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Can Some Classy Cookware Zap the Microwave’s Bad Rap?

It’s probably a good idea to offer a micro refresher here. Microwave ovens generate microwaves that create heat by exciting the polar molecules, notably water,…

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Help! How Do I Make My Workplace More Diverse?

Dear OOO, I’m a (white, male) hiring manager at a not-very-diverse company. I would like to help make us more diverse, but we only seem…

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Stop Putting Pressure on Developers to Rush Games to Market

If you’ve been anywhere near the internet in the past few days, you’ve likely heard there’s a sequel coming for The Legend of Zelda: Breath…

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Metallica to Release Black + White ‘Black Album’ Photo Book

This October, Metallica will release the retrospective photo book Metallica: The Black Album in Black & White, recollecting the pivotal era in the band’s history. The…

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The Coelacanth May Live for a Century. That’s Not Great News

African coelacanths are very old. Fossil evidence dates their genesis to around 400 million years ago, and scientists thought they were extinct until 1938, when…

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Google Launches a New Medical App—Outside the US

Billions of times each year, people turn to Google’s web search box for help figuring out what’s wrong with their skin. Now, Google is preparing…

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What if Shopping on Amazon Was Just … Better?

On Amazon’s 20th birthday, in 2015, the megalodon of ecommerce celebrated the way most 20-year-olds would: By having a giant garage sale. OK, so maybe…

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These Startups Are Betting on a Remote-First World

For most knowledge workers, this summer spells the end of the Great Remote Work Experiment and the beginning of a return to normal. People are…

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Intensifying Thunderstorms Today Echo an Ancient Pattern at Least 50,000 Years Old

While grumbling skies and spectacular displays of air-splitting light can be a thrilling experience to witness, thunderstorms can also do an awful lot of damage….

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Ancient Rocks Reveal How Volcanos Unleashed The Mother of All Extinctions

Over a quarter of a billion years ago, at the close of the Permian, life’s resilience was put to the ultimate test. Nine out of…

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