Framework is promising the kind of upgradable laptop that plenty of people have demanded for years, and so far things look great. Mostly.

The pandemic showed how vulnerable we are to a globalized economic system. But an entirely domestic industrial policy may actually backfire.

Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, appears to be having a real moment in the sun. What's the evidence that it works, what can it be used for — and when should you steer clear?

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One of the tasks given me by the Python Software Foundation as part of the Developer in Residence job was to look at the state of CPython as an active software development project. What are people working on? Which standard libraries require most work? Who…

Consensus is irrelevant in science. There are plenty of examples in history where everyone agreed and everyone was wrong

Fact check. Does "skipping meals make you live longer"? A thread.🧵

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Banks, gangsters and the strange resurgence of cash

By Emma Young. Although participants believed that drinking eased unpleasant feelings, depression-related symptoms actually increased after drinking.

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To believe the natural-spillover theory of COVID-19’s origin, you have to accept a lot of remarkable coincidences.

When Dutch students learn about sex, love and relationships, there’s no shame but plenty of giggles and camaraderie

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We use artificial intelligence to make up new English words.

Please can you upgrade the Dropbox app so that it works natively on Apple Silicon Macs (M1) without Rosetta.   Rosetta is not an option as it annihilates the battery.   This may be a duplicate of the below idea however that started for ARM processors in general…

An executive at TikTok faced tough questions on Tuesday during the video-sharing app's first appearance at a U.S. congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese government and has sought to safeguard U.S. data.

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China’s Li Jiaqi, a top livestream salesman widely known as the “lipstick brother,” sold $1.9 billion in goods on the first day of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s annual shopping festival, as the country’s consumers splash out despite an economic slowdown.