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14 Best Laptop Backpacks (2023): Weather-Proof, Sustainable, Stylish

When I (Adrienne) travel for work, I typically carry a Tom Bihn bag, and the clamshell Synik 22 is my favorite. It has a lot…

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Mathematicians Find Hidden Structure in a Common Type of Space

In the fall of 2017, Mehtaab Sawhney, then an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joined a graduate reading group that set out to…

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In ‘Tears of the Kingdom,’ the Depths Are Where the Action Is

Where Breath of the Wild’s comparatively limited set of player interactions meant its world contained plenty of empty spaces—great opportunities to contemplate the movement of the…

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What a Therapist Wants You to Know About Remote Therapy

I felt like a thawing glacier. Still chilly, I contacted my colleague, Jo-e Sutton, a certified holistic health practioner. She surprised me with her enthusiasm. “Zoom…

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Apple WWDC 2023: What to Expect for Software and Hardware

apple is secretive. The company is known for staying super tight-lipped around upcoming product launches. But we can always rely on the annual Worldwide Developers…

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If Pinocchio Doesn’t Freak You Out, Microsoft’s Sydney Shouldn’t Either

In November 2018, an elementary school administrator named Akihiko Kondo married Miku Hatsune, a fictional pop singer. The couple’s relationship had been aided by a hologram machine…

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Neanderthals May Have Been The First To Carefully Concoct This Substance

The first synthetic substance ever brewed on planet Earth may not have been a product of our own species but was concocted by a close…

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Blue Balls Can Affect Anyone, But 1 Group Faces More Sexual Pressure Because Of It

What are blue balls? Most people – healthcare providers included – are familiar with this term referring to scrotal discomfort experienced in response to prolonged…

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A Strange Thing Happens When You Read Around Background Noise

Background noise – like the chatter in a coffee shop or the drone of passing traffic – might slow our reading speed, but according to…

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Discovery of More Than 50 Tweezers Reveals Ancient Roman Obsession With Hair Removal

A team of archaeologists has found that our obsession with hair removal can be traced back to Roman times. Archaeologists working in Wroxeter Roman City,…

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