There's a lot the average person doesn't know about concrete. For example, it's porous; it's the world's most-used material after water; and, perhaps most fundamentally, it's not cement. | Continue reading
Italy's COVID-19 data are transformed in an ever evolving set of sounds. An aural project by Chelidon Frame | Continue reading
They worry about economic catastrophe without a plan to return to work. | Continue reading
In this post I’ll share some tips on how to make Docker builds for Rails apps faster and more efficient. | Continue reading
Recent publications have brought attention to the possible benefit of chloroquine, a broadly used antimalarial drug, in the treatment of patients infe… | Continue reading
There are so many challenges facing us right now that the smaller things often get overlooked. One of those things is summer internships for students who are focused on a career in tech. Many companies are struggling to stay afloat and have canceled all of their summer internship … | Continue reading
As a growing number of states are ordering their residents to stay at home, it’s no surprise people are turning to grocery delivery at a higher rate than CivicScience reported last week. As of this writing, when all 16 current state orders take effect on Wednesday, more than 40% … | Continue reading
Normally, there are around 180 polling places in the city of Milwaukee, serving roughly 300,000 registered voters. Unless there is a drastic, last minute change in plans for Tuesday’s pandemic election in Wisconsin, there will be only five polling locations in the entire city. Al … | Continue reading
Young developers are different. They were taught to have Stack Overflow up all the time, to have a working environment set up in minutes and the firewall turned on by default. Taking this last example in consideration, I can attest that’s right. Until the Networks course, Windows … | Continue reading
Twenty years after the introduction of the theory, we revisit what it does—and doesn’t—explain. | Continue reading
The engineers at Microsoft and Sony created machines that are very powerful, very fast and very different. | Continue reading
History can show that the social and political arrangements we take for granted are the contingent result of a unique... | Continue reading
Teachers at some schools across the country report that less than half of their students are participating in online learning. | Continue reading
The Japanese electronics giant is making bold performance claims about its supercomputer processor. | Continue reading
On 15 March, Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and several other similar legal provisions, were due to expire and begin the process of reform and review to incorporate new legal protections of privacy. However, as a result of a coordinated effort by both chambers of the US Cong … | Continue reading
Gov. Whitmer's difficult decision to close schools in Michigan for the remainder of the school year is a necessary precaution in our current crisis. We applaud the teachers and administrators who are working with great ingenuity and skill to serve students and families, and we ha … | Continue reading
A significant pillar that has prevented more drastic declines in consumer sentiment has been the widespread belief that the coronavirus crisis will be temporary. Consumers provided dismal assessments of current economic conditions in the latest consumer sentiment survey, but anti … | Continue reading
"Kids are effectively going to be spending 2.5-3x more hours of day in front of a digital screen." | Continue reading
A review of the Acorn TV mini-series Deadwater Fell. | Continue reading
A preview of the best of Quibi. | Continue reading
When a disease is stigmatized, people are less likely to get tested or treated. | Continue reading
Four-year-old Malayan tiger and six other tigers and lions have also fallen ill, believed to have been infected by zoo worker | Continue reading
Buñuel's understanding of human behavior is timeless, and we can all learn a thing or two when examining his work with the current pandemic in mind. | Continue reading
Genes that time the transition to adulthood are well-studied in the roundworm C. elegans, and at least partially conserved in mammals, where they regulate the onset of puberty. Juvenile worms turn into adults when a protein called LIN-29 accumulates in sufficient amounts. By stud … | Continue reading
Large numbers of people flocked to popular tourists sites and major cities across China over the country's holiday weekend, despite warnings from health authorities that the risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic remains far from over. | Continue reading
Primate experts warn that the global human health emergency of COVID-19 also threatens our closest living relatives—endangered great apes. | Continue reading
On the eve of its 6th polio-free anniversary, India immunizes over 170 million children, despite a lack of roads, reinfection threats, and a periodic mistrust of vaccines. | Continue reading
In this edition, a Jojo Rabbit book comparison shows how the movie is different, see how kids react to the 90s cartoons their parents watched, and more. | Continue reading
EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City. | Continue reading
Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic hardships African countries can expect because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Union said in a study published Monday. | Continue reading
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Plausible is a lightweight and open-source web analytics tool. Your website data is 100% yours and the privacy of your visitors is respected. | Continue reading
Suddenly, heading six feet under doesn’t sound so bad, especially when the new digs often include pre-stocked food and blast-proof doors. | Continue reading
Viele Menschen arbeiten aufgrund der Coronakrise momentan mobil von zu Hause aus. Doch nicht jeder hat in den eigenen vier Wänden die optimalen Voraussetzungen für ein konzentriertes Arbeiten: zu wenig Platz, mangelnde Ausstattung oder fehlende Ruhe. Als Alternative bieten daher … | Continue reading