People who eat more sweets are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer… but that may not actually be sugar’s fault. BBC Future investigates the latest findings.

:microscope: A Ruby library for carefully refactoring critical paths. - github/scientist

In late January 2001, John L. Holahan III showed up for the first meeting of “The Startup Game,” an entrepreneurship course at Washington University. He was 31, married, and working on his MBA. The course sounded like fun—and it might prove useful. A chemical…

Ever hear of Microsoft Soundscape? We hadn’t, either. But apparently it and similar apps like Blindsquare provide people with vision problems context about their surroundings. The app is made…

True Damage takes the stage in Paris

Library for bash utility methods and tools. Contribute to cyberark/bash-lib development by creating an account on GitHub.

Politicians are often older, wealthy, and white. Could randomly selecting average citizens lead to better representation?

As software developers, we are fortunate to have many useful best practices for productive and fun coding, like the SOLID principles…

Four African American women known as the "Hidden Figures" who worked at NASA during the Space Race are being awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the highest civilian award in the US.

The most notable of the home computer and console hardware from the 8-bit golden era didn’t get their impressive sound and graphics from off-the-shelf silicon, instead they relied on secretiv…

It’s impossible to see the world as it is, argues a cognitive neuroscientist

When learning something new, people naturally look to challenge themselves but the task should be too easy or too difficult, lest they get bored or give up. Despite a long history of research, it is

What are readme files for managers and how to use them - find out about those short guides to working effectively with the manager written by themselves.

Robots are coming to the massive ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, replacing dockworker jobs. But truckers are delighted, since they'll be able to move cargo faster, earning more money.