight operations and ensure minimal customer disruption, particularly over the peak travel months.It…

Dutch Personal Data Authority raised concerns about Google's GDPR compliance.

It wasn't mediaeval Arab scholars that Greek literature. Who did save it, then?

When R-BBQ had to cut its hours and reduce its portions, the effects rippled through the community.

One of the biggest things Zig has going for it—especially compared to Rust—is that it is (relatively) small. That sits in tension with Rust’s approach to solving memory safety problems, and sets up a nice challenge for future programming language designers.